Starting November 1st, 2008, Arnold, Annabel's favourite cow, will embark on an international fundraising tour in support of Annabel's Heart Fund. His blog will feature photos and updates from his world travels and we will bring him home by April 1st, 2009, in time to accompany Annabel to Albany Medical Center: The Children's Hospital for her third stage open-heart surgery.
Over the next few months, Arnold will be a well-travelled cow with many adventures to share. Please help us raise funds by spreading the word, sending an email to friends, engaging your child's class, or linking to his blog on your facebook or myspace page.
Join the world tour and visit Arnold's fundraising page:
Where in the World is Arnold?
(http://www.whereintheworldisarnold.blogspot.com/)
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
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
Sunday, October 26, 2008
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The Back Story
- Annabel Powell
- 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.
