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Fundraise to save Australian hearts

Join the Heart Foundation community. Together, we can make a real difference for Australian hearts.

Heart and circulatory diseases devastate the homes and hearts of Australians. Sadly, it’s our biggest killer. But you can make a difference.  

Fundraising for cardiovascular disease involves rallying the support of your friends, family and colleagues to raise money for research and prevention. Join the mission to spread heart health messages and find treatments for heart disease. 

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There are plenty of ways to get involved. Here are some inspiring ideas to get you started. 

Workplace

  • Energise your office with a morning tea, a lunchtime walking club or a trivia night. 

School 

  • Get the school together and host a free-dress day, a bake sale or host a Mother’s or Father’s Day breakfast. 

Community 

  • Fight back against heart disease in your community. Host a dinner party, organise a golf or bowls day or even set up a garage sale.  

Challenge yourself and go solo 

  • You could go junk free for a month, run or walk a marathon or host a birthday celebration and ask for donations as gifts. 
The Heart Foundation allocates funds to be as efficient and effective as possible. 

Raise $99 

Can pay for a DNA test that can help to determine the genetic factors that are important in developing heart disease. 

Raise $205 

Can pay for a research assistant for one day, helping a cardiovascular researcher to continue their lifesaving work. 

Raise $552 

Could cover the cost of an MRI scan, which examines damage and abnormalities in the structure and function of the heart. 

Raise $1,197 

Can pay for a CT angiogram to enable a researcher to examine the arteries that supply blood to the heart. 

Your support helps the Heart Foundation save Australian hearts by: 
 
  • Developing care guidelines for health professionals 
  • Supporting high-quality care for people living with heart disease 
  • Helping Australians live healthier lifestyles 
  • Advocating government and industry across initiatives to improve heart health. 
We’re inspired by the efforts of every single one of our fundraising supporters. 


“Every so often we have turning points in our lives. Mine was the loss of my parents, and the realisation I need to be healthy so my son won’t lose his father as well. My father died at age 52 of a heart attack. I needed to exercise. I needed to be alive for my son, my wife, my stepson. So I completed the Melbourne Marathon and raised over $3,000 for the Heart Foundation.” 
- Mick Ashworth, Melbourne Marathon participant 


 “After surviving a life-threatening aortic aneurysm I wanted to give back to the Heart Foundation. For the past three years throughout the month of July, I have raised funds by wearing a different tie each day. Research funded by organisations like the Heart Foundation meant that I not only stayed on this side of the turf, but I also got the rehabilitation I needed to get back to a normal life.” 

- David Gist, Cool Tie July 

How to get started

Fundraising for the Heart Foundation is easy and fun. Once you have decided what you would like to do, the next step is to sign up online with the Do it for Heart platform. 

Once you have registered, a friendly coordinator will be in touch to support your fundraising journey. You’ll receive a fundraising toolkit with information and materials to support you, such as posters and other sharable materials. 

If you’d like to discuss your idea, email communityfundraising@heartfoundation.org.au and we’ll be in touch. 

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