Heart kid of the Month

Little Cooper Maywald

This is a very special story of little Cooper Maywald. Cooper is about to embark on his second open heart surgery this month at the tender age of 10 months.
Here is Cooper’s story as told by his mother Bronny Maywald.

ASDM Supporting HeartKids

HeartKids is delighted to announce that ASDM has signed up as a national partner.

Heart Conditions - Detailed information for parents

HeartKids is pleased to offer this new online resource for people wishing to know more about the various heart conditions. The site includes details on tests, procedures and operations along with details on health and nutrition, exercise, schooling, adult congenital heart issues. Click this link to view the site: Heart Conditions – Detailed information

Cuppa for Kids

After a very successful first year, Cuppa for Kids will be running again this year throughout the months of August and September. We encourage everyone to host a morning tea to support HeartKids in its work to address the needs of congenital heart disease.

Simply visit www.cuppaforkids.org.au to learn more.

Ronald McDonald House Charities supporting HeartKids

Ronald McDonald House Charities has recently informed us of a variety of wonderful programs that are available to heart kids and their families.. read more..

Canon supporting HeartKids

HeartKids recently received an incredibly generous donation of photographic and office equipment by Canon. Equipment included digital cameras and printers. These will be placed in each of the major children’s hospitals and be available for parents to capture and print their precious moments with their children. In addition Canon provided printers and consumables for all the State Offices. This generous donation follows on from the $60,000 given to HeartKids Victoria after Jo Larsen won the Canon ‘Creative for a Cause’ photography competition with her photo of her son Zeke.
Canon has subsequently made HeartKids one of it charities of choice for the year and is looking at additional ways it can support our work.

Canon Managing Director, Mr Kobayashi, Manager of Corporate Communications, Shane McClelland and General Manager of Corporate Strategy, David Klineberg present HeartKids CEO with some of the new equipment.

Click on the Canon logo to visit their site and view their full range of products:
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Kiwanis - Serving the Children of the World

HeartKids has been most fortunate to have received support from Kiwanis Clubs for many years. With their club’s aim of serving the children of the world, we were delighted that they selected HeartKids as their charity of choice in Australia…. read more of all the wonderful things they have helped with:

CEO wins National Award

HeartKids Australia CEO has won the Equity Trustees CEO of the Year Award for First Year Achiever.

FIXING A BROKEN HEART

The following article is written by a parent of a HeartKid and gives a snapshot of the difficulties and issues faced by the child and family.

Surgery Cancellations at Royal Children’s Hospital

Each week, six Australian children are born with heart problems requiring operations to save them or give them a chance to actively take part in life.
More than 400 children are on waiting lists for cardiac surgery in Victoria, with one angry mum saying “it’s just not good enough”.

Between them, (clockwise from top left) Chrysoula Petras, Kevin Innes, Makayla Tyrrell (on his lap), Brodie Guy, Lincoln Catlin and Julian Michielin have had 19 operations cancelled since June.
Up to 60 operations were cancelled at the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) last month because there is nowhere for them to recover. Read more…

Heather Round - HeartKids SA Mum named Mother of the Year

Mother of 6 and HeartKids of SA’s committee member Heather Round was announced the winner of Banardo’s Australian ‘Mother of the Year’. Heather and Tim Round are the proud owners of Max’s Place, accomodation for families of children that need to be relocated to Melbourne for life giving surgery.

Pasta Master Sponsorship Launch

At a series of launches in February, Pasta Master was announced as a Primary Foundation Sponsor of HeartKids. Launch functions occurred at Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Westmead Children’s Hospital Sydney and the Mater Hospital Brisbane

Pasta Master CEO Chris Szlachetko presenting the cheque to Riley Brown and his parents. Dr David Winlaw, who is to have his research funded through our corporate donations, looks on.

I am dying but I want to help HeartKids - with latest update

Tiffin-Rose Weder is a brave 18 year old from Perth who suffers from a serious heart condition that threatens to take her life. Rather than dwell on this, Tiff wants to use her time to assist HeartKids by raising awareness of Children’s Heart Disease and hopefully attract funding to ensure less children are born with heart disease and that mortality rates improve….more.

St Jude Medical supporting HeartKids

The St Jude Medical Group represented by their CEO Geoff Stevens recently presented HeartKids with a cheque for $43,000

Manchester Unity announced as Primary Foundation sponsor

At the recent Manchester Unity AGM, Chairman Dr Bill O’Reilly, presented HeartKid Daniel Sherlock with a cheque for $1,500,000.

Pictured is Manchester Unity CEO John Brogden, HKA CEO Neil McWhannell, Daniel and Karen Sherlock and Dr Bill O’Reilly

HeartKids Australia welcomes its foundation CEO

The Chairman of HeartKids Australia recently annouced the appointment of Neil McWhannell as the founding CEO of HeartKids Australia.

Read all about Kids Heart Research DNA Bank

This research project is being conducted by A/Prof David Winlaw from Westmead Children’s Hopsital. It is an initiative to help understand the cause of congenital heart disease. If you would like to be part of this research project please contact.
David Winlaw is one of the researchers being funded through the generous support of our primary foundation ponsors, Manchester Unity and Pasta Master.