Date & Time
Saturday, June 7
8:30am Registration Opening
9:30am Opening Ceremony
10:00am Walk Kick-Off
Noon Event Ends
Location
Enter Lincoln Park Zoo Entrance at N Cannon & W Fullerton
Lincoln Park @ Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
2400 N Cannon Dr, Chicago, IL 60614
Megan Riddle
mriddle@childrensheartfoundation.org
Event Announcements
HERE ARE 10 REASONS TO LOOK FORWARD TO WALK DAY
1) A beautiful remembrance of our Heart Angels and celebration of our Heart Warriors
2) Free hotdogs from Vienna Beef Hotdogs
3) Remarks from Lurie Children's Hospital
4) Dance along to the beets of FOREVER YOUNG DJS
5) Heart Warrior Recognition from the stage
6) Play along with your littles in the new Toddler Tent
7) Brightening a child’s day by creating a handmade Get Well Card
8) Get your face painted in fabulous colors
9) Have your favorite animal created with our Balloon Twisters
10) Purchase your favorite Heart Gear at our exclusive CHF Popup Shop
And of course...take part in our signature Heart Walk with the Chicagoland CHD Community!
How to Get to Walk Day
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.
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Top Teams
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Baby Sammy $26,457.98 raised
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Angel Alice's A-Team $21,001.00 raised
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Brave Maeve $16,301.03 raised
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Vivian's heartBEAT Brigade $16,252.79 raised
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iHeartIsaac $15,599.14 raised
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Kal's Radiants $10,811.41 raised
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Ellie’s Cardio Club $10,136.04 raised
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Charlie's Heart Heroes $7,418.42 raised
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Sweet Girl and Friends $6,601.25 raised
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Aiden’s Fighters $6,289.37 raised
Top Individual Fundraisers
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Lizanne and Sam Perri $24,462.86 raised
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Joelle Shabat $6,527.03 raised
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Samuel Rodin $5,615.77 raised
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Genevieve Borchard $5,194.79 raised
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Kelsey Byrne $4,054.33 raised
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Kelly Wittich $4,003.73 raised
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Lindsay Menze $4,002.94 raised
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Clifford Menze $2,939.32 raised
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Phil Blomeke $2,579.87 raised
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Suzy Hamilton $2,538.43 raised
Top Donors
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1 Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago $20,000.00
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2 Get Fresh $10,000.00
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3 The Schneider Foundation $5,000.00
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4 Golf Auction $4,585.00
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5 Hyundai Motor America $2,000.00
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6 Pop Pop Menze $2,000.00
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7 Matthew Schoenholtz $1,500.00
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8 Anonymous $1,500.00
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9 Pritzker Traubert Foundation $1,250.00
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10 The Eddie Mayerik Foundation $1,250.00