On Tuesday, August 28, the American Heart Association hosted their first ever Survivor Soiree at the Nashville Zoo. This was also an event to kick off the 2012 Heart Walk. There was a photographer there taking pictures of the survivors and their families, face painters, and great food. We really enjoyed visiting with survivors of all ages! Catherine Clinkscales (Cain's Mom) and I were asked to tell our boys' heart stories during the event. I am not a great public speaker, but hopefully I was able to give a good summary of Colby's past 4 years. I also hope that we were able to encourage some other survivors to get involved in this year's Heart Walk. Heart Survivors depend on research funded by the AHA, so our goal is to get as many people involved as possible!!
The boys loved the face painters!!!
Our team, Little Heart Heroes, will be participating again in this year's walk on October 6 at Vanderbilt Campus. If you would like to make a donation to the AHA in honor of Colby, please visit his personal page. http://nashvilleheartwalk.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=1011336&lis=1&kntae1011336=EACB72E7164542EB9D45E60163612A83&supId=302956283
We would also love to have as many friends and family members as possible to come out and walk with us on October 6. Please post a comment, send me an email to jbbhitchcock@gmail.com, or call me if you would like to walk with us in support of Colby. Jason and I are having "Little Heart Heroes" shirts made for everyone, and we want to be sure we have enough made. We really hope to see you all there!!
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