Hearty Heart's Fundraising Page

Page Creator: Hearty Heart

Event: adidas Auckland Marathon 2009

Event Date: 1/11/2009

Our new mascot Hearty Heart will be revealed at the upcoming adidas Auckland Marathon for the first time! The Heart Foundation is the official charity of the event and Hearty will be a welcome surprise to all in attendance this year.

Hearty is competing in the Heart Foundation 5km walk to help raise awareness of heart disease prevention.

Each day 16 New Zealanders die as a result of coronary heart disease. That's one person every 90 minutes. And many of these deaths are premature and preventable.

Cardiovascular disease (heart, stroke & blood vessel disease) is the single leading cause of death in New Zealand. It causes 40 percent of all deaths annually in our country - making it more deadly than all forms of cancer.

The nature of who is affected by it is changing. New research shows that young adults in their 20s and 30s are being admitted to hospital for heart attacks more than ever before, and that this age group is dying at a faster rate than people of the same age in previous generations. Much of this change is due to unhealthy lifestyles - poor eating habits, lack of physical activity and being a smoker.

But the good news is that many risk factors for heart disease are preventable, if people make healthy lifestyle choices.

So, help Hearty Heart join the race to beat heart disease!

I've signed up as a Heart Racer to raise money to support the Heart Foundation. By donating through my webpage you will be helping the Heart Foundation continue its vital work in research, cardiac rehabilitation, education programmes and resources.

I'll do all the hard work (train for and complete the event), but I really need you to make a difference to the hearts of New Zealanders.

So, please could you sponsor me?

Select the "Make a donation" button below. It's simple, fast and totally secure and the money goes directly to the Heart Foundation's bank account.

If you live in New Zealand your donation is tax deductible and a receipt will be issued.

So please help me today! And pass it on to your family and friends!

Many thanks for your support

My Online Sponsors To Date:

Date	Name	Amount	Comment
25/10/2009	ron holman	$300.00	Good Luck Alicia from all at Woodland
22/10/2009	Nathan Streetley	$25.00	2 hours or less, no? :)
21/10/2009	Monica Briggs	$40.00	have a fun filled walk
21/10/2009	Sarah Ward	$10.00	Best of luck hearty!
20/10/2009	Mark	$100.00	Where can I get a pair of dem trainers?
20/10/2009	Kaihong	$10.00	All the best Hearty!
20/10/2009	Caitlin	$10.00	Go Hearty Go!

	Total Raised Online:	NZD$495.00
	Total Raised Offline:	NZD$0.00
	GRAND TOTAL:	NZD$495.00
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