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Tips for a Successful Volunteer’s Guide Event What is my role as a volunteer for Table of Contents Jump Rope For Heart or Hoops For Heart? What are Jump and Hoops? ...... 3 Confirm Your Materials ...... 4 • Encourage, motivate and inspire your school to get involved. Four-Week Timeline ...... 5 • Explain how students can be rewarded for their efforts. Parent Letter ...... 6-7 • Bring the program to life! Use the tools and educational materials Reminder Letter ...... 8 to create an event where students have fun while learning about Parent Communication ...... 9 heart health and raising lifesaving funds. Online Fundraising ...... 10 • A GIFT OF $5 teaches more than 100 adults how to save a Managing Instant Characters ...... 11 life by recognizing the signs of heart attack or stroke and how Heart Facts for to administer CPR or use an AED. This gift provides a wallet Morning Announcements ...... 12-13 card they can keep in their back pockets for reference. Coach’s Challenge ...... 14 • A GIFT OF $10 makes it easier for people to ﬁ nd AEDs in Classroom Challenge ...... 15 public places. This donation covers the costs of placing Art and Music ...... 16-17 nine identiﬁcation stickers in public places, directing people to Library and Front Office ...... 18-19 these devices that can save someone’s life. Coloring Sheet ...... 20 • A GIFT OF $15 reaches 100 African-American or Hispanic Ideas for Your Event Day ...... 21 individuals with heart disease and stroke prevention Event Wrap Up ...... 22-23 information, and encourages them to participate in Search Jump and Hoops Awards ...... Back Cover Your Heart, our cultural health program. • Educate students about how to participate in this community service learning program.

HEART HEROES: Vera dela Vega, Age 7 My name is Vera and I’m 7 years old. When I used to run, jump or play sports, my heart would beat very fast and my chest would hurt. I told my Mom, Dad and doctor and they learned that one of my blood tunnels was growing from the wrong side of my heart. Two nice surgeons xed the tunnel, so now I can run, jump and play sports without pain. I am very happy that my heart and the tunnel are xed. I am making sure my heart stays healthy by eating healthy foods, drinking lots of water and exercising. I’m excited to raise money for the American Heart Association so they can make new medicines and learn new ways to x more kids’ hearts that don’t work exactly right. Thank you, American Heart Association!

2 What are Jump Rope For Heart and Hoops For Heart? Jump Rope For Heart and Hoops For Heart are community service learning programs of the American Heart Association. They teach kids: • the importance of developing heart-healthy habits; • that being physically active can be fun; • that raising funds to support cardiovascular research and education helps save lives in their community and across the country. Millions of students have learned jump rope and basketball skills while learning how nutrition and physical activity can help them live longer, healthier lives. Jump Rope For Heart and Hoops For Heart also promote community service by teaching kids how to help others. Why is partnering with the American Heart Association so important? • Heart disease is the nation’s No. 1 killer. • Stroke is the fifth-leading cause of death in the United States. • Our children are developing significant health issues that can shorten their life expectancy: – Almost a third of U.S. children and adolescents ages 2-19 are overweight or obese. – Children who are obese are more than twice as likely to die before age 55. – Sixty-one percent of children ages 9-13 aren’t physically active outside of school. – On average, American children and adolescents spend nearly four hours watching television every day. What does the American Heart Association do for kids’ health? • Last year, we funded nearly $17.7 million in new research awards broadly related to children’s heart disease. This was part of the $149 million we funded in all aspects of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Much of the funds go to basic biomedical research, and the outcomes of these studies can ultimately be applied to many types of congenital and acquired heart and blood vessel diseases. • We advocate for federal and state governments to improve physical education and nutrition wellness in schools. • We provide lifesaving CPR courses for middle school and high school students so they can properly react during emergency situations. • We’ve created the American Heart Association Teaching Gardens, planted in elementary schools across the country. These gardens become real-life learning laboratories where students can plant seeds, nurture growing plants, harvest produce and ultimately understand the value of good eating habits. • Inactive children are likely to become inactive adults. That’s why the National Football League and the American Heart Association have teamed up to create the NFL PLAY 60 Challenge, a program that inspires kids to get the daily recommended 60 minutes of physical activity in school and at home. What are the goals of Jump Rope For Heart and Hoops For Heart? • Increase students’ knowledge of how their hearts work and the best way to take care of them. • Honor those in our community who have been affected by heart disease and stroke. • Raise funds to support the American Heart Association’s efforts to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Since 1978, Jump Rope For Heart and Hoops For Heart have raised more than $1.3 billion for research and educational programs.

