Help your kids make a difference for themselves and others by encouraging their participation in Jump Rope For Heart!

The American Heart Association, with its partner the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, launched Jump Rope For Heart as a national fund-raising and education program in 1978. More than 30,000 schools jump in each year to help fight America’s No. 1 and No. 3 killers – heart disease and stroke – and teach kids the importance of physical activity and a healthy heart. Jump Rope For Heart continues to educate students about living a heart-healthy lifestyle.     

Jump Rope For Heart develops rope-jumping skills that are fun for everyone while promoting the value of physical activity and teamwork. Students learn about the seriousness of heart disease and stroke, the lifelong benefits of physical activity and the importance of living a heart-healthy lifestyle. The program also teaches students to set and achieve goals and shows them how they can make a difference through volunteering and community service.

How To Help Your Child Participate

• Sign the Permission Slip and return it to the school.
• Help your child set a goal.
• Select the desired gift level (see Student Thank-You Gifts).
• Determine the dollar amount that's needed.
  • If $75 level, ask 3 people for $25.
  • If $200 level, ask 20 people for $10.
• Parent/Guardian makes a contribution.
• Ask family, friends and businesses. Ask them in person, by phone or e-mail.
  • Remind your child not to ask strangers for money.
  • Remind your child not to collect door-to-door.
• Please collect all contributions in advance and convert all cash to check(s) payable to the American Heart Association.
• Find out if sponsors’ employers have a matching gifts program and indicate matched amounts on the sponsor form.
• Turn in contributions by the due date.

Thank you for joining us in the fight against heart disease and stroke!