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September 21, 2023 2023 Giving Guide

American Heart Association

2024 Goals

  • Funding lifesaving, local research with past research funds granted to Maine Medical Center Research Institute in Portland, Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, University of Maine-Orono and others who apply and research was deemed meritorious.
  • Inspiring women to take charge of their heart health through the Maine Goes Red statewide awareness campaign, which includes an annual Survivor Search to cultivate female spokeswomen for the campaign.
  • Working with Channel 8 WMTW on a monthly “Heart Health 8” series on the 8th of each month featuring local heart disease and stroke survivors, medical experts and wellness professionals to help educate and inspire viewers to live a heart-healthy lifestyle.
  • Improving employee health through workplace wellness programs and Hands-Only CPR education.
  • Teaming up with Maine schools to combat childhood obesity though the Kids Heart Challenge.
  • Providing science-based treatment guidelines to health care professionals to improve patient care.

Fundraising events/Opportunities

Go Red for Women® Purse-Onality – Sept. 28, 2023 – Kennebunkport

The seventh annual fundraising event will feature a silent auction of themed purses filled with items reflecting donors’ personalities such as work, hobbies or family interests. Hear from special guest speakers, including a local cardiologist and a stroke survivor, to learn more about women’s heart and brain health.

National Wear Red Day – Feb. 2, 2024

A simple, one-day fundraiser to increase awareness of heart disease in women while raising funds for research and education. The Association provides all materials for your office.

Maine Go Red for Women® Luncheon – March 27, 2024

Melanie Tinto

Chair: Melanie Tinto, Chief Human Resources Officer, WEX

Learn more about the leading cause of death in women – cardiovascular disease – and how you can save more lives. The event will feature inspirational guest speakers, health experts, a silent auction, and the presentation of two Crystal Heart awards.

Maine Heart Walk – May 19, 2024

Charlie Therrien

Chair: Charlie Therrien, Senior Vice President of Northern Light Health and President of Northern Light Mercy Hospital

Join thousands of passionate people touched by heart disease and stroke during the Heart Walk celebration. Help fund lifesaving research as we honor heart disease and stroke survivors in our community. Learn more about cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes, inactivity, smoking and high blood pressure.

Giving Opportunities

  • Sponsor the Heart Walk or a Go Red for Women® event, donate an auction item or participate on an event planning committee.
  • Join the “Circle of Red” group to help combat cardiovascular disease.
  • Give your employees time to participate in a free, online Hands-Only CPR demonstration.
  • Conduct a simple, one-day fundraising event on National Wear Red Day.

Volunteer Opportunities

  • Be a “You’re the Cure” Advocate to help educate our legislators on our public policy efforts regarding obesity prevention, heart disease and stroke prevention funding, tobacco control, and health care reform initiatives. FMI: www.yourethecure.org.
  • Become an Association volunteer media expert. Heart disease and stroke survivors are vital to help educate others about the warning signs and symptoms. Health professionals can give a clinical perspective to the Association’s work regarding nutrition, fitness, cholesterol and blood pressure management, tobacco use cessation, and other ways to lower risk. Media training is provided.
  • Join our Maine Board of Directors.

Leadership

Brian Shankey, Executive Director, Northern New England

 

Andrew Cook, Board Chair Senior Vice President & Maine Market Leader, Mascoma Bank

 

Brendan Prast, MD, Board President, Family Practice Physician, MaineHealth, Leadership in Preventive Medicine Fellow

 

Board Members

Dave Abel, President & General Manager, Channel 8 WMTW & WPXT-Maine’s CW, Portland

Sarah Belliveau, CPA, CEO, BerryDunn

David Landry, CEO, Spectrum Healthcare Partners

Sarah Lewis, Program Director, Maine Access Immigrant Network

Thomas Lyon, Vice President, Maine Medical Center

Joan Smith, Principal, Baker Newman Noyes

Melanie Tinto, Chief Human Resources Officer, WEX

Bill Whitmore, Vice President, Business Transformation, MaineHealth

At a Glance

Established: 1924

Employees: 7

Annual revenue: $880,649 (in thousands, nationally)

Top funding sources

30% Contributions

30% CPR Training revenue

29% Fundraising events

11% Bequests

Contact

Brian Shankey, Executive Director, Northern New England

Brian.Shankey@heart.org

Heart.org/Maine

Facebook/Twitter/Instagram: @AHAMaine

Awards/Accolades

In 2023, Forbes ranked the Association as one of American’s best midsize employers and DiversityInc ranked the Association as a Top Company for Board of Directors.

Mission Statement

The Association’s mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. For nearly 100 years, we've been fighting heart disease and stroke, striving to save and improve lives. The nation’s leader in CPR education training, the Association teams with volunteers and community partners to fund innovative research, fight for stronger public health policies, and provide lifesaving information to prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

Service locations

State of Maine