Flowers

Hello Friends and Family,

I was writing to let you all know that if you order flowers for any holiday season (i.e. Valentines, Mother's Day, birthdays, Christmas) this year, you can make a contribution to the Childrens Heart Foundation (CHF) by ordering through www.proflowers.com/CHF. CHF provides grant money for research of congenital heart disease (CHD) studies. As far as I know, they are the only organization that does research on CHD. There are many other organizations that do studies on adult heart disease but none that specialize in children born with heart disease. You can learn more at CHF's website at www.childrensheartfoundation.org. Some of the studies they have funded are listed on the website.

I think this is an important contribution to all heart families and everyone in general. Please keep in mind that congenital heart disease is the #1 birth defect in the US. There is one child out of every 125 that is born with CHD. Valentine's Day is National Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Day.

I appreciate your support and thank you for listening (or reading).