Help stop the heartbreak – support the Heart Foundation

Help stop the heartbreak – support the Heart Foundation

Volunteer to support the Heart Foundation during its Annual Appeal and help to stop New Zealanders dying prematurely of heart disease.

The Heart Foundation is calling for volunteers around New Zealand to lend a hand on Friday 11 February 2011, when it hits the streets to collect donations to support its work.

To be part of next year’s Annual Appeal team please call (09) 571 9191 or go to www.heartfoundation.org.nz to register.

Volunteers will be required to give up a couple of hours of their time to collect donations at convenient locations in their local community and shopping districts.

The 2011 Annual Appeal campaign focuses on the impact premature and preventable heart disease has on New Zealand families.

“To help keep our families and communities together for longer, it’s more vital than ever that New Zealanders get behind our Annual Appeal – heart disease remains the single biggest killer of men and women in New Zealand and heart attacks are increasing in younger adults,” says Manager - Regional Operations, Darryl Bishop.

“With volunteer support we can continue to make great progress towards our goal – to stop New Zealanders dying prematurely of heart disease.”

If volunteers pull together an Appeal team of six or more people they’ll also be given double movie passes and discount vouchers for a night at the movies courtesy of Event Cinemas.

As a notforprofit, non-government organisation, the Heart Foundation is reliant on the generous support of everyday New Zealanders. Donations from this year’s Appeal will be used to support regional activities such as health promotion and work in schools.

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