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V O L . X X I I I N O. X X I I G I V I N G G U I D E 2 0 1 7 – 2 0 1 8 10 BOARD OFFICERS Dr. John O'Meara, MD, FACC Board President Cardiologist, Portland Cardiology Kate Kearns Board Secretary BOARD MEMBERS Erin Austin Regional Network Deployment & Operations Lead, Google Fiber Mindy Beyer Quality Nurse Specialist, Maine Medical Partners - Neurosurgery & Spine Geoff Bruno Superintendent of Schools, Falmouth Andrew Cook Vice President, People's United Bank Catherine Desrochers Account Executive, Norton Financial Services Nicole Hardy General Manager, Pottery Barn Dr. Dervilla McCann Chief, Population Health, Central Maine Medical Center Liz McGlinn Accounting Manager, L.L. Bean Misti Munster Attorney, Verrill Dana Sarah Porter Quality Data Coordinator, Maine Medical Partners - Neurosurgery & Spine Eric Strout Fresh Operations Specialist, Hannaford, Fire Chief, Town of Levant Linda Whitten Manager of Human Resources, AAA Northern New England Dr. Brandei Wingard Cardiologist/Medical Director, Southern Maine Health Care Cardiology Established: 1924 Employees: 10 Annual revenue: $863,354,000 (national) CONTACT 51 U.S. Route 1, Suite M Scarborough, ME 04074 (207) 289-2394 www.heart.org/maine AHAMaine @AHAMaine @AHAMaine AWARDS/ACCOLADES In 2016, the Heart Association is among the 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials and the 20 Best Workplaces for Baby Boomers, according to Fortune rankings. The organization ranked No. 13 for baby boomers and No. 95 for millennials. The Heart Association was ranked No. 20 on the list of 2017 Best Workplaces in Health Care, according to the global research and consulting firm Great Place to Work® and Fortune Magazine. MISSION STATEMENT The AHA's mission is to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. The nation's leader in CPR education training, the AHA teams with volunteers and community partners to fund innovative research, fight for stronger public health policies, and provide lifesaving tools and information to prevent and treat these diseases. SERVICE LOCATION(S) State of Maine 2018 GOALS Our impact goal, by the year 2020, is to improve the cardiovascular health of all Americans by 20%, while reducing deaths from cardiovascular diseases and stroke by 20%. Some of the ways we are striving to reach this goal in Maine are: f Funding research with two active grants totaling nearly $250,000 at the Maine Medical Center Research Institute in Portland and e Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor. f Inspiring women to take charge of their heart health through the Maine Goes Red statewide awareness campaign, sponsored by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. f Improving employee health through workplace wellness pro- grams and free Hands-Only CPR demonstrations. f Teaming up with local schools to combat childhood obesity through programs like Jump Rope for Heart. During the last school year, Maine students raised more than $425,000. f Providing science-based treatment guidelines to healthcare profession- als to help them provide quality care to their patients with our Get With e Guidelines program. f Educating Mainers about the signs and symptoms of heart attack and stroke and the importance of call- ing 9-1-1 immediately. FUNDRAISING EVENTS/OPPORTUNITIES Heart Walk (events in Portland, Lewiston/Auburn) f Fundraise as an individual or team f Join the planning committee f Provide a corporate sponsorship f Help with Kids Zone and Hands- Only CPR demonstrations, serving food, and greeting survivors and top fundraising walkers Go Red For Women Events (Portland and York County) and STEM Goes Red (Bangor) f Provide a corporate sponsorship f Join a planning committee GIVING OPPORTUNITIES f Sponsor a Heart Walk or a Go Red event, donate an auction item, or participate on an event planning committee. f Join the Circle of Red or Red Tie Guys by making a $1,000 contribu- tion to help combat cardiovascular disease. is passionate group of women and men gather frequently for special events. f Give your employees time to partic- ipate in a free, on-site Hands-Only CPR demonstration. f Conduct a simple, one-day fundrais- ing event on National Wear Red Day® in February. It's a great way to raise awareness of heart disease in women while raising funds for research and education. e local AHA office will provide promo- tional materials and red dress pins. FMI www.goredforwomen.org. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES f Become a You're the Cure Advocate to help educate our legislators on our public policy efforts regarding obesity prevention, heart disease and stroke prevention funding, tobacco control and healthcare reform initiatives. FMI: www.yourethecure.org. f Become an AHA spokesperson. Heart disease and stroke survivors are always welcome to share their personal stories to help people edu- cate others about the warning signs and symptoms. Health professionals can give a clinical perspective on the AHA's public health initiatives, such as school nutrition, fitness, choles- terol and blood pressure manage- ment, smoking cessation, and other ways to lower cardiovascular disease risk. Media training is provided. f Join our Maine Board of Directors. f Lead a Heart Walk team at your company or with family and friends. f Participate in one of our event planning committees and gather employees to help with logistics at our events. Fundraising Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39% Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29% CPR Training Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . 16% Bequests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9% Other Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6% Other Public Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1% TOP FUNDING SOURCES Towle Tompkins Executive Director Richard Veilleux Board Chair, Program Manager, MaineHealth American Heart Association