Children's Heartbeat Trust Partners with ViVO for Fundraising and Awareness

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Children's Heartbeat Trust, a Northern Ireland-based charity dedicated to supporting children and young people with congenital heart disease, has partnered with ViVO and ViVO Essentials to raise awareness and funds for their vital services. The partnership, which kicked off at Easter, aims to engage ViVO's network of stores and teams with the charity, helping to raise its profile and contribute financially to its support services. Through the partnership, ViVO and ViVO Essentials will participate in various fundraising activities, including an abseil, golf day, and World Heart Day event, with a portion of the proceeds going towards supporting families affected by heart disease.

Key Takeaways:

  • Children's Heartbeat Trust has granted over £110,000 of financial support to 216 families in the past year, as well as provided emotional bedside support to over 300 children and their families while in hospital.
  • The charity has provided integral support to the Kane family, whose daughter Erin was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and has undergone five open-heart surgeries and numerous procedures.
  • The partnership between Children's Heartbeat Trust and ViVO aims to raise awareness and funds for the charity's vital services, which provide practical, emotional, and financial support to families affected by heart disease.
  • ViVO and ViVO Essentials have committed to engaging their network of stores and teams with the charity, helping to raise its profile and contribute financially to its services.
  • The partnership will include various fundraising activities, such as an abseil, golf day, and World Heart Day event, with a portion of the proceeds going towards supporting families affected by heart disease.

Statistics:

  • £110,000: The amount of financial support granted by Children's Heartbeat Trust to 216 families in the past year.
  • 216: The number of families who received financial support from Children's Heartbeat Trust in the past year.
  • 300: The number of children who received emotional bedside support from the charity while in hospital.
  • 200: The number of children diagnosed with heart disease in Northern Ireland each year.
  • 109: The number of ViVO and ViVO Essentials retailers nestled in the heart of communities across Northern Ireland.

Sources:

  • Children's Heartbeat Trust
  • ViVO
  • ViVO Essentials
  • Northern Ireland charity dedicated to supporting children and young people with congenital heart disease (The charity's website)
  • National registry of heart disease in Northern Ireland ( registry)