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SPRINTING for Little Hearts!

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Hard to believe it's almost May again, especially when we awoke to find fresh fallen snow on our lawn this morning.  But lo and behold, May is coming, and we're celebrating May Day this year at the American Heart Association's annual Heart Walk .  Some of you may remember our walk from last year, and several commented about Zachary's sprint to the finish line... All year long he has talked about the "Heart Walk" and how much fun he had.  When we drive over the river past downtown he even points out "Oh, THAT's where we had our Heart Walk!  When we gonna do that again, Mommy?"  And he is so excited to know it's just one short week away!  On May 1 our family will once again be in attendance, raising money to fund research for pediatric heart disease.  Did you know...  In the United States, twice as many children die from congenital heart defects every year than from all forms of childhood cancer combined, yet funding for pediatric cancer resear...