Our purpose is to provide mutual support and education to the parents of children with cardiovascular disease.
One out of every 100 children born in the United States has a heart defect• 36,000 babies are born each year with one or more heart defects
• It's the most frequently occurring defect & the leading cause of birth defect related deaths
• Some defects are genetic but most are unknown
• pale, bluish, or dusky skin color
• poor weight gain
• tires easily during feeding
• sleeps more than average
• fast or labored breathing when at rest
• puffy face, hands, and/or feet
• often irritable and very difficult to console
June 4, 2011
START! Heart Walk
Saturday June 4, 2011
• Target Field
290 7th St N
Minneapolis, MN 55401
more info....
June 25, 2011
9th Annual HeartBeat 5000
Saturday June 25th, 2011
• 7:30am Registration Opens
5K Run/Walk 9:30am
• To be held at
Father Hennepin Bluffs Park
420 Main Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
more info....
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