Wrangell and Petersburg join together to raise money for congenital heart defect research
Posted by Sage Smiley | Jul 19, 2021
Families of the three “heart warriors” honored at Wrangell and Petersburg’s first Heart Walk, 18 July 2021.
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Every 15 minutes, a kid in the U.S. is born with a heart defect. When two families from Wrangell and Petersburg found out their sons born less than a year apart had the same congenital heart defect, they teamed up to support each other and raise funds for research.
Listen to the story here.
At Wrangell’s downtown pavilion on Sunday (July 18), there were heartbeats everywhere. People have heartbeats, of course, but many were also
Every 15 minutes a baby is born with a congenital heart defect. That’s why Greg Matzek and WTMJ are teaming up with the Children’s Heart Foundation to help advance the diagnostics, treatment and prevention of congenital heart defects. Listen to moving stories featuring affected families and learn how you can join the cause in the Children’s Heart Foundation Congenital Heart Walk.
CLICK HERE to donate to the Children’s Heart Foundation or to sign up for the WTMJ Cares Congenital Heart Walk Team, password is WTMJCares.
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NORTHBROOK, Ill, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Children s Heart Foundation (CHF) is celebrating its 25th Anniversary of funding the most promising congenital heart defect (CHD) research, amounting to nearly $14 million in grants and scientific collaboration. This has led to significant increases in survival, longevity, and quality of life for the 2-3 million Americans living with CHDs.
To celebrate 25 years of funding research, CHF is launching an interactive virtual 25
th anniversary campaign, which will run over several months on their social media channels and website. They hope their supporters – who are vital to their mission – will join them during this historic year.
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