HeartKids Awareness Month February is Childhood Heart Disease Awareness Month and we are seeking your help to raise much-needed awareness in the wider community.
Awareness Month Photo Challenge We are hosting an Awareness Month Photo Challenge – take the challenge every day and share your creativity while helping to raise awareness about CHD. Please hashtag your photos #HKAwarenessPhoto so we can share them! Tell your friends and family about the challenge and encourage them to participate!
Faces of CHD for Awareness Month During the month of February we will be featuring heart children, heart angels, heart teens and adults on social media and our website. If you would like to participate, please send a photo and a paragraph about your CHD journey to tracy. stanley@heartkids.org.au
Be a Sweetheart this Valentine’s Day Sweetheart Day, held annually on Valentine’s Day, raises much-needed funds to provide support for children and families affected by childhood heart disease as well as fund vital medical research. So show your heart this February 14 to join the fight against childhood heart disease!
To support Sweetheart Day you can: • Host an event at work with colleagues (or at home with family and friends) and have a fun-filled day getting together sharing a cuppa and cakes, or even playing games – check out our fundraising page to help you make your event memorable! • Show your support by wearing a splash of red and get your family and friends to sponsor your event by donating whatever they can to help fight childhood heart disease! • You can promote and sell awesome HeartKids merchandise to your fellow colleagues • Bring Valentine's Day themed cakes and sweets to share with your friends • You could even send a personalised Valentine’s card to your Valentine via the website • Volunteer for planned Sweetheart Day events at shopping centres and train stations (see volunteer information below) For some inspiring Sweetheart Day fundraising ideas and to register your interest please visit https://www.sweetheartday. org.au/
Volunteer for HeartKids this Sweetheart Day We need lots of volunteers to spread the word about HeartKids and raise funds on Thursday 11 to Saturday 13 February. The more the merrier – ask your family and friends if they will get involved too. You must be over 16 years of age to volunteer. Please express your interest via www.trybooking.com/JLCE For enquiries, please contact Lynette McCoullough, Volunteer Coordinator on lynette.mccoullough@heartkids.org.au or 0418 548 879.
Super Boss Day, Friday 4 March Following on from the success of last year’s inaugural Super Boss Day campaign, this year’s event is bigger and better and now national! Super Boss Day is a fun initiative where bosses or co-workers dress as a superhero for a day to raise funds for HeartKids to support children with heart disease and their families. Bosses can register themselves or be nominated by staff, friends or family. By raising funds, you get to dress up as your favourite superhero on Super Boss Day on Friday March 4 2016! It’s a lot of fun, a great way to involve your staff and colleagues and at the same time raise funds for HeartKids Victoria/ Tasmania. How? With the help of some tights, a mask and a fetching cape, we’re challenging bosses to channel their inner superhero and transform themselves into a champion for HeartKids Victoria/ Tasmania. Come to work dressed as Superman, Wonder Woman, Catwoman or Indiana Jones. For further information please visit http://www.superbossday. org.au and follow Super Boss Day on Facebook and Instagram.
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HeartKids BJJ Superhero Throwdown, 5 March 2016 11:00am at Northcote Indoor Sports Centre Who would win if Batman vs. Superman? Catwoman vs. Wonderwoman? The Thing vs The Hulk? You might know the stories back to front but you’ve never seen them show down like this before. This March some of the best local fighters will represent some of the biggest superheroes in the ring and settle once and for all, who really is the toughest, meanest and greatest of them all! This family friendly show will highlight the skills of local Jiu Jitsu and Kung Fu practitioners while raising funds and awareness for HeartKids Victoria. Booking/donations: http://www.trybooking.com/175219 Please also like, follow and share the event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1535068210139904/
Super Boss Extreme, Sunday 6 March 2016 Take your BOSSNESS to new extremes, give yourself the ultimate adrenalin rush, whilst supporting HeartKids Victoria/ Tasmania! On March 6 2016 HeartKids Victoria/Tasmania is planning to have our very own dedicated Super Boss Extreme Team jumping out of a plane at 14,000 feet over the picturesque St Kilda Beach. There are limited jumps available and you will need to use your Super Boss Powers to raise a minimum of $1,000 for our precious heart children to secure your spot. So what are you waiting for?? Beat your fears, push your boundaries, step outside your comfort zone & fundraise to help children and families affected by childhood heart disease. We guarantee that once you’ve taken the plunge you'll feel like you can achieve anything! For further information contact Pruedonce Bainbridge on fundraising.victas@heartkids.org.au