Jump Rope for Heart Capilano’s Jump Rope For Heart Event: Friday February 5th The Heart and Stroke Foundation is a volunteer-based charity that focuses on raising funds for research and promoting healthy living in an effort to reduce and hopefully eliminate the incidences of heart disease and stroke. The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada is a federation of 10 provincial Foundations, led and supported by more than 140,000 volunteers. Jump Rope For Heart - Thank You!! Thanks to all those who donated to the Heart and Stroke Foundation fund raising event. Capilano community raised an amazing $6788. The generous contributions of the Capilano community are greatly appreciated by the foundation. As little as $1 allows for the purchase of a test tube, allowing for life-saving research; $220 allows for the purchase of antibodies used to detect viral or bacterial infections in the heart. Every dollar raised makes a difference!   On Friday, February 5th, Capilano school will be holding a Heart and Stroke Jump Rope For Heart fundraising event for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Throughout the day all students will participate in 15-20 minutes of skipping and fitness activities in the gym. Students will need to dress in comfortable clothing for exercising, and wear running shoes to school. Prior to the event, students will be given the opportunity to raise funds for the Heart and Stroke Foundation by collecting donations. We suggest that donations be collected (using the donation collection envelope, sent home on Friday, February 8th) from family, friends, and familiar neighbours only. For safety reasons we suggest that students DO NOT go door-to-door approaching strangers to solicit donations. Students who collect as little as $14.00 in donations will qualify for prizes to reward them for their efforts (see the donation collection envelope, which will be sent home on Friday, January 29th, for details). Please return the donation envelopes, EVEN IF NOT USED, by Friday, February 19th . Donations can also be made on-line at: https://www.kintera.org/faf/home/waiver.asp?ievent=324011&lis=1&jt=3521201&teamsName=Capilano%20Elementary…..OR click on http://www.jumpropeforheart.ca/ then click on “Register for your school” enter Capilano Elementary and then click on the “register” button beside Capilano…Click I agree on the waiver - then you will end up on a page where the student registers themselves for our event. After registering, students will be able to send off information to relatives anywhere in the world, and donations made on line through their page will be linked directly to our school!! For general information about healthy lifestyle choices: http://www.heartandstroke.com/site/c.ikIQLcMWJtE/b.2796497/k.F922/Heart_Disease_Stroke_and_Healthy_Living.htm and http://www.thehearttruth.ca/