3 First things rst — Let’s confirm your Jump Rope/Hoops For Heart Materials! 1. In your Event Kit  Student Collection Envelopes (VERIFY the amount – 100 come in each pack.)  (2) Coordinator event T-shirts (Check the sizes.)  Top Fundraiser Medal  JRFH - (12) Jump Ropes and (2) Double Dutch Ropes OR HFH – (1) Basketball  A supply of Zoo Crew Instant Gifts: Rory McFiercely, Mr. Tusker, Savanna Bolt, lanyards  One sample set of ALL of the Zoo Crew characters for you to wear and show! 2. Inside the Volunteer Folder  Volunteer’s Guide  Promotional DVD  Event Resource CD  Promotional Posters: Zoo Park and Thank-you Gifts  Wrap-Up Materials: Pre-Paid Envelopes and Additional Money Form  Update: Don’t forget to download the app by searching “Jump/Hoops” in your app store. 3. Your Go Wild for Heart Health educational materials are delivered by your American Heart Association staff contact.

*Lanyards and Zoo characters are packaged in quantities of 25.

4 Online Info: heart.org/jump or heart.org/hoops Kickoff/Assembly Date: Username: Goal: Password: Event Date:

Before the Kick-off  PARENT COMMUNICATION (online HeadQuarters and Resource CD) – Save the Date Email/Flyer Date: ______ Send “Get a Jump Start” e-mail to last year’s online participants (comes from P.E. teacher’s e-mail).  Hang gift posters all over the school, including front office.  Hang and promote ZOO CREW POSTER, it’s a big hit!  PARENT COMMUNICATION (p. 9) – JRFH/HFH IS COMING (Newsletter, Website, Teachers Weekly Update, Facebook, Marquee, Twitter, Text, Phone, Email, etc.) Date: ______Week 1: ______ KICKOFF Stickers! Date: ______ PARENT LETTER (p. 6-7)/Collection Envelopes go home Date: ______ Manage your Lifesaving Zoo Crew characters (p. 11) in class. Hand out animals/zoo park stickers. Check online daily and give to students who have donations online.  Announce HEART FACTS (p. 12-13) during morning announcements. Week 2: ______ Send home the REMINDER LETTER. (p. 8) Date: ______ Show the JRFH/HFH video. (about 8 mins) Week 3: ______ PARENT COMMUNICATION (p. 9) – JRFH/HFH IS HERE (Newsletter, Website, Teachers Weekly Update, Facebook, Marquee, Twitter, Text, Phone, Email, etc.) Date: ______Week 4:______ PARENT COMMUNICATION (p. 9) – JRFH/HFH IS WRAPPING UP (Choose at LEAST one: Newsletter, Website, Teachers Weekly Update, Facebook, Marquee, Twitter, Text, Phone, Email, etc.).  Event Day! (p. 21) – CELEBRATE! Get Your Kids Excited:  COACH’S CHALLENGE (p. 14) ______ CLASSROOM CHALLENGE (p. 15) ______ COLORING SHEET (p. 20) Date: ______Wrap Up: ______ WRAP UP YOUR EVENT (p. 22-23) Count donations. Convert cash and change to money order or school check and send your donations using your prepaid envelopes.

5 Dear Parent/Guardian,

It’s time for Jump Rope For Heart or Hoops For Heart, American Heart Association programs that teach students in 38,000 schools nationwide valuable lessons that will last a lifetime, such as:

YOUR CHILD learns about the importance of taking care of their heart and how it works. Did you know that heart disease is the leading cause of death in America? We can change that — 80 percent of risk factors for heart disease are preventable. Each member of the Zoo Crew teaches healthy habits for life!

YOUR CHILD learns the importance of helping others through this service learning project. Did you know that a lion’s roar can be heard from ve miles away? Your child has the ability to make a difference and share their ROAR for heart health loud and clear! We’re challenging them to take their own heart challenge through Your Support our Zoo Crew E-Card and asking them to share that message with others. When they take the challenge and send it to 10 people, they Can Save Lives! will earn Rory’s Zoo Crew Badge.

YOUR CHILD feels good for making a difference in people’s lives! Funds raised support the American Heart Association’s research and education initiatives that save lives in our community. Additionally, the school earns money for PE equipment so we can keep our kids MOVING! The American Heart We’ve made it easy for your child to ask for donations in person, or by Association is second only sending messages online or through our free mobile app! to the U.S. government in • In person—practice sharing your heart-health message using the script on your collection envelope. funding research in heart • Mobile App or online— download the free mobile app by disease and stroke. searching Jump/Hoops in the app store or log onto heart.org/jump or heart.org/hoops.

