2nd Annual Heart Hero Hustle

Hi everyone! Last year a very sweet lady that Kent used to work with made this beautiful quilt for Julianne out of all of the past years' heart walk shirts!

I'd been contemplating ending our team Julianne shirts for a little while and with this quilt complete, I think it's a great time to end the shirts for now.

In addition, this year, instead of the American Heart Association (AHA) Heart Walk, we are asking Team Julianne to attend the Louisiana Pediatric Cardiology Foundation (LPCF) Heart Hero Hustle with us on Saturday, April 1st! 2nd Annual Heart Hero Hustle

The AHA is a wonderful organization and we are truly, truly grateful for all they do to keep hearts healthy! We will continue supporting them in any way we can! However, the LPCF is a local organization that provides grants to families (including ours) travelling for heart surgeries. Just take a look at the grants they provided in 2016!

The LPCF also provides free heart screenings for teen athletes. You know how you hear those stories about a healthy teenager suddenly collapsing on the soccer field and dying? Extremely sad. This is what the LPCF is trying to prevent with these screenings.

"Each athlete receives an EKG and Echocardiogram, both analyzed by a local pediatric cardiologist. To date, LPCF has screened over 4,500 student athletes from high schools in the Greater Baton Rouge area and beyond. Over 300 athletes have been identified as having a cardiac abnormality."

They're doing so much good in our area that we feel Team Julianne's support would be best used by the LPCF! I would love to tell you more about the LPCF! Ask me when you see me! Also, check out the website www.lpcf.com  We would LOVE for you to join with us in supporting an organization that's helping local kids, just like Julianne, survive and live full lives!

So, if you would like to join us for the LPCF Heart Hero Hustle here's what you do:

1.  Read the information about the Heart Hero Hustle and decide if you want to do the 5K, the 1 mile fun run or the awareness walk or a combination of those!

2. If you're doing the 5k or 1 mile, register for either the 5K or the 1 mile fun run on the website. Both of these come with a t-shirt. If you're doing only the awareness walk it is not necessary to pre-register, however participants are encouraged to order shirts to support the LPCF! Order shirts here. 

4. Pick up your race packet and/or t-shirts (you can also have your shirts shipped) or let me know and I may be able to arrange to pick yours up!


5. Personalize your t-shirt with Julianne's name on the back (you can DIY it or when ordering your shirt they can personalize it for you for an additional fee) or wear a "Team Julianne" button! Let me know if you need a button as I will need to order them ahead of time. They're 75 cents each. I need all button orders by Sunday, March 12th!

2.25" Button/Pin Available for shirt personalization

6. Meet us at the Lamar Dixon Expo center on April 1!

Read the webpage for full information! Let me know if I can help you get your shirts/packets and let me know if we should be on the lookout for you on April 1st!!!