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Stanford Elementary to participate in "Jump Rope for Heart"

March 01, 2007

Students at Stanford Elementary School are jumping at the chance to fight heart disease and stroke, our nation's No. 1 and No. 3 killers.

The school will hold its ninth annual "Jump Rope for Heart" event the week of March 5-9. During the event, Kathy Case, physical education instructor at Stanford Elementary, will lead the students as they jump rope to raise money for the American Heart Association.

The American Heart Association, which funds cardiovascular disease research and public and professional education programs, is a co-sponsor of the event, along with the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.

The average heart beats 100,000 times each day and Case knows that one of the best ways to take care of your heart is to make exercise a regular part of your everyday life.

That is why, for the past eight years, Case has conducted the annual fundraiser at Stanford Elementary.

Case feels that, by holding the "Jump Rope for Heart" event, she can help teach the students how exercise benefits the heart and that volunteering can be fun and beneficial to the whole community. In addition, the students learn how they can make a difference by providing important community service in a fun-filled family event.

Money raised by the "Jump Rope for Heart" event will go to fund potentially lifesaving research into heart and blood vessel diseases and educational and community programs.

Case and Stanford Elementary School ask that the community help their students help others. When a student asks you to be a sponsor, support "Jump Rope for Heart" with whatever you can afford to give.

If you would like to help more, call your nearest American Heart Association office at 365-2191 or call 1-800-AHA-USA1 (1-800-242-8721).

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