As they share the message of heart-health and raise money, students will earn members of our Zoo Crew!

We look forward to celebrating at the event! Thank you for your support!

EVENT DATE: ______

Envelope Due Date: ______

Join the Zoo Crew! Collect all 6 Characters and Rory’s Zoo Crew Badge

Help Others Eat More Vegetables Avoid Your Tobacco teacher Be Physically Avoid has these Active Sugary ! Beverages NOW Watch Out for Salt Rory McFiercely III Mr. Tusker Savanna Bolt Rory’s Zoo Crew Badge $5 First Online $85 Online E-Card Jade Shoots Jenny Kicks Finley Chillerton Donation Challenge $20 $35 $100

6 REGISTER ONLINE today! Here’s how… And then send your E-Card! Here’s how…

Step 1: Go to heart.org/jump or heart.org/hoops. Step 1: Once you’re registered, log in to your Step 2: In the Find Your School and Sign Up area, click HeadQuarters and click on the E-Card under Step 2. on your state or enter the city where your school is located. Step 2: Choose your character, background and Click on the rst letter of your school’s name. Once you nd personalize your card with your own picture (optional). your school, click on Join Team. Step 3: Take a challenge. Step 3: Create your Username, Password and answer a Step 4: Add a personalized message or use the one security question. Click Continue. (Be sure your Username provided and send to as many friends and family as and Password are easy to remember.) possible. You can also share on social media and have Step 4: Fill out the registration form. Review the Online friends support you that way. Waiver and click the box to accept it. Once you’re done, click the Continue button.

• Please make checks payable to American Heart Association. • Ask your sponsors if they work for a company that matches the contributions of their employees. They can provide you with their company’s matching gift form to include in your collection envelope. • For the safety of our children, we ask that your child NOT go door-to-door or ask strangers for donations.

HEART HERO Jaeven, age 11 I have two brothers, Mikey and Jadrien. I have a rare heart condition named Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return. I was only 2 weeks old when doctors performed a surgery to help my heart function correctly. I’m not allowed to play rough sports like football or hockey and cannot eat too much salt or fat. I feel great now. I always play basketball when I get home from school and eat healthy foods. I hope kids with heart conditions can have a normal life like me when they get older. For the past 2 years, I have been the top fundraiser at my school. My wish is to be the top fundraiser again this year because it is such an important cause to me.

©2016, American Heart Association. Also known as the Heart Fund. 7/16DS10194 PLE-17 7 Hi Kids, Have you taken the Zoo Crew E-Card Challenge yet? It’s not too late to get started. Take the challenge and ask 10 friends and family members to do the same. It’s easy to do — visit heart.org/jump or heart.org/hoops. If you’ve already started, keep it up: 1. Send reminder messages – people are busy. Let them know how important they are to you, and how you want them to be healthier, too. If they haven’t donated to support your goal, remind them. 2. If you’ve already challenged 10 people, go wild and send even more E-Cards! Turn this over for some fun jump rope and basketball skills that you can master at home. Give them a try, then show off what you know. Signed, Rory

JUMP ROPE SKILLS: Criss Cross Side Swing Cross

1. Cross arms until elbows 3. Cross right arm over left 1. Swing rope on right side. 3. Swing rope on left side. touch and jump. or cross left arm over right. 2. Cross right arm over left 4. Cross left arm over right 2. Open rope and perform and jump. and jump. basic jump.

BASKETBALL SKILLS: Quick Hands – Start in regular basketball stance with your legs shoulder-width apart. Hold the ball slightly in front with both hands. Toss the ball slightly upward to behind the body. Quickly bring your hands around behind your knees and catch the ball before it hits the oor. Repeat in the opposite direction and catch the ball in front of your knees. Repeat as quickly as possible while maintaining control. Four Hands – With your legs shoulder-width apart hold the ball between your knees. One hand is in front of the ball; the other is in back behind your knees on the ball. Slightly toss the ball in the air and reverse the hands to the opposite knee. (Hand in front moves to the back; hand in back moves to the front.) 8 Parent Communication Pre Kickoff: JRFH/HFH is Coming! Jump Rope/Hoops For Heart is coming to our school! We are proud to partner with the American Heart Association in fighting heart disease and stroke. During this program, your kids will learn about their heart and how to develop healthy habits and have the opportunity to raise funds. We want our kids and our community to take action to prevent heart disease TODAY! Go online at heart.org/jump (or heart.org/hoops) to get started today!

