Empowering children, families, schools and communities to live healthier lives
Every year, NJEA selects a charity so that convention-goers have an opportunity to help others as they gather in Atlantic City.
In 2009, this year’s recipient is the American Heart Association.
To participate, bring along one or more of the items suggested below—or mail in a donation before you leave home. You can drop off your donation with the AHA in the NJEA Service Center or in the Atrium as you enter the Convention Center.
Items for Donation
Technology/Appliance • 5000 Lumen LCD projector with long throw lens • HP Color LaserJet 4050DN printer • Energy efficient high hat lights • Electric fans Gift Cards/Gift Checks • American Express, MasterCard, Visa • Staples, Office Max • Michael’s Arts & Crafts, AC Moore • Oriental Trading Company • ShopRite (or other major grocery chain) • Home Depot, Lowe’s • Costco, BJ’s, Sam’s Club Other • First Aid Kits • Hand truck – heavy duty
Donate from Home You may also mail a donation (check or money order please) to: American Heart Association 1 Union St. Robbinsville, NJ 08902 Attention: T. Perry
*Please include a note specifying the donation be associated to the 2009 NJEA Convention.
Founded in 1924, the American Heart Association is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary health organization dedicated to building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, the No. 1 and No. 3 causes of death in New Jersey and the United States. To help prevent, treat and defeat these diseases that affect people of all ages, the American Heart Association funds cutting-edge research, conducts lifesaving public and professional educational programs, and advocates to protect public health.
Today, an estimated 80 million Americans – or 1 of every 3 – are affected by cardio-vascular diseases or stroke. The American Heart Association’s goal by 2020 is to improve the cardiovascular health of all Americans by 20 percent while reducing deaths from cardiovascular disease and stroke by 20 percent.
Childhood obesity is one of the nation’s leading health threats. School-based programs Jump Rope For Heart and Hoops For Heart, as well as What Moves U, a partnership with the NFL, and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, an initiative with the William J. Clinton Foundation, are among the many ways the American Heart Association provides tools to teachers, parents and communities to combat the childhood obesity epidemic and encourage children to lead nutritious, physically-active, tobacco-free lives.
The American Heart Association is committed to helping Americans of all ages achieve a heart-healthy lifestyle. Go Red For Women, Power To End Stroke, and Start! (corporate wellness) are just a few nationwide movements of the American Heart Association to create awareness of cardiovascular health, provide free resourc- es and information, and empower people to live stronger, longer lives.
Since 1949 the American Heart Association has invested more than $3.1 billion on cardiovascular research, helping to bring such “heart milestones” as CPR, microsurgery, heart valve replacement, coronary bypass surgery, the pacemaker, and drug treatments for high blood pressure and congestive heart failure, just to name a few.
To make a donation or for more information about cardiovascular diseases and stroke, contact the American Heart Association New Jersey State Office in Robbinsville at 609-208-0020.
The American Heart Association Promise To have an extraordinary impact on your life by empowering you and your loved ones to save lives, live healthier and enjoy peace of mind about cardiovascular disease.
Visit an American Heart Association booth to receive a free NJEA Member Appreciation Gift while supplies last. _________________________________________________________________
