The goal of the 5K walk around the Municipal Rose Garden was to spread the message about the importance of seeing early signs of a stroke.
The San Jose Municipal Rose Garden was awash in red on Sunday morning — and not just because of the colorful flowers there. It was because of the hundreds of red-shirted people taking a healthy stroll around the park for the Stroke Awareness Foundation’s 11th annual Fight Stroke Walk.
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo helped lead the 5K walk around the garden’s perimeter, and another welcome sight was former Valley Medical Center Foundation Executive Director Chris Wilder. He survived a massive stroke last year and has since joined the board of the Stroke Awareness Foundation. Attendees gather at the San Jose City Hall rotunda for the Blue Marble Awards ceremony, hosted by Aquarium of the Bay, on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022.