WEYBURN – For the month of February Jennie Moule and her daughters, Morgyn and Myla, raise money for The Mending Little Hearts Fund of Saskatchewan by making chocolate chip cookies.
People order by the dozen and make a donation. Last year was their first year, and they made 134 dozen cookies and raised $2,535, with all proceeds going to the fund.
“There are multiple families in and around Weyburn that utilize MLHF, including our family. Our daughter, Morgyn was born with a congenial heart defect called Pulmonary Atresia with a VSD and ASD and has had two open heart surgeries so far in her 13 years, and will need more down the road,” explained Jennie.
The Mending Little Hearts Fund allows people to make directed donations toward addressing the unmet needs of children living with heart conditions from all across Saskatchewan. Contributions will improve the health, wellbeing, and survival of these children by:
• Providing additional equipment for diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of their conditions;
• Establishing educational resources for these children and their families;
• Developing support services for these families at the time of diagnosis and procedures;
• Allowing a child and family to attend the highly successful annual CHAMPS summer camp.
“MLHF means the world to us because Morgyn gets to hang out with and gets to know other children who have heart defects too. She feels normal and it’s all because of the camps that MLHF puts on,” said Jennie.
The Children’s Healthy-Heart Activity Monitoring Program in Saskatchewan, or CHAMPS Camp, is a program for children between the ages of seven and 17 years with congenital or acquired heart disease. CHAMPS brings children with cardiac conditions together in a supportive, safe environment that encourages them to build their confidence in physical activity participation and mental wellness.
The camp is funded primarily through the Mending Little Hearts Fund of Saskatchewan. There are also numerous sponsors throughout the year who help make the program possible.
“They teach them ways to cope with their defect, different strategies to help with anxiety they might get before any appointments or procedures and much more. Before being a part of this amazing group she didn’t realize how many other kids have special hearts like her,” said Jennie.
If anyone would like to order, they can send Jennie a message on Facebook or they can call her at (306) 861-4580.
The Rolling Pin is also selling hearts by donation for the month of February as well.
