CHAoC & The Community

Heart Warriors Photo Shoot

This past February, members of the Congenital Heart Alliance of Cincinnati spent the morning capturing the personalities and big smiles of some of our cutest warriors! Michelle Reid, bereaved heart mom and owner of Just Breathe Photography, worked her magic to showcase the kids, their siblings and even the parents!  It was a fantastic opportunity for families to capture so many smiling faces and to showcase what growth and perseverance their heart warriors have faced. 

Twenty-Five families were able to participate in the Photo Shoot that was held at BB Riverboats in Newport Kentucky. While waiting for their photo slot, families were able to connect with each other and our heart friends were able to run around to enjoy the boat experience! They even got to celebrate a job well done with a special sweet treat. 

We would like to thank everyone for attending the event and for all of the moms, dads, siblings, grandmas and grandpas for helping bring out those beautiful smiles!  We are so proud of our heart warriors!

Last year, we took nominations for schools/school districts in the local Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky or Southeast Indiana for our Take Charge AED Program, which will enable twenty Zoll AED units to be installed by Cintas Corporation. We developed this program because according to the American Heart Association, more than 7,000 children were affected by sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) last year. When a victim collapses from SCA, high-quality CPR and AEDs are their best chance of survival. Less than 25% of schools in the U.S. have adequate access to life-saving AEDs on campus. While the pandemic did cause some delays, we are happy to say that we were able to move forward with the program. Please see the winning schools below!

• St. Dominic School – Cincinnati, OH
• St. Joseph School – Crescent Springs, KY
• St. Cecelia School – Independence, KY
• Sunman Dearborn Schools – St. Leon, IN
• Oak Hills Local School District – Cincinnati, OH

“We’re honored to have the opportunity to provide these schools with life-saving equipment and training,” said Terry Karageorges, President of the Congenital Heart Alliance of Cincinnati. “Thanks to the support from Anthem, Cintas and ZOLL, these local schools will have the tools and knowledge necessary to respond to a cardiac emergency.” Click here for the full press release.

***Please note: Postponed in the interest of the health of our attendees during this pandemic***
When: TBD
Where: The Kennedy Auditorium Xavier University
1001 Francis Xavier Way, Cincinnati, OH 45207
What: Listen to Your Heart is a documentary that sheds light on the complex issues surrounding lifelong care for millions of pediatric and adults living with Congenital Heart Disease.

The film exposes the global epidemic problem of Transition of Care or the time period when a pediatric heart patient fails to transition to an adult congenital heart
specialist for ongoing specialized healthcare. The storytelling within the film showcases the mental and physical issues that many clinical experts in the field are advocating for all CHD patients.

Agenda:
7:00 PM – Meet and Greet
7:20 PM – Curtain Call – “Listen To Your Heart”
8:00 PM – Q&A Session with Filmmakers

RSVP: Please RSVP to info@chaoc.org. Seating in the theater is limited, so registration is required by April 2. Enjoy the movie on us!

Sponsored By: The Children’s Heart Association of Cincinnati and the Xavier Film and Television Club

Click here to see the trailer for this incredible documentary!

We are excited to announce that we’ve moved our annual Heart Hero Golf Classic back to Heritage Club in Mason, Ohio!

6690 Heritage Club Drive
Mason, OH 45040
 
 
 
 
 
 

18-HOLE SCRAMBLE

$250 Per Golfer
$1000 Foursome
Invite a guest to join you for dinner for an additional $50.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

10:30 Registration
11:00 Lunch Buffet
12:00 Shotgun Start
5:30 Dinner/Awards

Congratulations to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center for moving up to #2 in the nation and to the Heart Institute, where Cardiology and Heart Surgery came in at #8!

We are so fortunate to support this amazing group of talented and passionate experts and to have this hospital in our backyard for our own children! THANK YOU and CONGRATULATIONS Cincinnati Children’s!
 
Click here to read more
 

Thank you to all who participated!