Marquee Jump Rope For Heart (insert event date and heart.org/jump) OR Hoops For Heart (insert event date and heart.org/hoops)

Week 3: JRFH/HFH is Here! Jump Rope/Hoops For Heart is here! If you haven’t already, please register for our school team at heart.org/jump (or heart.org/hoops). Our students are working on their jump rope/basketball skills, taking their own heart-healthy challenge, spreading the message and joining the Zoo Crew! Week 4: JRFH/HFH is Wrapping Up! Jump Rope/Hoops For Heart is wrapping up! It’s not too late to contribute to our school’s efforts to fight the No. 1 killer of Americans: heart disease. Visit heart.org/jump (or heart.org/hoops) to join our school team. We are so proud of our students for taking the challenge and helping others by raising money for the American Heart Association. Thank you for your support!

9 Online Fundraising

Why should students raise money online? You’ll get an email 10 weeks before • It’s safe! Our website is secure and protected. Student and donor your event with your online fundraising information is not given out to third parties. username and password. • It saves lives! Students can select email templates that include lifesaving Username: information, including warning signs for heart attack and stroke, to educate Password: family and friends. • It saves time! Raising money online makes the money-counting experience faster and easier for you! Instead of collecting cash and checks to sort through, students print their online reports, which state how much money they raised, and enclose them in their collection envelopes. Plus, donors who make their contributions online are automatically emailed a donation receipt. • It’s effective! Students AND schools on average raise three times more money online than through collecting checks or cash. By using online fundraising, your students can help raise more money to save lives. • It’s easy! It takes just a few simple clicks for students to join their school’s online team (which has already been set up for you by the American Heart Association). After joining, students will have fun personalizing web pages by uploading their photos and more. • It’s fun! Students are able to see how they are progressing toward their personal fundraising goals, and they can also see how their school is progressing toward the team goal. How to Fundraise Online Step 1: Four weeks prior to your event, set up your school’s web page. Instructions are included on your Event Resource CD. Step 2: Show your students the “How to Register Online” video found on your Promotional Video DVD. Send home the online homework assignment for students to complete in technology class. You can find the homework worksheet under the Teacher Resource Tab in your online HeadQuarters. Step 3: Announce your online incentive to get the students excited. Step 4: Check the site daily and recognize students for registering online.

Check Out Our Interactive Tools • Our website is improved and mobile-friendly this year. • Social Media

– Parents can link or tweet their students’ Jump Rope For Heart or Hoops For Heart page to get even more donations! • E-Card • Mobile App – Raising money with the Jump Rope For Heart or Hoops For Heart mobile app is easy and we’ve made some changes! Parents can text or email a link to their student’s page for fast fundraising. Parents can set a goal and follow its progress from the app. Teachers can also follow their school’s progress and review online reports from the app.

10 Managing Your Instant ZOO CREW Characters! Ideas for How to Manage the $5 Coupon:  Grade Level Baggie – Have a plastic baggie/envelope for each Parents, grade level and put the coupons in the corresponding bag/envelope. When your child raises $5, ﬁ ll out  Front Office – Have coupons sent to office with the daily this coupon, tear it attendance. The front office can recognize the students who off and send it back turned in the coupons during the morning announcements. to school with your A student from each class can pick up the characters for his child. They will or her class. receive their  Classroom Rosters – Print and staple the classroom roster to ﬁ rst Zoo Crew a large envelope for each class and place the coupons in these character, Rory, as envelopes. Simply check off the name of the student on the roster well as a lanyard! as the coupons are turned in.

Ideas for How to Distribute the Instant Characters:  In PE Class – Have the Rory key chains and Mr. Tusker key chains ready on lanyards and distribute them during the beginning or end of PE. Have the Savanna Bolt keychains in a bucket ready to add to the lanyard.  “Zoo Crew” Days – Designate specific “Zoo Crew” days for students to turn their coupons in and receive their characters.  Distribution Sites • Zoo Crew Booths – Have parent volunteers or the student council set up a “Zoo Crew booth” before school or during recess/lunch times where students can turn in their coupons and collect their instant characters. • Zoo Crew Store – Have a Zoo Crew store led by parents/front office to collect coupons and distribute characters. • Library – Have the librarian call kids down to the library each morning to pick up their characters.  Student Council – Have the student council announce the Zoo Crew earners on the morning announcements and deliver them to classroom.  Daily Crew Call – Ask volunteer to announce and distribute characters at the start of each PE class.  PTO or PTA – Ask parent volunteers to put the characters in the homeroom teachers’ mailbox.

