Marietta Nonprofit Gears Up for National Day of Giving 11/27/18

With National Day of Giving approaching just a week from tomorrow on Tuesday, November 27, the Marietta-based nonprofit Enduring Hearts is ramping up its national fundraising efforts with a goal of raising $200,000. Thanks to the generous supporters from a Challenge Fund of $200,000, all donations will be doubled, so $100 becomes $200 and a gift of $500 becomes $1,000.

The organization’s mission is to fund innovative research to increase the longevity of pediatric heart transplants, improve the quality of life for transplant recipients and eliminate pediatric heart diseases that lead to transplantation.

Making a gift happen is easy through the following link: http://www.donateheart.org/

Currently there is critical research going on at medical institutions across North America, including Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Vanderbilt University, Emory University, Duke University, University of Chicago, and Columbia University in what can simply be described as a race against the clock.

Why is this important?

· A heart transplant only lasts on average 12 years

· Kids face a poor quality of life and secondary illnesses due to harsh immuno-therapies to combat organ rejection

· 25 percent of children will need another transplant within five years for a chance to survive

· Pediatric heart transplant research is vastly under-funded and Enduring Hearts is the only organization trying to help children who are alive today live longer

Please give today and to earn more about Enduring Hearts, please visit www.enduringhearts.org or call 240-E-HEART1.