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10 Giving Guide 2017 Worcester Business Journal www.wbjournal.com American Heart Association Future Goals • Impacting women in Central Massachusetts with the "Go Red For Women" message • Providing Hands-Only CPR training throughout the community as a way to save lives • Teaming up with community partners to combat childhood obesity • Educating all communities on the signs and symptoms of stroke • Closing the health disparities gap • Recruiting volunteers for the Heart Ball & Heart Walk Fundraising Events/Opportunities • Heart Ball – March 3, 2018 The Heart Ball will be held at Mechanics Hall as a black tie affair with cocktail party, dinner, dance and after party. This event presents the community with an opportunity to come together to celebrate, and honors medical professionals and community leaders who have played important roles in improving the health of the community. • Heart Walk – May 12, 2018 The Heart Walk celebrates the year-round wellness initiatives in the community. More than 2,000 members of the community come out to DCR's Quinsigamond State Park, Lake Park, each spring to celebrate success, inspire change and create hope. Community partners host activity and information tents as part of an expo for the walkers before the stage program and survivor Red Cap Wave. The walk offers two routes within the park: 2.5 or 5 miles, with a post- walk celebration and band in Lake Park. Employers and community members are encouraged to form teams. Volunteer Opportunities We welcome all individuals and business executives to join us in the following ways: • Executive leadership team member for the Heart Ball or Heart Walk • Day-of event volunteer or participant • You're the Cure – You don't have to be a heart surgeon to find a cure for heart disease and stroke – just someone willing to make calls or write e-mails to legislators and elected officials. Join You're the Cure at www.yourethecure.org • Connect with us online to hear about local events and volunteer opportunities. Find us on Facebook at American Heart – MA, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at HeartMASS Giving Opportunities We welcome all individuals and business executives to join us in the following ways: • Central MA Goes Red Cause Sponsorship • Sponsorship opportunities for the Heart Ball and Heart Walk • Individual giving opportunities for the Heart Ball and Heart Walk • Underwriting of event costs • Support "Open Your Heart" campaign for children's health • Heart Walk team captain positions Nancy Hagberg Child Heart Associates Blair Young Senior Regional Director MISSION STATEMENT Service area: The American Heart Association | American Stroke Association is a national organization, including all Central Massachusetts cities and towns. To build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Core Special Events ....... 65% Other ............................. 21% Individual Restricted & Unrestricted Gifts ........ 14% Top funding sources: Nancy Hagberg, Child Heart Associates, Chair Lynn Goulet, Vibra Healthcare, President Nate Arbouet, Vibra Healthcare, Chair-Elect Alixis Van Horn, Community Neuroscience Services, President-Elect Peter Dunn, City of Worcester, Leadership Development Chair Elizabeth Greene, Mirick O'Connell, Advocacy Chair Jay Cyr, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Community Outreach Chair Ladan Azarm, Care One at Millbury Todd Bousquet, Hanover Insurance Group Tara D'Andrea, Holden Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center Dr. Jordan Eisenstock, Community Neuroscience Services Dr. Cynthia Ennis, UMass Memorial Medical Center Erin Fenlon, Hanover Insurance Group Dr. Michelle Hadley, Saint Vincent Hospital Julie Holstrom, Worcester Business Development Corporation Jerry Humphrey, Cumulus Media Michael Lyons, Worcester Public Schools Dr. Brian Silver, UMass Medical School/UMass Memorial Medical Group American Heart Association and American Stroke Association 300 5th Avenue, Suite 6 Waltham, MA 02451 Phone: 781-373-4500 www.heart.org/Massachusetts Full-time employees in Central MA: 4 Annual revenues for Central MA: $525,000 Year founded: 1924 (Nationally) The resources and guidelines provided by the American Heart Association are key resources needed for all families, but particularly families with young children, that will help them live longer, healthier lives." – Nancy Hagberg, FNP - Child Heart Associates Board of Directors