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Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
February 7-14, 2012

An international coalition of families, individuals, non-profit organizations, support groups, and health professionals participate in a campaign to increase public awareness of Congenital Heart Defects and Childhood Heart Disease.

CHD Week Volunteer Proclamations Participants Calendar

 

 
Show your support and join our efforts!  Click here to tell us about your event or to volunteer.  You can also email us at <aware@tchin.org>.


National Organizations

      Children's Heart Link 
          Congenital Heart Information Network
          It's My Heart
         
1in100.org
          Mended Little Hearts


United States (Groups/orgs)

Arkansas

       Arkansas CHD Coalition 
          Arkansas Children's Hospital
          AHA - Little Rock

California

       Lucile Packard Children's Hospital 
         
Pediatric Heart Association
         
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
         
Riverside Community Hospital 
         
RockScarLove
         
Aurbonne International
         
American Heart Association
         
DonateLife/OneLegacy
         
Stratford School (San Jose)
          UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
          Little Red Scarf

Colorado

       Walden Elementary School 

Florida

       Friendship Missionary Baptist Church
         
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children

Georgia

       It's My Heart Atlanta
         
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
          Kids at Heart
          Sibley Heart Center
          Quest of Heart

Idaho

       Mountain View Hospital 

Illinois

         The Heart Center at Children's Memorial Hospital
          Mended Little Hearts 
          Advocate Lutheran General Children's Hospital
          Heart Institute for Children at Children's Hope Hospital

Iowa

        Heart Friends of Iowa 
          
University of Iowa Children's Hospital 

Louisiana

        It's My Heart- Southwest Louisiana 

Maine

        Stronghearts 

Massachussetts

        It's My Heart New England 

Michigan

       St. John Fraser Lutheran Church 
           St. John Fraser Lutheran Church Mother of Preschoolers
          
Faith's Angels

Minnesota

       Mended Little Hearts Rochester
           St. Mary's Hospital
 
           Mayo Clinic
           Lasting Imprint

Mississipi

       Gulf Coast Mended LIttle Hearts
          Mended Little Hearts MS
 
         
Praying Hearts
         
Brandon Soccer League
         
Blair E Batson Hospital for Children
         
Mississippi Blood Services 
          Mississipi
Organ Recovery Agency 

New Hampshire

        Children's Hospital at Dartmouth 

New Jersey

        CHD Coalition
          The Pediatric Center for Heart Disease at Hackensack University Medical Center

North Carolina

       Duke Children's Hospital
         
UNC School of Nursing 
         
UNC Student Nurses Association

Pennsylvania

        Glam Hair Studio

Texas

       Medical City Children's Hospital
          Amazing Little Hearts
          Mended Little Hearts Dallas
          Children's Medical Center of Dallas
         
Covenant Women and Children's Hospital
         
Mended Little Hearts of Lubbock
          Team Dan's Army
          It's My Heart

Tennessee

       Lebonheur Children's Hospital
         
Heart Institute at Lebonheur Children's Hospita
          Triangle Mended Little Hearts
         
Lennon-Seney UM Church
          Chances for Scarred Little Hearts

Texas

       Driscoll Children's Heart Center
         
Covenant Women and Children's Hospital
         
Mended Little Hearts of Lubbock

Washington

       Cardiac Kids Group 

Virginia

        Hope Marietta Foundation
          Starlight Foundation
          Ayden Christopher Foundation


United States (Individuals)

California

          Krystal Steeley (Modesto area)
          Sterling Larnerd (San Jose)
          Michelle Padilla (Proclamation signings: Carson/Torrance)

Florida

          Deborah Pietzak (Proclamation Signing - Ocala)

Minnesota      

           Linsey Rippy (Blood Drive)
       Cheyenne Gibbs (Local Proclamation signing)

North Carolina

         Crystal Darak (Local Proclamation)

Wisconsin

       Ann Yursek ("Tiny Titan" book offered for free for Kindle on Amazon.com)

          

Virginia

        Beverly Bouchard (Blood drive)


Canada

      Heart Beats Children's Society of Calgary 


 France

         Association Heart and Coeur


Brazil

           Hospital Arlinda Marques
           Instituto Candida Vargas
           Maternidade Frei Damiao
           Maternidade Edson
           Hospital Universitario
           Federal University Hospital
           Royal Portuguese Hospital
           The Heart Circle


Kenya

           Take Heart Association Project

India

           Vani Vilas Hospital, Pediatrics Division


 Sponsors 2012 (list in progress)

Georgia

          Chick fil A
          Tellus Science Museum

Minnesota

          Adagio's Pizza Factory
    
Texas

       Driscoll Children's Hospital Auxillary
       FITT Telecommunications  

Virginia    

          Care First Blue Cross Blue Shield
          Verizon Foundation
         
Weiser Mazars, LPP
         
Terremark  Deloitte 
         
CruiseOne of Sterling VA
         
IntegrityOne Partners


Blog Sites

Scattershot
      Jen Lepp
Straight From The Heart
      Melissa Harvey
Little Lu's CHD Journey
      Kimberly Favero
Signs of Life
      Joye Mullis
Sawyer's Heart
      Michelle Williams
Triangle Moms on Main
      Kristen Bagwell
Johnson Heartbeat
      Tara Johnson
Wonderfully Chaotic
      Shalynne Addison
Barron Family Blog
      Kristen Barron
Triad Moms on Main
      Rachel Hoeing & Katie Moosbrugger
The Allison Show
      Allison WInfield
When Life Hands You a Broken Heart
      Stephanie Jacks
My Life
      Sylvia  Maina
Baby Loss Moms Found
      Nikki Albrecht
Cora's Story
      Kristine Brite McCormick
Kaylee's Special Heart
      Jamie Hoehne
Our Corner
      Kristene Armstrong
The Callison Chronicle
      Tina Callison
Our New Normal
      Erin Baxter
The Guilty Parent
      Nichole Smith
Lisa's Daily Pictures
      Lisa Jenkins
Pausing to Reflect
      Stephanie Brown
Steve, Erin Allyson
      Erin Cherry
Love Stitched
      Brittany Davis

 

 
 

 

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