EASTVALLEY IS HELPING SAVE LIVES!
Dear Parents,
On February 14, our school will be holding a Jump Rope for Heart event during school. The students will be learning jump-rope skills and have the opportunity to fight heart disease, our nation’s No.1 killer by raising donations.
Donations will be given to the American Heart Association, which funds lifesaving research and educational programs for the prevention of heart disease. Students will learn the value of physical activity while participating in this community service. It all increases the understanding of the seriousness of heart disease and the lifelong health benefits of physical activity. Students will also learn that they can make a difference while having fun.
Family and friends are welcome to support your child’s participation by making contributions. Your child can also raise money online. However, we ask that children do not go door-to-door or ask strangers for donations. Our school will also earn gift certificates to purchase PE equipment, based on the amount we raise.
Here’s how students can raise money online:
- Go to: www.heart.org/jump or www.heart.org/hoops (Click on sign up)
- Click on our state
- Find your school name and click “Join this Team”
- Set your fundraising goal
- Fill out your information (username and password)
- Click “Complete Registration”
- To raise $, send emails to friends and family! You can check your page to see the progress made!
This year, the American Heart Association will be giving strawberry scented pencils to the first 30 students to send 10 emails online! Let’s see if our school can reach 300 emails sent! Please see a worksheet on the back that can be turned in to Coach Albert to redeem the pencil.
In addition, any student that raises $100 or more will get to throw a pie in the face OR slime Coach Albert on field day! And any student that brings in a donation will be entered into a drawing for several mystery prizes. Let’s see if we can reach our school goal of $5,000!
If your employer has a matching gift program, please indicate the matched amounts on the Sponsor Form of the collection envelope. Please return all collection envelopes by Friday, February 17th. Please make any checks payable to the American Heart Association. Thank you for your support of this community service project.
Sincerely,
Coach Albert
For more information, dowload the original letter here: Download Eastvalley parent letter

