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SEPTEMBER 28, 2024
Holly’s Heart Foundation held it's fourth annual Holly’s Heart Hero & Remembrance Walk to honor the heroes who have saved lives through organ donation. Thank you all for your contributions, attendance, and support! We were happy to have another amazing turnout for games, food, and our Remembrance Walk. We would also like to thank the 501st Legion which made the Hero Walk enjoyed by all! Please enjoy the event photos below and we hope to see you all next year!
SEPTEMBER 16, 2023
Holly’s Heart Foundation held it's third annual HHF Hero Walk to honor the heroes who have saved lives through organ donation. We are thankful for a beautiful day and were happy to have an amazing turnout for games, food, and our Remembrance Walk. We would like to thank everyone who walked and donated funds as well as the 501st Legion which made the Hero Walk enjoyed by all! Please enjoy the event photos below and we hope to see you all next year!
APRIL 19, 2023
Carmen Blake, mother of Tim Blake (a HHF Hero who saved 4 lives), was a guest on CBS News (Baltimore) for a Donate Life Month along with the recipient of Tim’s heart, Phyllis Weissblum. Carmen and Phyllis shared their story with the WJZ team, which can be found below.
OCTOBER 1, 2022
Holly’s Heart Foundation held it's second annual HHF Hero Walk to honor the heroes who have saved lives through organ donation. We are thankful that the weather held out for us and were happy to host over 100 walkers in attendance at Gilbert Run Park for games, food, and our Remembrance Walk. We would like to thank everyone who walked and donated funds as well as the local businesses that contributed food, drinks, and other services which made the Hero Walk enjoyed by all! Please enjoy the event photos below and we hope to see you all next year!
MARCH 31, 2022
Holly’s Heart Foundation is a proud recipient of a 2022 The Power of Change grant provided by the Community Awareness of Rappahannock Electric Charity, Inc.
It is through the generosity of the Rappahannock Electric Cooperative member-owners who round-up their electric bills through The Power of Change program, that the CARE Charity can award grants to organizations like ours. Together with this support we can do great things for our communities. For more information on The Power of Change please visit thepowerofchange.org.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2021
Holly’s Heart Foundation held it's first HHF Hero Walk to honor the heroes who have saved lives through organ donation. We had over 60 walkers in attendance at Gilbert Run Park for a beautiful day in the park which included games, food, and our Remembrance Walk. We would like to thank everyone who walked and donated funds as well as the local businesses that contributed food, drinks, and other services which made the Hero Walk enjoyed by all! Please enjoy the event photos below and we hope to see you all next year!
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
The founder of Holly’s Heart Foundation and the Heartbeat for Heroes initiative, Deanne Blankenship, was a guest on Good Morning Washington and NBC 4 (WRC) News for their “National Donor Day” segments focusing on celebrating registered organ, eye, and tissue donors, living donors, and the heroes that have saved lives after their death. These two interviews can be found below.