RUMFORD — The River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition is now accepting nominations for the Rumford Heart Walk’s 2014 Lifestyle Change Award.

It will be presented at the walk on Sunday, Sept. 14, at Hosmer Field in Rumford, Sandra Witas, the coalition’s Heart Walk team captain, said Wednesday in an email.

“Do you know someone who has changed his or her lifestyle to improve heart health?” she asked of nominators.

The American Heart Association and the Rumford Heart Walk want to recognize people who have made positive changes to improve their quality of life and health. These improvements are making a difference in their physical health, changing the direction of their life.

“Maybe that someone is you!” Witas said.

Friends, co-workers or relatives can nominate positive role models for the Lifestyle Change Award. People may even nominate themselves.

To obtain nomination forms, contact the River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition office on River Street in Rumford. Witas can be reached by calling 364-7408 or emailing rvhccwitas@gwi.net.

The nomination form is simple to fill out, she said. It asks for the phone number and email address of the nominator and the nominee, along with details about the ways the nominee has changed his or her lifestyle.

The deadline for submitting the form is Friday, Sept. 5.

To participate in the Rumford Heart Walk, go to the Central and Western Maine Heart Walk website at www.centralmaineheartwalk.org and register. You may form your own team, join an existing team or walk as an individual. For more information, call 364-7408.

The Heart Walk is sponsored nationally by Subway, regionally by Hannaford Supermarkets and locally by River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition, Rumford Hospital and Oxford Federal Credit Union.