Ideas for How to Track the Instant Characters:  Use the Online Tool – In your HeadQuarters, students who have earned online characters will already be loaded into the system. There is a great tracking tool where you simply check off the students as you hand them out.  Use the App – Use the app to easily mark the characters you’ve delivered.

11 Heart Facts for Morning Announcements (Use Jump Rope For Heart or Hoops For Heart where indicated.)

“Boys and girls … today’s Jump Rope For Heart message to share is:

1. Sugary drinks often have lots of calories. By some estimates, to burn off the calories from one 12-ounce can of soda, a 75-pound child would need to ride a bicycle at a fast pace for about 30 minutes. It could take a 150-pound adult about 25 minutes of walking at a moderate pace to burn off the same amount of calories.

2. Healthy hearts need regular physical activity! But a recent survey reported that more than 40% of high-school-age students play video or computer games for 3 or more hours daily, and more than 30% of these adolescents watch television for more than 3 hours on the average school day.

3. Being around cigarette smoke can lead to early death. In fact, about 41,000 people 35 and older died from the effects of secondhand smoke each year from 2005 to 2009.

4. The average man’s heart pumps almost 2,000 gallons of blood each day. That is how much water some fire departments’ tanker trucks can hold.

5. The extra calories in sugary drinks cannot only pack on the pounds, but they usually don’t provide the important nutrients your body needs. Some studies have even suggested that the body doesn’t recognize calories from sugary drinks the same way it recognizes calories from food.

6. Two 20-ounce sodas a day may sound like a good way to quench your thirst, but the sugar adds up. Drink them each day for a year and the sugar will total about 200 cups.

7. Capillaries are the smallest blood vessels in the body. How small are they? About ten of them equal the thickness of one human hair, and most are so small that only one blood cell can pass through them at a time.

8. A 16-ounce bottle of soda can have as much sugar as 20 sugar cubes.

We all know vegetables are healthy, but how many of us are eating as many as we’re supposed too? Not enough! On average, fewer than 1.5% of children eat as many nonstarchy vegetables as recommended for good health.

12 9. Physical activity doesn’t just build strong muscles, it strengthens your bones and can reduce symptoms of depression. Talk about a one-two punch!

10. The human heart does a lot of work, but a man’s heart weighs about as much as two baseballs.

11. The heart pumps out about 83 gallons of blood each hour.

12. Each year, about 800,000 people die from heart-related conditions in the United States. From 2011 to 2012, this cost the United States about $316.6 billion in health care dollars.

13. A man’s heart pumps about 5.5 quarts of blood each minute. Six quarts equals 24 cups; one cup is the same amount as in the milk carton that comes with the typical school lunch.

14. Each year, more than 480,000 people die prematurely from using tobacco and being exposed to secondhand smoke. That’s more than the entire population of Kansas City, Missouri.

15. About 90 percent of Americans age 2 and up eat too much sodium – about the same as the number of American adults who own a cell phone.

16. A man’s heart beats about 108,000 times per day. In an average American man’s lifetime, that equals about 3 billion heartbeats!

17. Talk about having a big heart: The blue whale is the animal with the largest heart. The heart of one blue whale weighed nearly 1,500 pounds!

18. Lub-dub, lub-dub, lub-dub—that’s the sound your heart makes as the valves open and close. Catchy tune!

Cholesterol isn’t just something for older people to be aware of. About 20% of young people ages 12 to 19 have abnormal lipid levels.

13 Coach’s Challenge Here are some ideas to help inspire your students to reach their fundraising goals. • Silly String – The principal or PE teacher gets sprayed by top fundraisers. • A Healthy Breakfast – Kids pour breakfast items on the PE teacher, such as orange juice, milk or cereal. • Movie Night: If the school hits its BIG goal, then students who raise $150 or more get to come to school on a special night to watch a movie and have popcorn with their teacher. (Suggestions include: Jumanji, Madagascar, The Wild.) • Crunch Time – The PE Teacher eats a bug or a chocolate-covered bug! • PE Teacher Gets a Trim – The teacher or principal gets his head or beard shaved once the overall goal is hit by the top fundraiser! • Zoo Crew – The PE teacher dresses up as one of the Zoo Crew animals for the day. • Livestock Love – The coach or principal will kiss a livestock animal once the students hit their overall goal. • In the Zoo – The coach spends all of lunch in an enclosure if the school goal is hit. • Sweet Success – Cover your principal or PE teacher with chocolate sauce and feathers or fur. • Go RED – A teacher, coach or principal dyes their hair red for the day or sports a mohawk. • New Wheels – The principal or PE teacher rides a trike around school for the day. (This also works for roller blades, skateboards, etc.) • Slime – The principal or PE teacher gets slimed by the top fundraisers.

