Help Mary raise money

This will be my 4th year running with the Heart Warrior foundation! This foundation personally touched my family during Lily's toughest time as a baby. They took care of not only Lily but our family during our stay at Boston Children's. It was a complete shock one day to get a gift bag  that had a stuffy in it, gift cards and a card to redeem a medical ID bracelet. Other days baked treats arrived. It was the small things during this tough time that meant so much! Once we were out of the hospital Lily was gifted a Healing Hearts trip to Great Wolf Lodge that our whole family enjoyed! After all the time separated with Lily being sick they brought us back together with a fun stay. Memories that will last a lifetime. I enjoy being able to give back to this incredible organization each year. I am going to include some more info about the Heart Warrior Foundation and I hope you can find it in your heart to donate! 

The Heart Warrior Foundation is a Massachusetts based Nonprofit 501c3 (EIN 81-3998870) (MA AG 063269). Our foundation supports children diagnosed with congenital heart defects and their families and medical professionals, specifically through Boston Children's Hospital.  We accomplish this through our many programs aimed at a variety of aspects of CHDs.

Our foundation programs include the following:

•    Thomas Heilner Memorial Scholarship - yearly $1000 scholarship given to a student pursuing a career in the field of medicine.

•    Thomas Sauvigne Memorial Scholarship – 2 yearly $5000 scholarships given to Boston Children’s Hospital nurses pursuing higher education.

•    Boston Children’s Hospital Heart Center Donation – Monetary donations to the Heart Center. In year's past, we have donated composite rocking chairs and breast pumps.

•    In 2021, we developed a specific fund called “The Peggy Fund” at Boston Children’s Hospital for the mental health and wellness of cardiac nurses with $100,000. In 2022, we donated an additional $100,000 to the Peggy Fund.

•    Donation to research studies in the field of congenital heart defects.

•    Inpatient Meal Program – Yearly donations of $25 Boston based restaurant gift cards to inpatient families at Boston Children’s Hospital.

•    BCH Cupcake Parties - Monthly sponsored cupcake parties on the cardiac floor at Boston Children’s Hospital.

•    Medical ID Bracelet Program – Donation of medical ID bracelets for children affected by congenital heart defects.

•    Tommy Tree Program – Donation of memorial plaque and planting of trees of families’ choosing for children who have passed away from congenital heart defects.

•    Healing with Happiness Program – give CHD children a New England experience, trip, gift, or “wish” of their choosing.

•    In 2022, we donated $5000 to a Massachusetts based organization called Live 4 Evan that assists CHD families receiving treatment at Boston Children's with housing.