One of the parts of our Black Belt project is to support our community. For my Black Belt project, I wanted to support an organization that focuses on heart health. So, for my project, in addition to CPR training, I am collecting donation to support the HeartBright Foundation.
The HearBright Foundation is a charity based in Charlotte that focuses on providing education on healthy lifestyles for the community.
They also fun prevntative cardiology programs for economically disadvantaged communites.
There services are structured around, what they call, the AMES approach…
From HeartBright’s website:
A: Alert
M: Measure
E: Educate
S: SupportAlerting the public about risk factors of heart disease; Measure individual risk assessments via current testing technologies; Initial and ongoing education to assist individuals with their new heart healthy goals; Support individuals via resources, motivational programs and management tools.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Organizations like the HeartBright Foundation are taking steps to reduce that.
All of the funds donated for my Black Belt project will be donated to the HeartBright Foundation by the end of the year.