JUMP School Newsletter/Email Articles
The following articles can be used to promote your Jump Event within your
school community
Cut and paste the articles into your School publications (Newsletters/Emails) as
applicable
Immediately following your JUMP Kick-off Assembly:
1. Jump Event Day - Letter to Parents
Dear Parent/Guardian:
(ENTER SCHOOL NAME) is pleased to be holding a Heart and Stroke Foundation Jump Rope For
Heart event on (INSERT DATE HERE). All money raised will support the Heart and Stroke Foundation
in their mission to promote children’s health and fund vital heart and stroke research.
Jump Rope for Heart encourages kids to get active by skipping rope while they collect pledges for heart
disease and stroke research. They also learn the importance of living a healthy lifestyle and giving back
to their community.
Participating schools can receive a portion of proceeds back from the Heart and Stroke Foundation to
support the purchase of physical education equipment or to assist with other school needs.
We need your help to reach our School fundraising goal of $XXXX.
Please help support your child’s fundraising efforts by registering them online at JumpRopeForHeart.ca
and sending out donation requests to friends, family and colleagues. Online fundraising is the quickest
way to reach all of your contacts and online donors receive an automatic tax receipt. Plus, when
students receive their first online donation, they will receive a free skipping rope* from the Heart &
Stroke Foundation!
If you need assistance, please visit jumpropeforheart.ca and check out our step by step “how-to”
resources.
Each student will be bringing home a pledge envelope to collect cash and cheque donations in
person. Please ensure that their pledge envelope is returned on the day of their school’s Jump Event
Day.
Thank you in advance for your support,
TEACHER / PRINCIPAL NAME & SIGNATURE
*Donation can be any amount. Skipping ropes will be delivered to your school after your Jump event.
2. Jump Rope for Heart - Encouraging Online Fundraising:
In support of (SCHOOL NAME) Jump Rope for Heart event, we are encouraging all Parents to consider
online fundraising. Online fundraising is the most time efficient way to help support your child’s
fundraising goals – in addition, it is safe and secure, it saves paper and online donors receive an instant
tax receipt!
Plus, when students receive their first online donation (of any amount) they will receive a free
skipping rope* so they can practice their skipping skills and stay active all year long!
How to get started
1. Visit JumpRopeForHeart.ca and Register for JUMP
2. Set up your personal fundraising page
3. Send donation request emails to friends, family and colleagues
If you need assistance, please visit JumpRopeForHeart.ca and check out our step by step “how-to”
resources.
Thank you for making Canada a healthier place to call home, by funding the critical research
that tangibly improves the lives of Canadian families, like yours, every day.
*Skipping ropes will be delivered to your school after your Jump event.
3. Jump Rope for Heart – Nostalgia Article
Look at how much has changed in the last 30 years!
- Hand written letters became e-mail
- Cameras no longer require film
- Phone booths became Cellphones
- Computers that once filled a room, now fit in the palm of your hand
- 15 songs used to fit on a record the size of a plate, now you can fit 1,000’s of songs in
your pocket
And…
- Heart and Stroke Jump Rope for Heart grew from a one-day fundraiser in a handful of
schools to a Nationwide success.
- Jump now delivers fun, fitness and education to more than 4,000 schools and
750,000 students each year while raising millions of dollars for heart disease and
stroke research.
Our focus on kids’ health is as strong as ever, as is our passion for getting and keeping kids active.
Jump into a tradition that is over 30 years strong!
Thank you for supporting the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
4. Major Heart and Stroke research funded milestones – funded by
you!
In 2001: Foundation-funded researchers made a huge discovery – infant heart transplants could be
performed safely despite major blood type incompatibility between donor and recipient. Today that
discovery means shorter waiting lists and life-saving transplants for more children.
In 2009: doctors performed the first in-utero surgery to correct a problem with a baby’s heart
In 2014: we invested more than $34 million in life-saving research, supporting almost 1,000 researchers
in medical institutes, universities, hospitals, and communities across the country, and $55
million into programs that educate and empower Canadians to live a healthier life.
