“MILES AND MILLAS ACROSS
AMERICA” HEART SHADOW BUDDIES™ SPREADING HOPE AND
ENCOURAGEMENT TO FAMILIES AFFECTED BY CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS
(CHD)
On
February 14, 2007 Angel’s Pediatric Heart House (APHH) will
launch the “Miles and Millas Across America” campaign. Angel’s
Pediatric Heart House’ resident Heart Shadow Buddies™, Miles
and Millas, serve as our ambassadors to the CHD community.
Every year in the United States, approximately 40,000 children
are born with a heart defect. It is the number one birth
defect.
The purpose of the “Miles and Millas Across America” campaign
is to promote and increase public awareness. However, more
importantly, Angel’s Pediatric Heart House is hopeful that
through the travels of Miles and Millas those parents with a
child undergoing heart surgery, along with the heart child and
family members, are encouraged by the words and stories of
other families throughout the United States facing similar
challenges. The families’ stories, messages of hope and
encouragement, and pictures will be recorded in a passport
diary and shared with all those affected, the medical staff
and professionals who care for the heart child, and the CHD
community at large.
Every
child visited by Miles and Millas in the pediatric cardiac
care unit receives a free Heart Shadow Buddy™ from Angel’s
Pediatric Heart House!
You can help support this campaign in two ways. (1) Every
heart child in the hospital visited by Miles and Millas
receives a free Heart Shadow Buddy™ from Angel’s Pediatric
Heart House. You can sponsor one buddy by donating $29.00 or sponsor more than one with a
donation of $29.00 per buddy. A card with your name, city,
state and message will be included with each sponsored buddy.
APHH recognizes you on the website. Click on the “Donate Now”
button and designate your donation to the Miles and Millas
Campaign then fill out the Sponsorship Form and email it back
to us. You can also mail the form with a check to Angel’s
Pediatric Heart House. (2) Your group, business, place of
employment or school can collect money and send the funds to
Angel’s Pediatric Heart House (APHH). A card with your group’s
name will be included with thebuddy. Send your check and the
sponsorship form to APHH.
HELP
BRING A SMILE TO A HEART CHILD AND FAMILY
Click here to download a printable sponsorship form that you can fill out by hand and mail back to us
Click here to fill out our online sponsorship form
Here is a list of hospitals Miles and Millas will be visiting. You may also view a map of their travels by clicking here.
