Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) Awareness Week 2022
February 7th – 14th 2022
Mended Little Hearts® is dedicated to raising awareness for CHD, and in 2022 we hope you will join us all month long! Below is a list of activities, helpful tools and resources, and campaigns for you to use to raise awareness with your family and friends.
Rock Your Scar® 2022: This photo contest and awareness campaign is geared to empower people of all ages to be proud of their journey! You can enter and share the information with your friends. You can find out all the details HERE. As always, there’s a people’s choice award, and we encourage you to share your entry on social media, encourage your friends and family to vote, and raise awareness. Make sure to use the hashtag #RockYourScar or #RockYourScar2022
Rock Your Scar Video: Even if you aren’t participating in this year’s #RockYourScar contest, you can still help spread CHD awareness by sharing our new #RockYourScar video with friends and family. View our inspiring video HERE.
Share Your HeART Art Competition:
Share Your HeART®, our newest fundraiser, brings awareness to the impact of heart disease on children and also will help us provide Bravery Bags for children in the hospital after heart surgery and for their families.
We are asking children of all ages to express through art how they share their hearts with others. The contest runs February 1-28, and entries will appear online for voting each vote is $1. The entry that gets the most votes in every category will be the winner. The winning artwork will be on the cover of special edition Bravery Bags that will be distributed to hospitals across the country and in Heartbeat magazine. Prizes will be awarded as well. Please go to www.Mendedhearts.org for more information on entering and voting.
Remember our Hearts 2022:
On February 11th, 2022 hour by hour, candle by candle, we will light the world in remembrance of all the heart warriors gone too soon. We ask that on February 11th, starting at 7:00 PM in your time zone that you light a candle in remembrance. Share your light on social media and raise awareness of those who we have lost.
Tag us @mendedlittleheartsnational
#RememberOurHearts
Activity Ideas and Helpful Tools and Resources
Sharing facts is an important part of CHD Awareness. A lot of people aren’t aware . You can share stats and facts about CHD via your social media accounts. Make sure you use the hastag #CHDAware or #1in110. Or you can print and share our fact sheet HERE.
Write your lawmakers and make them CHD Aware! Here is a template that you can use. CHD Awareness Letter to Lawmakers
Share your Story by writing to your local newspaper. Here is a template of a letter to the editor that you can use. CHD AW Letter to the Editor 2022
Engage on Social Media: Social media is a powertool and can be used to share CHD Awareness to make a large impact. Make sure to “Like” or “Follow” Mended Little Hearts so you can engage and share information. Our team will be spreading awareness and encouraging others to get involved. We love to see pictures and hear stories. Using hashtags can help us all share and engage. #1in110 #CHDAware #RockYourScar2022 and #CHDAwareness can help us engage with you and share as well!
More Letter Templates to Help Spread Awareness:
CHD AW–MLH PSA Scripts CHD Week 2022