2021 Kids Heart Challenge Wrap Up
Sunita Williams Elementary School's 18th annual Carol Virginio Memorial Kids Heart Challenge/Jump Rope for Heart was a great success! In what has become an annual tradition, Sunita Williams Elementary School participated in its 18th annual Kids Heart Challenge to support the American Heart Association on Feb. 17th and 18th. The event is named after former Hillside School teacher’s aid, Carol Virginio, who passed away in the spring of 2013. Carol was a cancer survivor, a heart transplant recipient, and an avid supporter of this event.
The event is coordinated by Sunita Williams Elementary School's Physical Education and Wellness teachers Rob Tatro and Erica Cifrino. This year, Sunita Williams School had nearly 300 registered students who helped find sponsorships for the event which raised a record $32,167 for the American Heart Association which helped bring our 18 year total to $305,361! Whether students chose to find sponsorships or not, students spent several weeks leading up to the event learning new jumping skills, learned about heart health, and what it means to support organizations like the AHA.
We are so lucky and blessed to have such tremendous support from the entire Needham community and beyond. Please accept our sincerest thanks to everyone who helped make another Kid's Heart Challenge event an overwhelming success!
The event is coordinated by Sunita Williams Elementary School's Physical Education and Wellness teachers Rob Tatro and Erica Cifrino. This year, Sunita Williams School had nearly 300 registered students who helped find sponsorships for the event which raised a record $32,167 for the American Heart Association which helped bring our 18 year total to $305,361! Whether students chose to find sponsorships or not, students spent several weeks leading up to the event learning new jumping skills, learned about heart health, and what it means to support organizations like the AHA.
We are so lucky and blessed to have such tremendous support from the entire Needham community and beyond. Please accept our sincerest thanks to everyone who helped make another Kid's Heart Challenge event an overwhelming success!
Carol Virginio Memorial
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About Kids Heart ChallengeSunita Williams School partnership with the American Heart Association began in February of 2004 and we've been jumping strong ever since. Over the ten plus years we've been participating in the program, Sunita Williams Elementary has donated over $200,000 to the Association for heart research and medicine.
Students fundraising efforts are voluntary and students do not have to raise money to participate. During physical education classes in February students participate by learning how to jump rope, how to challenge themselves physically as they get better, and how jumping rope (along with other forms of cardiovascular exercise) benefits their heart. On the Friday before our February break, we hold a Kids Heart Challenge celebration where students come to the gym during a 40 minute jumping period and jump rope with other students and friends. 2020 Kids Heart Challenge Schedule:
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