14 Classroom Challenge Here are some ideas to help inspire your students to reach their fundraising goals. • Special Athlete Visit – Students who raise $50 or more are invited to have a special lunch and recess party with student athletes from the local university or high school. • Water Balloon Challenge – For every increment of money ($25, $50, etc.), students get to throw water balloons at the teacher. (Often that takes place on Field Day.) • T-Shirt Club – Students who raise a set amount ($25 or $50) get to sign the teacher’s shirt that he or she will wear on the day of the event! • Crew Lunch – The top class (participation or dollars raised) gets a special lunch table and will be served by the PE teacher or principal. • Off to the Races … Who is in the Lead? – Line up your students’ zoo stickers on the zoo poster by grade to see which grade has the highest participation. • Dress Like a PE Teacher – The class with the highest participation or dollars raised gets to dress like the PE teacher for the day. • Extra PE – The top participating class receives an extra PE class period with the games and activities of their choice.

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Hi, Art Teacher! We hope you’ll be a part of Jump Rope/Hoops For Heart . Help promote it by trying these fun ideas in the art room: Create a Coloring Sheet! Hold a poster contest! – Did you know the American Heart Association allows you to submit your students’ top designs for a chance to be a national coloring sheet? Visit us online at postercontest.heart.org for details. Decorate your school! – Display posters around your school the week of your Jump/Hoops event. The entire school will be reminded about the importance of good health!

JRFH/HFH KICKOFF______JRFH/HFH EVENT DATE______

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Hi, Music Teacher! We hope you’ll be a part of Jump Rope/Hoops For Heart. Help promote it by teaching your students our theme song, It Takes Heart to be a Hero! Verse 1: Chorus: Everyone, around the world Because, it takes heart Join in, every boy and every girl To be a hero Jump high, feel great To make a difference in somebody’s life Show some kindness to another, don’t you hesitate Oh, it takes heart Reach out, it’s fun to do To be a hero There’s nothing better than a smile and a thank you And you’ll know what you’re doing is right So don’t wait, the time is now What you’re doing is right Take my hand I’ll show you how

JRFH/HFH KICKOFF______JRFH/HFH EVENT DATE______

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Music (continued)

Verse 2: Bridge: Someone you know, maybe a friend It takes heart Is hurt inside and can’t do the things you can Oh, it takes heart A little help, can go far It takes heart Before you know it you’ll be running on a shooting star To be a hero Join in, and play a part Oh, it takes heart Who knows you might even heal a beating heart It takes a little heart Yeah come along, it feels right Yeah, it takes a heart Spread the word and save a life To be a hero! (Repeat Chorus) Yeah, it takes heart To be a hero To make a difference in somebody’s life Oh, it takes heart To be a hero And you’ll know what you’re doing is right What you’re doing is right It Takes Heart

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Hi, Librarian! We hope you’ll be a part of Jump Rope/Hoops For Heart. Help promote it by displaying and sharing these books in the library: • Thump-Thump: Learning About Your Heart by Pamela Hill Nettleton • You Can’t Take Your Body To A Repair Shop by Harriet Ziefert and Fred Ehrlich, M.D. • Being Active by Mari C. Schuh • The Busy Body Book (A Kid’s Guide to Fitness) by Lizzy Rockwell • The Circulatory System by Helen Frost

JRFH/HFH KICKOFF______JRFH/HFH EVENT DATE______

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Hi, Front Office! We hope you’ll be a part of Jump Rope/Hoops For Heart! It’s coming up soon. We just finished planning your school’s event. As the face of the school, we wanted you to know about the fun stuff we have planned! Your students have the opportunity to become Heart Heroes through this program in three easy steps: 1. Taking care of their hearts. They’ll be learning all about this through the Go Wild for Heart Health curriculum in PE. 2. Spreading the heart-healthy message to friends and family. 3. Raising money when they can. This teaches the importance of helping others and giving back. The funds raised by your school will help save lives! Important Dates for the school calendar:  Kickoff/Assembly Date: ______ Parent Letters and Envelopes Sent Home: ______ Event Date: ______ Money Due Date: ______

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Keep Movin’! Say No to Give a ROAR Tobacco!

Keep your heart strong with physical All tobacco products—not just activity. cigarettes—contain dangerous chemicals.

for Heart Be active for at least 60 minutes every Protect your heart and lungs by avoiding day. secondhand smoke.

