Dear Editor,
Re: 38th Annual Walk for Hearts – Sunday May 4, 2025; Campbell River Branch – First Open Heart Society of B.C.
We are pleased to invite everyone to join us at our 38th annual Walk for Hearts on Sunday, May 4, 2025. Registration – 12:30 p.m., Walk starts at 1 p.m. from the Willow Point Hall north along the Sea Walk, then returns to the Hall by 2 p.m. It is a fun family affair with refreshments & prizes provided. Participants either provide a donation or gather pledges from others to raise funds for this event which benefits cardiac patients from the whole North Island and our Campbell River Hospital. Tax receipts are provided. Please phone 250-287-3096 for pledge sheets.
Our primary function is to provide support for local heart patients and their families, who are facing or recovering from heart surgery or experiencing any other cardio-vascular related problem or procedure. This may be moral support and/or financial support for people in need to obtain medical treatment in Vancouver or Victoria. Special emphasis is given to families with children facing surgery for heart related problems at Children’s Hospital in Vancouver.
Our group is a local support group. We have one fundraiser per year. The funds stay local and are used for North Island “heart patients” as well as cardiac equipment for the Campbell River Hospital with $393,680 donated so far. We are very proud to be listed as the second highest donor on the plaque in the lobby of our hospital.
Our group does not receive any government funding and is completely run by volunteers.
Lois Jarvis,
Walk for Hearts Coordinator
Campbell River Branch
First Open Heart Society
