Dear Parent/Guardian, We are thrilled to be supporting the American Heart Association to help teach our students and families

how to take care of their hearts through the Jump Rope For Heart program. What does your child get out of Jump Rope For Heart? YOUR CHILD learns about the importance of the heart ho! it !or"s, and ho! to ta"e care of it# With the educational programs from the American Heart Association, our students learn how the heart works, how exercise affects their hearts and how to stay $I% $OR LI$&! Approximately 8 percent of the funds raised go directly to the mission, funding extensi!e research efforts, heart education and programs to help us all li!e healthier li!es. YOUR CHILD reaches out to friends and famil'# "he safe online tool makes it easy for your child to set up a web page and send emails to support their fundraising efforts and to share life#sa!ing information. "he new app for smart phones also makes it easy for your student to text friends and family to $oin their campaign to be a heart hero! When your kids talk about their reasons for participating %such as a lost lo!ed one or a family history of heart disease&, it helps them connect the dots to a healthier life %and might e!en inspire a few other family members!&. YOUR CHILD feels (ood for ma"in( a difference in people)s li*es+ 'unds raised support the heart association(s research and education initiati!es that save lives in our community. Heart disease is the )o. * killer of all Americans and more people die of heart disease than all forms of cancer combined. "he American Heart Association is second only to the +.,. go!ernment in funding research in heart disease and stroke. Additionally, the school earns money for -. e/uipment so we can keep our kids 0123)4! We hope you are as excited as we are to support our students in this important experience! 3f you ha!e any /uestions or would like to !olunteer, please let me know. 2isit !!!,heart,or(/-ump to get started today!

Jump on board for the 35th Anniversary of Jump Rope For Heart!
Want to make fundraising easier?
5ou can send emails, texts and donation re/uests from your phone. ,earch 67ump8Hoops9 to download the app and sa!e li!es while you are away from your computer.

RE !"#ER $%&!%E for Jump Rope For Heart today! Here's ho() Step 1: Go to (((*heart*org+,ump and click on Register #oday. Step 2: Enter your "-hoo. %ame and "tate and click "ubmit to find your schools event. When you find your team, click the Join #eam hyperlink.

Step 3:

reate your o!n "sername and #ass!ord and ans!er a security $uestion. lick /ontinue. (Be sure your Username and Password are easy to remember. Step %: &ill out the re'istration form. (evie! the $n.ine Waiver and click the )o* to accept it. +nce you are done, click the /ontinue )utton. Step ,: - "hare With 0our Friends screen !ill pop up. Enter a messa'e that you !ould like to share via social media and click on the pro'ram.s that you !ould like to use. +nce you are done, click the 1ub.ish )utton. /oull see a confirmation screen and a )utton you can click to enter your 0eart1uarters and set up your !e) pa'e. +r, click the 234 in the upper ri'ht hand corner of the pop up )o* to skip this step. Step 5: 6o!nload the mo)ile app )y searchin' for 7ump.0oops.
Please make checks payable to American Heart Association. For the safety of our children, we ask that your child NOT go door to door or ask strangers for donations.

I was born with Transposition of the Great Arteries. I had heart surgery when I was just 7 days old. !entually I will need to repla"e one or both of the aorti" and pulmonary !al!es. #y family and I are hoping that by then the Ameri"an $eart Asso"iation will ha!e better te"hnology and will "ome up with a better !al!e repla"ement. I plan on li!ing a long and healthy life with the help of friends% family and the Ameri"an $eart Asso"iation.

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