FUNraising!
Help families find HeartLine
There is a one in 1,450,000 chance of winning the lottery, BUT there is a one in 145 chance of a child having a heart condition
So a lot of parents need support – and this is where you can help: parents tell us that they didn’t find out about HeartLine in those crucial first months and years when you can feel so uncertain and alone. Please help us reach them
Raise awareness:
You may have your own story to tell – lots of local groups are looking for interesting speakers, and HeartLine can provide you with a short power point presentation, and/or leaflets and posters and magazines to help you on your way.
Colleges offering child development or nursing courses are always looking for projects to offer students – get in touch and ask if they would like material.
Schools and employers – a talk for Valentine’s Day (World Congenital Heart Disorder Day), or to persuade a school to make HeartLine their Charity of the Year.
Local newspaper, radio station, hospital, Sure Start centre, Health Centre – drop in a HeartLine magazine, poster, or leaflet. If you have a story that could be of use to other families – about how well your child is doing, or how much help you had from your community, or how you overcame the problems of caring and working – someone will be interested in it and want to print it.
And if you are on Facebook, or Twitter or other social network, remember that at sometime nearly everyone will have a friend who has just learnt their child has a heart problem, and need somewhere to turn.
We need regular funding
HeartLine needs funds for hospital and dental packs for new families, printing Heart Children books for hospitals, PGL activity breaks for heart children and for their brothers and sisters, maintaining our caravans for much needed family holidays.
Skydiving
We are looking for people from all over the country to make a sponsored parachute jump on our behalf. There are three different types of parachute jump for you to choose from. If you would like further information then please contact HeartLine on 033 00 2 44 66 or contact SkyLine Promotions on the link below:
Watch Tracy Sobey's Skydiving video.
To read about our latest Skydivers click here
Charity Cards
You can purchase cards for all kinds of celebration – Easter, Birthdays, Christmas - online at
http://www.charitycards.co.uk/charities/heartline
e-Bay for Charity
Go on, sell some of those unwanted Christmas gifts and donate some income to HeartLine. It's easy just follow the link above and find out more. If you need help then contact the office.JustGiving
JustGiving is an easy way for you to fundraise for HeartLine. You will need to think of a fundraising activity or event which you would like to organise, then simply set up your own page on JustGiving. Remember you will need to promote your event with your family, friends and work colleagues. The more people you tell the more successful you will be.Corporate Giving & Trust Funding
As well as for specific projects, we also need help with core funding. This is money needed to run the charity from day to day - website, telephone, stationery, communications, medical publications and facts sheets and our HeartLine magazine.
Many companies now only give to charities nominated by their employees, or match the amount donated by an employee, so if you would be willing to approach your employer please call HeartLine on 033 00 22 44 66. Additionally, employees can nominate HeartLine under their company's Payroll Giving Scheme.