Hope this edition of Heart Hero News finds you all gearing up for your 2017 Events. The new Zoo Crew has been exciting at Harrison Township Elementary this October. The "Kickoff" was last Friday and we already have over $1,625 dollars raised for the AHA! Our goal this year is to get into the Top 10 in the state but that is a tough job to accomplish.

In the end we are all looking for more funds to assist us with meeting our program's needs. Hosting a JRFH or HFH event can help you get those funds by providing your district with gift certificates from US Games for equipment. If you help the AHA, they in return help you provide equipment for your program. This supplements your district funds and can provide that expensive piece that you may not have thought was ever possible.

Please pass this info on to a colleague that may not host an event, and ask them to consider hosting an event this year. It is not too late to get started.

Thank you to all who are planning to host an event this year. NJAHPERD and SHAPE America, along with the American Heart Association will all be excited to hear about how YOU make your event special.

Harrison Township Elementary Principal and Vice Principal will be Lip Syncing to Katie Perry's "ROAR" in our school "JRFH Celebration" in November dressed as??

That is the Big Surprise!!

 

Please send me your ideas for your event and let's see how crazy the incentives will get this year. Will you be Duct taped to the wall! Will your principal have an Ice Cream Sundae built on their head, by the students?

 

Have a great month planning and getting started! Happy Jumping!

When you complete a JRFH or HFH event, you provide future generations with the knowledge and tools needed to stay heart healthy for life. By holding an event you can save lives - and become eligible for SHAPE America grants, awards and other benefits.   

Join the fight against heart disease and childhood obesity by registering your Jump Rope For Heart or Hoops For Heart event today!

Each year SHAPE America recognizes up to two JRFH or HFH coordinators to receive the prestigious SHAPE America JRFH/HFH Recognition Award. Award winners exemplify leadership in the JRFH and HFH programs at the state, district or national level.

Winners are honored in front of their peers at an awards ceremony held during the SHAPE America National Convention & Expo.

Apply today!

If you have questions regarding JRFH/HFH, please contact Yasmeen Taji-Farouki, joint projects manager.

Think you don't have time? Did you know you don't have to do all 30 minutes at once? You can get health benefits even if you divide your time into two or three 10- to 15-minute segments a day.   Try these tips!

The NFL, American Heart Association and Discovery Education are bringing the NFL PLAY 60 Challenge to life with Houston Texans players Whitney Mercilus and Christian Covington.

Are you ready to   take the Challenge?

Try these tips to make your Halloween festivities   a little healthier  for your family, party guests and all those trick-or-treaters.

National Eating Healthy Day kicks off a month of healthy eating activities! We provide a complete toolkit of materials and how-to information for workplaces, schools, individuals and communities.   Join us!

With yet more evidence coming out against prolonged sitting -- most recently from a meta-analysis tying 10 or more hours of sedentary time per day to cardiovascular disease -- many are taking to "standing desks" at work.

But is that really the answer? See what MedPage and   AHA found out.

Download free elementary and middle school lesson plans from the American Heart Association!.

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• It Takes a Village
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• State Spotlights