The partnership between the City of Columbia, Columbia Police Department, and HRTHUDL is a coalition dedicated to protecting our Columbia community.
Every second matters and our police are uniquely positioned to respond quickly to save lives.
This is a coalition committed to protecting Columbia. Now we ask the community to join us and help equip 300 CPD front line vehicles with AEDs. Together, we will change the odds!
Let’s have a heart to heart, about heart disease.
The public was invited to participate in the City of Columbia’s Go Red for Women community photo op to help and support the women affected by heart disease, the number 1 killer of women.
This year’s event was held on National Wear Red Day, Friday, February 6, 2026 in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The Go Red for Women movement encourages awareness of this issue and action to help save lives. Both men and women were encouraged to wear red the day of the event.
Mayor Daniel Rickenmann, City Manager Teresa Wilson, Mayor Pro Tem Tina Herbert, CPD Chief Skip Holbrook, representatives from the American Heart Association, heart disease survivors and advocates for awareness gave messages about the importance of this campaign. Connor Shaw, founder of HRTHUDL, shared his powerful survival story and advocated for life-saving heart health initiatives.
Thank you to everyone that was involved in making this event a success!
Thank you to all who attended this year’s Jump Start Your Heart Day Party!
February is National Heart Month and in conjunction with the Go Red movement, which encourages awareness of heart disease and heart health, the City held the third annual “Jump Start Your Heart” Day Party on Saturday, March 7, 2026, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Finlay Park.
The “Jump Start Your Heart” Day Party featured a variety of FREE activities including health screenings, giveaways, health-related exhibitors, workouts, pickleball demonstrations and more.
On Friday, March 6, 2026, the City of Columbia hosted its annual City Manager’s Go Red Heart Walk to raise awareness for the City’s Go Red Campaign and promote heart health in the community. Community members joined City Manager Teresa Wilson, Mayor Daniel J. Rickenmann, Councilmembers, City of Columbia representatives, the Columbia Police Department, Columbia-Richland Fire Department, the American Heart Association, Prisma Health and Connor Shaw, founder of HRTHUDL, for the event.
Participants met at City Hall and walked to Finlay Park wearing red in support of heart health awareness. Attendees also had the opportunity to visit exhibitors, including Prisma Health, to learn more about the importance of heart health. Sponsors for this year’s event included Founders Federal Credit Union, Palmetto Apparel Embroidery, First Citizens Bank, Jabber & Isaac Attorneys at Law, CEBA Group, Black Expo, ADAS Consulting, Humana and HRTHUDL.
