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Ashley Wright

The Children's Heart Foundation | Saving Children's Lives. One Heart at a Time. - 0 views

  • dinner, silent auction and raffle
  • 5k course
  • The Million Mile March encourages, motivates, organizes and galvanizes runners across the nation to run for others and solicit pledges for $1/per mile for a selected charity,
Ashley Wright

Get Involved | The Children's Heart Foundation - 0 views

  • In the United States, a child is born with a Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) every 15 minutes
  • undergo surgeries and sadly, some die every day
  • donors
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  • Nearly one of every 100 babies is born with a CHD.
Ashley Wright

Children's Heart Foundation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

  • The Children’s Heart Foundation is a United States health charity, whose mission is to fund the most promising research to advance the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of congenital heart defects in children
  • founded in 1996 by Betsy Peterson
  • her 8-year-old son, Sam, died from multiple organ failure brought upon by a sudden heart related collapse.
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  • A congenital heart defect (CHD) is a defect in the structure of the heart and great vessels of a newborn.
  • holds activities across the United States to raise awareness of Congenital Heart Defects and to raise money to be used for research.
  • annual “Hearts at Play” celebration held in Chicago. Other events include golf outings, charitable walks, and galas.
  • The Children’s Heart Foundation is the only organization that strictly funds research for congenital heart defects
  • MacKinzie Kline is an international golf champion and one of the most promising junior golfers in the country. She was born with a Single Ventricle with Transposition of the Greater Vessels. “Mac” has benefited greatly from heart defect research and now actively promotes awareness of the Children’s Heart Foundation.
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