Ben & Jerry's Host CHD Fundraiser

From Ben & Jerry's West Hartford:In honor of Congenital Hearts Defect (CHD)Awareness Week, Ben & Jerry’s West Hartford will be hosting a fundraiser on Friday, Feb 10 to benefit GG’s Hearts, a nonprofit charity which provides special teddy bears to children undergoing heart surgery. A percentage of all ice cream sales between 5:00-10:00pm will be donated to GG’s Hearts. In addition, any child with a CHD who visits during this time will be given a free kids size ice cream cup or cone of their choice.

Founded by 13 year old Gabriella Giordano, who underwent successful open heart surgery due to a Congenital Heart Defect, GG’s Hearts has distributed 200 teddy bears to children throughout the region with heart issues. These special teddy bears are designed with a flat back, for children to hold against their chest post-surgery to help keep the lungs clear. Each bear is funded solely on donations and wears a special GG’s Hearts t-shirt.

To date, more than 200 bears have been donated to children with heart issues at Connecticut Children's Medical Center , Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, Maine Medical and even Ghana. They have also been donated to Little Hearts, a nonprofit support group for families of children who have a heart issue.

CHD Awareness Week: February 7 – 14, 2017 CHD Awareness Week is an annual awareness effort to help educate the public about Congenital Heart Defects, the number-one birth defect that affects approximately one in every 125 babies every year in the United States alone.

Event is open to the public 5:00 – 10:00pm, at Ben & Jerry’s, 5 1⁄2 South Main Street, West Hartford.

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