U of MN Heart Ambassadors

Registration is now open for this year’s Red Heart Soirée supporting cardiovascular health at the University of Minnesota and M Health Fairview hospitals and clinics! We look forward to hosting you on Friday, September 16 for a fun and inspiring evening at the Omni Viking Lakes Hotel featuring a lively cocktail reception on the beautiful patio, silent and live auctions, gourmet dinner, patient stories, and after party with live entertainment.

Learn more and register today to join us:
http://redheartsoiree.umn.edu

Home | Red Heart Soiree Join us for the 2022 Red Heart Soirée at the Omni Viking Lakes Hotel with beautiful indoor and outdoor spaces! Red Heart Soirée is our signature fundraising event supporting cardiovascular health at the University of Minnesota and M Health Fairview hospitals and clinics. Friday, September 16, 2022...

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Red Heart Soirée is just two days away! We are excited to celebrate with you virtually this Friday, February 26 starting at 7:00 p.m. Here are two easy ways you can help us reach our $200,000+ goal:
1. Donate today or during Friday’s program.
2. Bid often and bid high on our exciting online auction open now through 9 p.m. on Friday. Your support will make a difference in the lives of hundreds of heart patients.

Your support will make a difference in the lives of hundreds of heart patients. You can donate and bid here, and make sure you are also registered to attend this free celebration: https://aesbid.com/ELP/REDHEART21

Mindful Monday! Noon - lying down yoga. Join the University of Minnesota's Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing for an informal hour of meditation and light movement.
https://z.umn.edu/MondayMindful

Virtual Painting Party with Board & Brush!
Register Now!
https://z.umn.edu/HeArtTherapy
Deadline is 6:00pm Feb. 4
Use Access Code: HEARTTHERAPY to register and Discount Code: HEART25 to take $25 off your registration

Please join us for a virtual DIY virtual hosted by Board & Brush in St. Louis Park. During the workshop, you will create your own unique wood decor project. We provide all the materials and instruct you step-by-step through the creative process. You will finish with a beautiful piece for your home or for a gift.
$20 fee covers all materials. Kits will be available for pick-up at the Cardiology Division offices on the second floor of Variety Club Research Center (map).

During registration, you will select a project from our gallery. Kits will be available for pick-up from Feb 15 at the Cardiology Division offices on the second floor of Variety Club Research Center (map). Each kit will be labeled with your name, packaged in a white gift bag with a Bb gift tag and will include:
A sanded, distressed, assembled, and pre-stained board matching the gallery photo
The design stencil
Three paint cups
Three sponge paint brushes
Two small cloths (for potential spills)
Step by step instruction sheet
A color mixing guide
Sandpaper
Paint

Kits will be available for pickup from Monday, February 15 at the Cardiology offices, 2nd floor Variety Club Research Center (map).

When:
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm

Where:
Online via Zoom!

Register Now!
https://z.umn.edu/HeArtTherapy
Registration closes at 6:00pm Feb. 4, 2021.
Use Access Code: HEARTTHERAPY to register and Discount Code: HEART25 to take $25 off your registration

Get ready for National Heart Month!
We have a lot of great activities lined up for February, including our yearly Step Challenge, a Go Red for Women photo challenge, A virtual painting party, coloring contest, and much more!
Visit z.umn.edu/heartmonth for more details.

Join us for this free event celebrating the innovative work being done in cardiology and hear some amazing patient stories!

Registration for Red Heart Soirée is now open! Join our emcees Jennifer Mayerle and Mike Augustyniak of WCCO Saturday Morning when they bring this virtual celebration to you on Friday, February 26.

http://redheartsoiree.umn.edu

Please take a moment to watch this incredible story featuring our Dr. Rose Kelly.

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Join us!

Happy Holidays from University of Minnesota Giving and the Red Heart Soirée event committee!

Mark your calendars for Friday, February 26, 2021 for the Red Heart Soirée virtual celebration benefitting cardiovascular health at the University of Minnesota! We can't wait to share with you all the exciting details about this highly anticipated, live fundraising event which you will be able to enjoy from the comfort of your home.

Registration will open in early January. Additional details at http://redheartsoiree.umn.edu
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Another example of the U’s groundbreaking work in heart health!

Clinical trial led by U of M Medical School improves care for cardiac arrest patients Cardiac arrest patients are more likely to survive under a new standard of care in the Twin Cities ...

Amazing!

World’s First-Ever ECMO-based Clinical Trial Shows Six Times Higher Survival Rates Among Cardiac Arrest Patients Hospital systems worldwide will now rethink the standard of care for patients under cardiac arrest thanks to new results from a clinical trial led by the University of Minnesota Medical School. Funding from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) supported this research — published i...

Exciting news about our resuscitation program!

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Excited to share about our talented physicians!

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