Our Lady of Good Counsel Schoolhas proudly chosen to participate in a fundraiser to benefit The Children’s Heart Foundation called Change My Heart.Congenital heart defects are America’s most common birth defect. Nearly 40,000 babies are born with a CHD each year in the United States; this equates to 1 child every 15 minutes. The Children’s Heart Foundation is the nation’s leading organization solely dedicated to funding CHD research. Since 1996, The Children’s Heart Foundation has funded more than $15 million of research and scientific collaborations. You can learn more about The Children’s Heart Foundation by visiting The Children's Heart Foundation.
The Change My Heart fundraiser will be our Advent project this year. We plan to raise money in the following ways:
Students are asked to do chores in their homes and in their neighborhoods to earn money to donate
Red hearts will be available to purchase for $1. Students can write the name of a family member or friend who is a heart warrior! Paper hearts will be displayed outside each classroom.
Every Monday of Advent, beginning November 28th, students can dress down in RED for $2 each time. Those of you who have the “Blessed to be part of OLGC” shirt can get some more use out of it; students must wear red.
Most of us have adult heart warriors in our families; however, we have a very special young heart warrior among us, so this is a cause that is near and dear to OLGC. Please consider helping in any way you feel comfortable. I have attached some more information on the organization to this email.