Members of the Pre-Med Society put their hearts to the test to help the American Heart Association raise $15,340 in donations through the annual “HeartChase” event on Oct. 12.

The event is planned annually, and it consists of a mix between a scavenger hunt, a race, and multiple “heart healthy” events in Newtown, according to Dareen Sardar, student advisor for the club.

The competitors were required to download a race specific application, which logged the points the teams earned throughout the race.

Each team consisted of two to five players that needed to work together in order to score points. The teams moved around from station to station, performing various heart-healthy activities. These activities included jumping rope and CPR exercises.

There was no fee for competition in the event. However, the coordinators of the event asked for a donation to the American Heart Association (AHA). The Pre-Med Society raised $150 for the donation through a bake sale last week. The total goal for donations was $15,000, but it was exceeded by the participants on the day of the event.

Members involved in the race were Sardar, Valerie Guerrero, Joe Benedict and Kayt Navarro. Anthony Zaffino, co-president of the club, was mostly responsible for the bake sale.

“You always hear about the runs and walks for fundraising, but this [event] was totally out of left field,” Sardar said. “It was a lot of fun, and it brought the Pre-Med Society together.”

The Pre-Med Society ended up competing with four members, and placed in third out of 14 participating teams. The Pre-Med Society plans to compete in the event again next year with the goal of winning it all.

The idea to participate in the event came from Tina Permar from the Wellness Center, who approached Sardar with the idea. The idea came to fruition and culminated in the donation of $150 by the Pre-Med Society.

In regards to the immediate future, the Pre-Med Society has plans for some similar events.

“There are a lot of walks in October in Philadelphia, Valerie Guerrero, the club treasurer said. We are probably going to do one of those.”

The Pre-Med Society also has plans to attend the Association of American Medical Colleges annual meeting of 2013. It is basically a convention to network and share information about academic medicine according to Zaffino.

The Pre-Med Society is a club comprised of nine total members. Their master plan is to network and share information about the process of enrolling, and how to get in to medical school.

“We try to spread information,” Zaffino said. “We are here to present opportunities to each other. We network information to students.”

The Pre-Med Society has meetings every Monday, at 3 p.m. in Founders Lounge, and every Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. in the Gallagher Room in the Rollins Center.