See how your donation dollars are making a direct impact. Visit JumpRopeForHeart.ca and watch our
Child Survivor Videos.
A week before JUMP Event Day
5. Help us with our FUNdraising Challenge!
In support of our Schools Jump Rope for Heart Fundraising Event, our students have accepted a
FUNdraising Challenge from (TEACHER(S)/PRINCIPAL(S) NAME(S)). If the students reach their
goal of ($XXXXX) by (DATE), (TEACHER(S)/PRINCIPAL(S) NAME(S)) will (INSERT
CHALLENGE HERE).
Help support our students in achieving their goal! This is a great way to have some fun AND raise money
for a really great cause!
Every dollar that is donated helps support Heart and Stroke’s mission to keep all kids healthy and create
more survivors.
6. How is Your Jump Fundraising Going?
There are X days remaining until our Jump Rope for Heart Event Day! Be sure to reach out to family and
friends for donations. Every donation helps us to reach our fundraising goal and to help save lives.
Online fundraising is a quick and easy way to receive donations. Go to www.jumpropeforheart.ca and
register today!
7. Jump School Give-back Program
Jump Rope for Heart is pleased to offer a school Give-back program to thank schools who fundraise for
the Heart and Stroke Foundation. The intent of the program is to help schools support the well-being of
students. Schools can choose from 1 of 3 give-back options:
1) HeartSmart™ Points - Schools earn HeartSmart™ Points that can be redeemed for valuable
resources including sports equipment, school supplies and electronics in association with Wintergreen
Learning Materials. One point is earned for every dollar raised and points are earned for every student
who fundraises. Online fundraisers earn additional bonus points for the school.
Visit JumpRopeForHeart.ca and check out our Wintergreen Video to learn more about the
HeartSmart Points program.
2) Cheque-back: Schools can also take a percentage of cash back based on their net fundraising
revenue raised.
3) Donate back to The Heart and Stroke Foundation: In the true spirit of philanthropy, schools
can choose to donate their give-back to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
On or before Jump Event Day
8. Benefits of Skipping
Children are naturally energetic, but without encouragement they can become inactive. Today many
children spend more and more time sitting – in class, using the computer or watching TV. As a result,
more than half of Canadian children aren’t active enough for optimal health and development.
Skipping is a efficient and effective way to get a great workout in just 15-20 minutes.
Here are a few of the benefits of skipping:
- helps to improve heart rate and blood pressure
- provides a full body workout: core, legs, glutes, shoulders and arms
- improves flexibility, coordination and balance
- improves muscle tone in both the lower and upper body
- assists with weight loss
- it’s low cost and can be done anywhere
- and, it’s FUN!
Skipping is for everybody – young and old! Skipping is often overlooked, yet provides one of the
easiest and most effective cardio workouts possible. It is used by boxers, and lots of other athletes like
basketball, soccer, hockey and tennis stars as part of their regular fitness routines.
After Jump Event Day
9. Thank you for Participating in Jump Rope for Heart
THANK YOU for helping to make our Heart and Stroke Jump Rope for Heart event a success!
This year, approximately______ students at ______________________School participated in
the Jump Rope for Heart. Together, we raised _____________ for the Heart and Stroke
Foundation. Thank you for your support!
Supporting kids' health for more than 30 years, the Heart and Stroke Foundation encourages kids to get
active while they collect pledges for heart disease and stroke research. Jump Rope for Heart also
educates students about the benefits of healthy eating, daily physical activity and giving back to their
community.
In addition to raising funds to support the organizations’ mission, JUMP activates our kids to embrace a
lifetime of healthy living and social responsibility.
Plus, as part of the Heart and Stroke school give-back program, our school earned valuable HeartSmartTM
Points redeemable for physical education equipment and other valuable school resources.
Thanks again for your support and generosity!