Northern New Jersey

About Us

Welcome to the Northern New Jersey Chapter of It’s My Heart! Our chapter serves the Northern New Jersey area, so don’t hesitate to contact us if you are interested in joining, helping, or supporting our efforts in this region.

Board of Directors Kim Shadek, Mickey Wilder, RN, Kenneth Shadek, Christina Laub Chapter Officers Kim Shadek, President Mickey Wilder RN, Vice President Christina Laub, Secretary Kenneth Shadek, Treasurer Brianne Ahlborn, Newsletter Editor Nicole Acquaire, Volunteer Coordinator Cathy Biamonte, Programs Manager Amy Lalonde, Editor

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Special Events

Wild West City Date: Saturday, September 18th (raindate September 25th) Time: 10:30 a.m. Address: Wild West City 50 Lackawana Drive Stanhope, NJ 07874 Visit the website at www.wildwestcity.com for more information. Tickets are the following prices: $17.50-child, $18.50-adult Ticket prices include admission, train ride, stagecoach ride and pony ride. Please bring your own lunch or you can purchase lunch at the park. Please join us for a day of fun! Family and friends of IMH are welcome. Please RSVP by September 9th to brianne.ahlborn@itsmyheart.org or (973) 248-6523

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Northern New Jersey Chapter CHD Awareness Walk Sunday, October 3, 2010 Ridgewood Duck Pond, Ridgewood, NJ REGISTER ONLINE NOW!

Meetings and Chapter Calendar

It’s My Heart Support Group Meetings are a wonderful place to learn more about CHD and meet other parents and family members that are going through similar situations. IMH Northern New Jersey currently holds monthly support group meetings at the Hackensack University Medical Center. Check the calendar below for our scheduled meetings and other events.

Get Involved

As a group, we provide non-medical support to those affected by CHD through a variety of means and work to educate the public on Congenital Heart Defects. The following is a list of ways we reach out to our community.

We Got Heart

“We Got Heart” is a nationwide support group specifically geared towards ages 12-19 for all those affected by CHD including family and friends. This is a safe place where teens can talk freely amongst each other about CHD, it’s implications and lifestyle management. Click here to become a member of We Got Heart.

Keep your eyes peeled for exciting upcoming events like:

• Stadium Night in your area (Sports Team)
• Annual Retreat
• Monthly meetings with guest speakers and fun activities

Participate and get involved by:

• Stuffed Animal Drive for the Comfort Bags
• Snack Drive for Care Packages
• Pennies for Heart Drive
• Participate in Annual IMH National CHD Awareness Walk as a form of community service

Interact with other teens:

• Myspace web page http://www.myspace.com/wegotheart
• Visit our discussion board to talk with other teens.

If you’d like a reference letter for college applications, inquire here wgh@itsmyheart.org.

Click here for a printable flyer and Drive Request Letter to hold your own Hugs for Kids Stuffed Animal Drive.

For any questions or comments contact the National We Got Heart Director, at wgh@itsmyheart.org.

Big Hearts

It’s My Heart would like to thank the following contributors for their generous donations on behalf of IMH Northern New jersey. Without their support, IMH could not continue to grow and support those affected by Congenital Heart Defects.

Jesea Littlejohn Little Miss Queen City Princess 2010 who collected 109 stuffed animals for IMH-NNJ!

In memory of Joshua Nolan: Rich Heller
In memory of Alejandro Fitzroy Manning: Barry Grossman, Steve Hurwitz, Ramona Henry, Lauren Mattingly, Mary Stawicki, Nick Muqtadir, Karen Franklin, Butch Biggs, Hana Pitas, Abby Fasehun

Because this list is always a work in progress, we might accidentally leave certain key sponsors off the list. Please let us know if we have left your name off the list by mistake by emailing us at info@itsmyheart.org.
Thank you!