Event Details
Date & Time
Saturday, May 17th
Registration and Activities - 7:00 AM
Opening Ceremony - 8:15 AM
Walk Kick-Off - 8:45 AM
Event Ends - 11:00 AM
Location
Franklin Park Zoo
1 Franklin Park Road
Boston, MA 02121
Valerie DeGregorie
vdegregorie@childrensheartfoundation.org
Event Announcements
Get a head start on making an impact! Register today and share your event page on Facebook to kick off your fundraiser and support life-saving CHD research!
CONTEST ALERT!
It’s the last week of heart month and the New England Congenital Heart Walk is less than 3 months away! Let’s spread awareness this week with a little contest. The teams to get the most new members signed up OR the team to do the most fundraising this week will earn a prize! Both top teams will receive a complimentary personalized heart garden sign, which will be displayed at the walk! Contest runs 2:00pm EST 2/24/25 until 2:00pm EST 3/3/25.
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WHY WE WALK
Join us for a meaningful one-mile walk where heart families, supporters, and survivors unite for change. This family-friendly event brings our community together, honoring Heart Warriors we've lost and celebrating those still fighting. We walk side by side - heart families, bereaved families, and supporters - showing that no one faces CHDs alone.
Your fundraising fuels vital research for congenital heart defects - the most common birth defect, affecting 1 in 110 babies. Through The Children's Heart Foundation's research grants, we fund innovative treatments and surgical advances that help children with CHD live longer, healthier lives.
$44,082.84
achieved
$95,000.00
goal
46%
of your goal reached
64
days
13
hours
21
mins
5
secs
Top Teams
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1
MaineHealth Barbara Bush Children's Hospital Congenital Heart Team $11,575.50 raised
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2
Finn’s Fam $9,783.21 raised
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3
Team Jimmy Boy $5,376.50 raised
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4
Griffin Lion Strong $3,791.37 raised
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5
Sophia’s Healing Hearts $2,291.65 raised
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6
Hennys Heart $1,527.52 raised
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7
Hull Hearts $1,345.12 raised
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8
Team AJ $707.50 raised
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9
JelaniStrong $582.83 raised
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10
Aurora’s Heart $540.85 raised
Top Individual Fundraisers
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1
Caroline Archibald $5,326.50 raised
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2
Nicole Callahan $3,517.10 raised
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3
Stephanie Gildart $1,774.15 raised
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4
Kelly Maguire $1,527.52 raised
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5
Samantha Gabriella $707.50 raised
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6
shannon durham $445.04 raised
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7
Meena Nadon $390.85 raised
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8
Kelly Howell $315.67 raised
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9
Mary Polito $258.75 raised
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10
Peter Ostiguy $253.50 raised
Top Donors
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1 MaineHealth Barbara Bush Children's Hospital $10,000.00
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2 Boston Children's Hospital $5,000.00
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3 Ben & Michelle Hughes $5,000.00
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4 Candlewood Lake Foundation $2,000.00
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5 Scratch Ticket Raffle $1,500.00
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6 Ziyad Binsalamah $1,035.00
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7 Stephanie Gildart $1,000.00
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8 Aqua-Tots Swim School $1,000.00
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9 Ebbie and Unc Reeth $500.00
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10 Dedham Savings $500.00