Hayden's Heart Monthly Beat- JULY

Lots Happening in July!

Kids Paint and Picnic in the Park

A Paint & Picnic in the Park Event is being held at the Pavilion #1 in the South Williamsport Complex on Sunday, July 10, 2016 1:00PM!! Please register using the number below by Friday!

Rainbows will be painted on a 10x20 canvas. Hayden’s Heart will be providing a picnic following the painting! Please arrive 15 minutes early to get signed in and aprons on the little ones. This is a NON-Alcoholic event.

Portion of ticket sales will be donated back to Hayden's Heart, Inc. Please contact Jodi Rakoski with any questions. 570-846-0993

Summer Golf Tournaments:

New Jersey- Friday July 15th-

REGISTRATION DEADLINE is this FRIDAY, JULY 8th

Preakness Valley Golf Course, Wayne NJ
We are honoring heart warrior Lena Gonzalez from Kearny NJ!
$125 single, $500 foursome

Price includes golf fees, cart, participants bag with Hayden’s Heart goodies, breakfast, drinks on the course, and a luncheon and awards ceremony immediately after the close of the tournament!


Please email haydensheart@yahoo.com to register!

Pennsylvania- Friday July 22nd

REGISTRATION DEADLINE is FRIDAY, JULY 15th

Wynding Brook Golf Course, Milton PA
We are honoring heart warrior Hope Goulet from Yakima, Washington.
$85 individual, $300 foursome

Price includes golf fees, cart, participants bag with Hayden’s Heart goodies, donuts and coffee, drinks on the course, and a luncheon and awards ceremony immediately after the close of the tournament!

Please email tatum.heiser@haydensheart.org to register!

4th Annual Blood Drive!

One month from today, we will be hosting our 4th Annual Blood drive in honor of Hayden- and in honor of all those who donated so that he could live the life he had.

Hayden received three blood transfusions throughout his short life and was on ECMO for three days before he passed (equal to approx 20 transfusions). Without those transfusions, Hayden would not have survived- and without being on ECMO, our family would not have been able to give Hayden and the doctors time to try to save him, also giving us time to process as best we could, and say our goodbyes with him still alive in our arms.

This 'event' is so important and special to me because people are coming just to GIVE- not getting anything in return. The feeling I have and the emotions it brings as I see the room fill with both familiar faces and new supporters is just so wonderfully overwhelming- its hard to put into words.

Please consider registering for our 4th annual blood drive- our hope is to surpass our donated amount last year, which was 48 pints! SO- lets shoot for 50!!

Thanks again for all of your support- hope to see you on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3rd from 3-8pm at the Elks Club in North Arlington, NJ!

Please sign up online: redcrossblood.org
enter code: Haydens Heart
or call: 1-800-RED-CROSS

Smile Sacs

As much as I dread the month of August because it means Hayden's angelversary is upon us, I do look forward to sending 'Smile Sacs' to 60 kiddos in the cardiac units of four Children's Hospitals.
We would love your help in filling these bags- and sending some fun activities to the cardiac kids spending their summer in the hospital!

Please visit our Amazon Wishlist to purchase, we will be collecting through the month of July. Thank you to all who have supported us in filling these bags- so far over half of the items have already been purchased- AMAZING!!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/1SX2M6V5PYRBA/ref=cm_wl_huc_view?view=null

(***UPDATE- Only 17 items left!!!***)

Save the Date!

1st Inaugural ‘Heart of Gold Gala’- Friday September 30th in Wood-Ridge, NJ!

This event will honor pediatric cardiologist Dr Chitra Ravishankar from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Our committee is busy collecting amazing items for our silent and live auctions- this is an event you won’t want to miss!

Formal invitations are being mailed soon! If you would like to receive one and are not already on our address (NOT EMAIL) mailing list, please email Ady at ady.dorsett@haydensheart.org with your name and address and ‘GALA’ in the subject line- we will mail one out!

Tickets for individuals or tables are now available for purchase our website! www.haydensheart.org