1. Raising Money for the American Heart Association

2. What is Hoops For Heart?
It is a community service learning program of the American Heart Association.
It teaches kids:
The importance of developing heart- healthy habits
That being physically active can be fun
That raising funds to support cardiovascular research and education helps save lives in their community, in their state, and across the country

3. What is Hoops For Heart?
By participating in Hoops For Heart, millions of students have learned basketball skills while learning how nutrition and physical activity can help them live longer, healthier lives.
Hoops For Heart also promotes community service by teaching kids how to help others.

4. Why is Hoops For Heart Important?
Heart disease is the nations #1 killer.
Stroke is the 5th leading cause of death in the US.

5. Why is Hoops For Heart Important?
Children are developing significant health issues that can shorten their life expectancy:
Almost 1/3 of U.S. children and adolescents ages 2-19 are overweight or obese.
Children who are obese are more than twice as likely to die before age 55.
61% of children ages 9-13 aren’t physically active outside of school.
On average, American children and adolescents spend 5-10 hours per day occupied by an electronic device.

6. What is a Heart Attack and a Stroke?

7. Heart Attacks
Unhealthy habits, like not getting enough physical activity, can cause our internal pipes – our blood vessels – to get clogged. When this happens, fatty deposits called plaque build up inside the blood vessel
walls.
If this happens, the artery
can’t deliver the oxygen
and nutrients to the heart
and the muscle starts to
die. This is a heart attack. 1 2 3

8. Strokes
A stroke happens when the blood vessel that carries oxygen to the brain gets blocked or bursts. When that happens, part of the brain can’t get the oxygen it needs, so it starts to die.

9. Heart Defects @ Dillard?
Copied from an from the student’s mother:
“_______ was born with severe congenital heart defects.  Without surgical intervention, she would not have lived for more than a few days!!  She had her first surgery at three days old, followed by eight more surgeries over the next six years.”

10. Heart Defects @ Dillard?
Copied from an from the student’s mother: “We are very thankful for the team of highly skilled surgeons and nurses at Childrens National Medical Center in Washington, DC as well as the American Heart Association which has funded much of the research and advances which allowed our daughter to survive.”

11. Heart Defects @ Dillard?
Copied from an from the student’s mother: “She will face more surgery in the future, but we are encouraged by the continued advances in both medical practice and research as well as the growing community of children who survive against all odds.”

12. Heart Defects @ Dillard?

13. Heart Defects @ Dillard?

14. Heart Defects @ Dillard?

15. The Challenge – The Facts
Some are born with it – Congenital Heart Defects (Like Zoe)
Others Acquire Risk – An alarming trend
- While some kids are born with heart problems, others are at risk of developing them because of poor nutrition and lack of exercise.
Diabetes and Heart Disease
- Diabetes makes the risk for heart attack especially high.

16. The Solution
Research and Education
Research – Discover new treatments, technologies, and preventions
Education – Healthful Living curriculum in school
Health – Nutrition Unit
PE – Sports/Activities to help you stay active
Fitness –Different types of exercises to help you stay active

17. Hoops For Heart Promo Video
Kick-Off Event:

18. Fundraising Ideas Ask your parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles
Ask your soccer, basketball, karate, cheerleading, etc. coach
Ask mom and dad to take it to work and have them ask the people they work with
Ask people at your religious affiliation/group
Create an online account and , send an e-card, use social media, or text your family and friends (

19. Online Assistance (13+ Years of Age)
#HoopsForHeart
American_Heart
#HoopsForHeart
Recruit Your Parents to
Help Get the Word Out!

20. More detailed info found on parent letter!
How Do People Donate?
Cash
Checks
Online (with use of credit card)
More detailed info found on parent letter!

21. Hoops For Heart Promo Video
How To Register:

22. Thank You Gifts $5 - $35 See Envelope $50 Hoops T-Shirt
$75 Hoops Basketball
$100 - $1,000 See Envelope
Prize for Top School Fundraiser

23. Important Dates
Today, March 5th – Take home donation form, parent letter, and temporary tatoo
Tuesday, March 6th – Sunday, March 25th – Collect Donations (3 weeks!)
Monday, March 26th – Thurs, March 29th – Hoops For Heart Contests

24. Hoops For Heart Contests
Hot Shot Shooting
3 Point Shooting
Knock Out!
3-on-3 Tournament

25. Hoops For Heart Contests
Contest champions will get:
a H4H t-shirt or ball
their name written on our H4H bulletin board
their picture taken with Ms. Healthy Heart herself!

26. Hoops For Heart Promo Video
How To Use The App: