• DYLAN’S DRAGON WALK/ HEART HERO RUN

    Posted on August 27, 2015

    Heart Heroes, Inc. is expanding the Superhero Heart Run, a nationwide 5k run experience to raise widespread awareness, support, and funding for Congenital Heart Defects! Families everywhere have told us that we need more awareness for CHD. This event will steal the hearts of people across the country and spread massive awareness for CHD. After […]

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  • Help-A-Heart’s 10th Annual Celebration of Life Silent Auction Listing

    Posted on June 14, 2015

    Dear Help-A-Heart Supporter, We are less than a week away from Help-A-Heart’s 10th Annual ‘Celebration of Life’ Dinner & Silent Auction! As promised, attached you will find the listing of auction items that will be available on Monday, June 22nd, at the event. If you are unable to attend the event, you can email auction […]

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  • Help-A-Heart’s 10th Annual Celebration of Life Dinner & Silent Auction Tickets

    Posted on June 12, 2015

    We just created a way to register & pay for your tickets in advance! This will save you time at the door & will greatly speed up the registration process. (Not to mention, it helps us know how many people are planning to come!) Go to the link below to purchase tickets for the 10th […]

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  • May Heart Hero – Sydnie Van De Kieft

    Posted on May 15, 2015

    There is a scar that runs down the center of my daughter’s chest. It isn’t ugly, in-fact, it is quite beautiful. A Badge of Honor, inscribed in her chest, with a knife, as Sydnie grows older we will explain to her that the bible says; although the world is evil and passing away, there are […]

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  • March Heart Hero – Leilani Lahey

    Posted on February 28, 2015

    Leilani was born a healthy 6 lb little girl. Little did we know that 5 months later, our lives would be turned upside down. Leilani started getting sick, and after a long week and a few doctor’s appointments, with her only getting worse, we took her to the ER. They did a chest x-ray and […]

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  • The Story of Dylan’s Dragon

    Posted on February 27, 2015

    Dylan’s Dragon – Dylan Mark Hooper, son of cofounder Melissa Hooper, was born on June 1, 2005 with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and had 3 open heart surgeries, on June 9, 2005, October 27, 2005, and March 5, 2008.  Dylan survived a cardiac arrest on December 26, 2005 and spent approximately 270 days (around 9 […]

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  • Help-A-Heart Video

    Posted on February 27, 2015

    [yt4wp-video video_id=”gaZz3ywuKzI”] Many families have been touched by Help-A-Heart.  Check out our video that features the co-founders, Emily Graber and Melissa Hooper, and the reason they founded Help-A-Heart.  Our mission is to share love by providing emotional and financial support for Iowa families affected by congenital heart disease.

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  • Shop to Donate – Amazon Smile

    Posted on February 27, 2015

    AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Help-A-Heart every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to Help-A-Heart. […]

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  • February Heart Hero – Kellan Wallenburg

    Posted on February 27, 2015

    Kellan Wallenburg is a 16-month-old ball of energy and is curious about everything. But he hasn’t always been that way. Kellan was born with a heart defect and damaged lungs. Watch his whole story on KCCI.

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