We're truly grateful for your visit to our team page!

Our team is walking with purpose this year—celebrating 30 incredible years of The Children's Heart Foundation funding research that saves lives! Every 15 minutes in the United States, a baby is born with a congenital heart defect, making CHDs the most common birth defect in our country. For three decades, CHF has been the driving force behind the treatments and surgical advances that have transformed survival rates and given countless children with CHD the chance to thrive.

The Congenital Heart Walk is dedicated to making this impact continue. Our mission is clear—we aim to raise funds to support The Children's Heart Foundation's quest to advance the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of CHDs by funding groundbreaking research that improves outcomes, reduces complications, and helps Heart Warriors live longer, healthier lives.

Jacob was born with a severe heart defect called Hyplastic Left Heart Syndrome, or HLHS for short. While this diagnosis was initially devastating to our family, we were all amazed at what research and medicine has made possible. With surgeries and treatments, Jacob is thriving with only one functioning side of his heart, which to us originally seemed impossible. He has had two of the three palliative open heart surgeries that children with HLHS require, as well as a cardiac catheterization prodedure to place a stent. He has bounced back from all of these, and has shown us true strength and resilience in his less than a year of life, smiling through it all and bringing joy to everyone he meets. We are so grateful for all the research and funding that makes life possible for Jacob and all the other kids affected by CHDs.

We invite you to join our team in honoring this legacy. By supporting our team or walking with us, you're contributing to research that can save and enhance the lives of infants born with CHDs, as well as children and adults living with these conditions. Together, we're part of a 30-year story of hope—and we're writing the next chapter. Your support makes a significant impact, and for that, we want to say a heartfelt thank you.

Will you join us in making a real difference? Please consider supporting our team or walking with us. Every step we take together celebrates how far we've come and funds the miracles still ahead.