Run, hop, jump, dance, and actively Say “No!” to cigarettes, E-cigarettes, and play several times a day. chewing tobacco.

Go Wild Chop Eat for Out the Smart! Water! Sodium!

The vitamins and fiber found in fruits and vegetables keep your heart healthy. heart work harder. One 12-ounce can of soda can have Eat a variety of colorful fruits and about 8 teaspoons of sugar. Eat fewer foods that are high in sodium, vegetables. such as cheese and chips. Too much sugar can cause heart disease, Eat a fruit or vegetable at every meal. diabetes, and tooth decay. Eating less sodium protects you from heart disease and stroke.

©2016 American Heart Association. Text and design by The Education Center, LLC ©2016 American Heart Association. Text and design by The Education Center, LLC ©2016 American Heart Association. Text and design by The Education Center, LLC

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Materials: Steps: brightly colored bulletin board paper 1. Cover a bulletin board or large wall space with brightly green paper strips colored bulletin board paper. brown crepe paper or twine (for border) 2. Enlist student help in trimming the green paper strips to poster board resemble blades of grass. Staple the vegetation at the lion character, provided bottom of the board. five healthy-heart info sheets, provided marker 3. Use the crepe paper or twine to trim the display. stapler 4. Cut out the lion character and staple it to the board. scissors Add the title. 5. Staple the heart-healthy info sheets to the display. Extension Activity: Give each student a pledge certificate. Read the pledge aloud. Ask each student to write her name in the top blank of her certificate and check the box for the challenge she is accepting. Invite students to join you in a second reading of the pledge. Encourage students to take their pledge certificates home and display them, sharing their commitment with their families.

Don’t forget to GO WILD FOR HEART HEALTH and remember these important things: Exercise 60 minutes a day Add a fruit or vegetable to each meal Choose water instead of sugary beverages Say no to tobacco and e-cigarettes Choose foods low in sodium

©2016 American Heart Association 7/16DS10225 Ideas for Your Event Day Make sure the kids have fun – make it special! Keep the students moving – music is key! Have fun and relax – stress is bad for your heart! JUMP EVENT • Fun Stations – Healthy snacks – Stethoscope/Listen to your heart – Single rope – Long rope – Double dutch – Tricks (backward, one foot, criss cross, heel to heel, skier, etc.) • Free jump period • Glow in the dark HOOPS EVENT • March Madness bracket • Hot shot • 3 vs. 3 tournament • Teacher vs. student basketball game • Open gym (pay to play) • Slam dunk contest

21 Event Wrap-Up You’ve held your event. Now it’s time to count your donations and celebrate a job well done! Count and process the donations. Log in to your HeadQuarters to order all your thank-you gifts online! STEP ONE From your HeadQuarters, click on the Thank You Gift button under Steps to Fundraising Success. STEP TWO Enter your student donations. STEP THREE Click Manage Thank You Gifts to keep track of students you have given instant gifts to. STEP FOUR Order your school’s thank-you gifts. Don’t forget to click Submit. 1. Wrap up your event by using the online thank-you gift ordering system in your HeadQuarters. Instructions are located in your event kit or ask your AHA representative for help. 2. Convert any cash to a check or money order. 3. Place any Matching Gift Forms in your white postage paid envelope. (Donors receive these forms from their employers and turn them in to you. Forms must be included for us to receive the funds. You don’t need to fill out any information on the Matching Gift Forms.) 4. Even if your thank-you gifts were ordered online, please mail the completed Summary Gift Order Form (you can print directly from the online ordering dashboard) along with all of your checks, money orders and Matching Gift Forms in one of the white postage paid envelopes provided. A second envelope is included for late donations that come in after you’ve mailed off your original donations. 5. Print the Enter Student Donations page so you know how to distribute the thank-you gifts when they arrive. 6. For legal purposes, please keep the envelopes and permission slips for one year in case they would be needed later by the school or the American Heart Association. Announce what you raised and celebrate. After all that hard work and effort, it is important to let the school know the outcome and to thank all those involved. Here are a few ideas: • Announce the total raised at your event, on the morning announcements or at an assembly. • Send an all-staff email announcing the total donations raised, plus highlights from your event. • Post your event results and photos on your school website or monthly newsletter for parents and families. • Post your event total on your school marquee for parents and families. • Work with your students to create thank-you cards for any special volunteers, sponsors or donors. Follow through on your incentives and challenges. Did you set school challenges or student incentives that were tied to specific goals? Try to honor these challenges within a few weeks of the event so they stay fresh in the students’ minds.

