About the Fund

Welcome to Annabel's Heart fundraising page. When our daughter, Annabel, was diagnosed with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, a life-threatening congenital heart defect (CHD), we learned -- for the first time -- that CHDs are the most common birth defect affecting 1 in every 100 births. Through our experience and research over the past two years we now know much more about pediatric heart conditions, promising new surgical innovations, the urgent need for greater investment into CHD research, and the critical but costly equipment hospitals need to provide such specialized care.

We are fortunate Annabel receives her top-notch pediatric cardiology care from the truly collaborative team of the Congenital Heart Program at The Children's Hospital of Albany Medical Center, in Albany NY. As a result of our experience we have started Annabel's Heart Fund with a commitment to two key fundraising goals:

Hands on Hearts
Funds to purchase medical "wishlist" items so state of the art technical equipment is available to the experts who need it. We are currently committed to supporting Albany Medical Center: The Children's Hospital in the expansion of their Pediatric Congenital Heart Program. Donations will purchase selected items from their "wishlist".

Hungry Hearts
Funds to support innovative research projects for the early identification and treatment of congenital heart defects. We will allocate funds in support of promising research initiatives.

How it works
Rome wasn't built in a day. We have set ourselves a $10,000 target which we are breaking into bite size fundraising initiatives. Starting us off, a close friend ran the Marine Corps marathon on Oct.26th, 2008. Beginning November 1st, Annabel's favourite cow, Arnold, will embark on a trip around the world. And down the road, we see a summit ascent in Susie's future... The key is sponsorship. You sponsor us and we'll keep you entertained with blog photos and reports on each fundraiser! So please give generously, give often, and spread the word so that we can meet our goal.

We thank you for your support and for sharing this site with your family and friends. Help us reach a wider audience and spread the word.

- Susie, Seth & Annabel Powell
Coming soon... www.annabelsheart.com

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

#1: Mirriam's Marathon (Fundraiser 1: Sept.17 - Oct. 31, 2008)

10/26/08: She did it! Mirriam successfully ran the Marine Corps Marathon in 5 hours and 54 minutes and helped us raise $2,188 in just 5 weeks! Well done, Mirriam (Zary), and thank you to everyone who gave. Great work! (**This fundraiser is now closed**)

You can read about Mirriam's marathon experience at: www.runforannabel.blogspot.com
or view her fundraiser page at: www.firstgiving.com/mirriamsrunforannabel
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Welcome to our kick-off fundraiser! Our good friend, Mirriam Seddiq Klinowksi, has stuck to her training goal and will be running the Marine Corps marathon in Washington D.C. on October 26th, 2008! As extra inspiration, Mirriam accepted our fundraising challenge and will run the grueling 26.2 miles in Annabel's honour. We set her up with her own fundraising page and even threw in a free running mantra: "Chase me! I've got a big heart!" We'll be celebrating Annabel's 2nd birthday that same weekend so we'll raise a slice of cake to Mirriam and blog a race-day report with some live race shots.

Help us raise our first $2,000 between Sept. 17th and October 31st by sponsoring Mirriam here: www.firstgiving.com/mirriamsrunforAnnabel.
You can share this link with friends or paste the progress widget to your blog or facebook page by clicking on the firstgiving.com image beneath this post.
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The Back Story

Hi! I'm Annabel. I'm in fifth grade at The Doane Stuart School. I live in Upstate NY and go home to England to visit family often.