Heart Month Fundraising Ideas
 Lead by example. Be the first to contribute to your personal
fundraising page on Heartwalkla.org
 Heart Grams. Sell paper hearts to post on your office walls.
Suggested donations: Red-$5.00, Silver-$10.00, Gold-$20.00
 Raffle off prizes or privileges such as Jeans Days, Parking Spaces, etc.
 Restaurant Fundraiser. Ask a restaurant near work to host a
fundraiser and have the profits go towards AHA.
 Special Skills. Speak Spanish? Know how to fix computers?
Can you teach tennis? Offer your services for a donation.
(Tutoring, coaching, cleaning, accounting etc..)
 Silent Auction. Seek unique products/gift certificates and invite
your friends, family, colleagues, and business partners to an event
raising funds for the AHA.
 Shirt and Sweatshirt Sales. Create a unique shirt or sweatshirt for your company and sell them as a
fundraising effort. You can then wear this at the Heart Walk Event as your team uniform!
 Vacation Day. For a suggested donation of $25+, employees can enter a raffle for a chance to win a
work vacation day.
 Employee Giving. Employees designate a specific dollar amount to be deducted from their
paychecks. It can be a one-time gift, quarterly gift, or monthly gift.
 Extra Change Jar. Place an extra change jar in the office or in the cafeteria so employees can
easily drop their extra change. Tell them it’s for a lifesaving cause!
 Candy Grams. Send grams to fellow coworkers that includes candy, a special message, and
heart-healthy tips for $5.00.
 Gift Card Pinata. Get gift certificates donated and place them in a piñata. Charge $10 per hit and
the winner gets to keep everything inside. Remember that the order of hitters is pulled out of a hat.
 Virtual Garage Sale. Ask coworkers, friends, and family to donate their unwanted items to be used
for a virtual garage sale. Use an online website like Craigslist to sell the items and let them know
proceeds will support the American Heart Association.
 Host a Tournament. Golf, Dodgeball, Tennis, Bowling, Kickball, Poker. Suggest a minimum donation
to enter, encourage teams to fundraise, and offer a prize to the top fundraising/winning team.
 Heart Healthy Food and Beverage Sales. Get goodies donated or bake your own heart healthy snacks
and sell them.
 Matching Gifts/Matching Grant Program. Ask if your company has a matching gift program.
LET’S TURN LOS ANGELES RED FOR HEART MONTH!
 Light up a park or a building landscape by wrapping trees in red string lights.
 Use red in your fountain or entry lighting.
 Outline the entire building/structure in red or use red floodlights to change the surface color.
 Put “We Go Red for Women” on your outside signs or windows.
 Cover windows with red gel paper, translucent red film or Go Red
for Women posters.
 “Corner Office.” Ask an executive to raffle off their office and/or
parking spot for a period of time.
 Jeans Day. For a suggested donation of $25.00 you can wear
Jeans on a Friday.
 Create an Email Signature. Insert a hyperlink to your fundraising
page in your business signature.
 Share Your Why. In your email signature and next to your
fundraising hyperlink, share your reason to live a healthier,
long life.
 Host a Brown-Bag Day at Work. Have co-workers bring a
brown-bag lunch and donate the cost of what they would have spent to your Fundraising efforts for
Heart Month.
 Happy Hour Give Back Night. Ask a restaurant/bar to donate 25% of their profits for a lunch, dinner,
and/or happy hour to help you fundraise for the American Heart Association. Promoting through social
media is always a helpful tool.
 Collaborate With Existing Community Activities. Organize a team to join a local American Heart
Association Heart Walk.
 Organize a “Red Dress Evening” or “Red Dress Luncheon” for a local restaurant to serve a tasting menu
of heart healthy foods.
 Host a Red Dress Gala in conjunction with Valentine’s Day.
LET’S GET SOCIAL AND ROCK THE RED!
 Newsletter. Add information about living a heart healthy lifestyle to your company newsletter.
 Tweet, Facebook, and Snapchat information regarding American Heart Month.
 Host a community event where families can be active while learning about local health resources.
 Take Action. Be the Cure! Join the American Heart Association’s National Movement “You’re the
Cure” in support of healthier communities and healthier lives https://www.yourethecure.org/
 Work with an AHA Staff Partner. Work with your local AHA office for more tips, tools &ideas.
 Follow Us On Social Media@amheartla
2 @americanheartassociation
@americanheart_la
www.heart.org
@ahagreaterla
www.goredforwomen.org
For more information on getting involved
locally, contact LA Heart Walk Coordinator,
Josh Lomeli at [email protected] OR by
calling 213-291-7025