22 Hand out thank-you gifts. • The student thank-you gifts should arrive four to six weeks after you send off your donations. • Try to distribute the gifts as soon as you receive them. If you have any issues with sizes or quantities, contact your American Heart Association representative. • Don’t forget that based on the amount your school raises, you will receive a U.S. Games gift certificate. Visit us-games.com/aha or call 1-800-327-0484, ext. 4326, to recieve a free catalog.

Event Raises U.S. Games gift certificate value $1,500 to 2,999 $100 $3,000 to 4,999 $200 $5,000 to 7,499 $300 $7,500 to 9,999 $400 $10,000 to 14,999 $500 $15,000 to 19,999 $800 $20,000 to 24,999 $1,000 $25,000 to $29,999 $1,300 $30,000 to $34,999 $1,500 $35,000 to $39,999 $1,800 $40,000 to $44,999 $2,000 $45,000 to $49,999 $2,500 $50,000 to $54,999 $3,000

*If your school raises more than $55,000, you will receive even more gift certificates.

Take a Moment. Take a moment to jot down what worked well and what could be improved next year. The notes will come in handy when you start planning again!

What worked well this year? •______•______•______Did you … What new ideas do you want to try next year? like the event pictures on this year’s •______materials? If your school would like to •______be featured on future Jump Rope For Heart or Hoops For Heart materials, •______feel free to email your event photos to [email protected].

23 2016–2017 National Jump and Hoops Awards • Top 10 Jump Rope For Heart Schools based on highest • “Open-Door” Award: Recognizes a Jump Rope or Hoops fundraising total For Heart volunteer who has helped bring other peers into • Top 10 Hoops For Heart Schools based on highest the program by “opening doors” to AHA staff or helping the fundraising total AHA recruit new customers by referring AHA staff to other coordinators who have successfully completed an event. • Top 10 Jump Rope For Heart/Hoops For Heart (combo events) Schools based on highest fundraising total • Faye Biles Educational Award (individual award): Faye Biles was an early pioneer with Jump Rope For Heart who focused • Top Jump Rope For Heart School Per Capita much of her energy on the event’s educational aspects. This • Top Hoops For Heart School Per Capita award is named after Faye and recognizes a Jump Rope or • Top Online Fundraising School based on total online Hoops For Heart coordinator who has been instrumental in dollars raised implementing the American Heart Association’s school-related programs. (Teacher’s Health Resource Guides, skills resources, • Top Fundraising Student based on overall total dollars raised HeartPower! Online, CPR in Schools, Healthy Schools Program, • Outstanding Jump Rope For Heart (JRFH) Volunteer Event What Moves U!, etc.) Coordinator: Recognizes a JRFH coordinator who has seen • Heart-Healthy School Award: Recognizes a Jump Rope or significant growth with their JRFH program, number of years Hoops For Heart school that has implemented American Heart implementing JRFH, creativity of event, passion of event, Association programs within the entire school. (Teacher’s community involvement, faculty/staff/PTA/PTO involvement, Health Resource Guides, skills resources, HeartPower! Online, Demo Team involvement and has overcome any unique challenges. CPR in Schools, Healthy Schools Program, What Moves U!, etc.) • Outstanding Hoops For Heart (HFH) Volunteer Event • Outstanding Team of the Year: Recognizes two or more Coordinator: Recognizes a HFH coordinator who has seen individuals who have seen significant growth with their JRFH significant growth with their HFH program, number of years or HFH program, number of years implementing JRFH or HFH, implementing HFH, creativity of event, passion of event, creativity of event, passion of event, community involvement, community involvement, faculty/staff/PTA/PTO involvement, faculty/staff/PTA/PTO involvement, Jump or Basketball Demo and has overcome any unique challenges. Team involvement and has overcome any unique challenges • Top Jump Rope For Heart School Rookie of the Year (first- • Young Heart Leadership: Recognizes someone under age 21, time participating school) who has demonstrated the highest levels of leadership-in-action • Top Hoops For Heart School Rookie of the Year (first-time that contributed to the growth in JRFH or HFH. participating school) SHAPE America or state AHPERD membership is not an eligibility requirement for • Administrator of the Year Award: For a superintendent, these awards. All winners will be notified by Aug. 30, 2017. Winners’ names will coordinator or instructional PE specialist who has been be published in the winter issue of SHAPE America’s newsletter, The Pulse. instrumental in growing the Jump Rope For Heart and/or For questions about the national awards, please contact your local American Hoops For Heart program(s) in his or her school. Heart Association office or call (800) 242-8721.

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