<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1gfYNw_0wC9rSas00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1gfYNw_0wC9rSas00" width="1320" height="743" >Our very own Temi-Tope Adeleye has been nominated for the American Heart Association's "Leaders of Impact" campaign.She is hoping to raise at least $50,000 that will go toward improving patient care, live-saving research, combating health inequalities, and advocating for healthy policies and healthier communities.Cardiovascular disease is still the number one killer of people in the United States, despite many advances.More than 50 million people face higher risk of heart disease because they lack basic needs like healthy food, clean air, drinking water, quality education, employment and housing.Adeleye has told a plethora of stories over her seven-year career, a few of them stories about people battling heart diseases. In some cases patients won, but in other cases, the outcome was heartbreaking.Adeleye believes in this cause and our ability as a team to make an impact in Southern New England and across the country.You can support her efforts by visiting her American Heart Assocation website and clicking the donate button. The fundraiser runs from Oct. 17 through Dec. 2Adeleye is also partnering with "Rhody Foody" and NBC 10 to host a "Wicked Best Mocktail" fundraiser event from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, November 7.It will take place at the Event Factory Kitchen and Stage at 144 Metro Center Blvd. in Warwick.You can buy tickets to try different mocktails made by some of our NBC 10 talent, from some of the best bars in Southern New England, with an opportunity to win raffle prizes.</div></body>

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NBC 10's Temi-Tope Adeleye pushes to raise $50K for American Heart Association

Our very own Temi-Tope Adeleye has been nominated for the American Heart Association's \"Leaders of Impact\" campaign. She is hoping to raise at least $50,000 that will go toward improving patient care, live-saving research, combating health inequalities, and advocating for healthy policies and healthier communities. Cardiovascular disease is still the...

Our very own Temi-Tope Adeleye has been nominated for the American Heart Association's "Leaders of Impact" campaign. She is hoping to raise at least $50,000 that will go toward improving patient care, live-saving research, combating health inequalities, and advocating for healthy policies and healthier communities. Cardiovascular disease is still the...