North East Hearts With Goals
About North East Hearts With Goals
Raising awareness and money towards placing life saving defibrillators throughout the North East.
Twitter @nedefibs
North East Hearts With Goals Description
North East Hearts with Goals was started by 2 sisters in law Kelly Best & Christine Stephenson in March 2013. Fuelled from losing Kelly's husband & Christine's brother Neil in 2003 and then from the results of Kelly's 16 year old Son Will's routine screening results, which currently stands at probable ARVD in March 2013.
We searched the net to find out what ARVD was and what we could do. We watched the footage of Fabrice Muamba collapsing on pitch in 2012 and then so many more heartbreaking stories unfolded of these fit, young, healthy people being taken far too soon. It was on finding this information that we knew we wouldn't be placing one defib in Will's school as planned.
This is the UK's biggest killer, killing 100, 000 every year. 12 - 15 young people every week. We would be placing as many as we could.
Fordley Primary School were the leaders in the pack. They contacted us immediately saying they would fund half of a defib. Ken & Pat Best Neil's parents paid £200 and with the help of the local community the first defibrillator was installed by Peter Beardsley in July 2013. We also have the support of the Northumberland FA and the NUFC Foundation.
Local company P & G recognised that the work we were planning was an enormous and necessary help locally and awarded us a grant following a nomination by a memeber of their staff and old school friend of ours Jane Gorden . These funds placed defibs into TyneMet College, Seaton Burn College, Longbenton College and Northumberland Church of England Academy. P & G still support us with numerous raffle prizes throughout the year.
We also met with Norma Redfearn Mayor of North Tyneside at the end of last year to explain why defibrillators are so important in our schools, because of that meeting North Tyneside Council are looking to place 46 in local schools with our help.
We've had Great North Swimmers, Great North Runners, Race Nights, Bag Packs, Asda token appeals, raffles and wristbands to keep the momentum up and keep placing these defibs. An anonymous donation of 20k has boosted us further and enabled us to widen our reach and look into some essential heart screening for the North East.
We have gathered quite a gallery of celebrities supporting us by wearing out black and white charity bands including Ant & Dec, Alan Shearer, Zara Phillps & Mike Tindall, Kenny Dalgleish, Chris Ramsey, John Beresford & Rob Lee. Our popularity has grown and so has our team : )
We've come such a long way and it is very hard work but so rewarding. We don't get paid. We raise the funds to place defibs ourselves with the help of the local communities.
Everything is done in the very little free time that we have.
If you feel you can help us please contact Kelly or Christine at neheartswithgoals@gmail.com
#savinglivesisblackandwhite
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Will you have a clear out and help us as well as the environment?
Organise a collection for Restart a Heart day next week and make a big difference x
Amazing young man!
Please please if there is a free course on to learn CPR and defibrillation take some time out to attend. X
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10am at The Looking Glass Sunderland tomorrow. This is the greatest life skill. It could be someone you know who needs it. Please get along if you can x
If you are in Sunderland please get along and learn how to save a life xx
Happy to help Sergio. Sunderland is in desperate need for more defibrillators and Sergio is raising the funds to do that :)
Red Sky Ball
Heart screening it so important. If you see our screening van at an event near you, please book an appointment and have your heart screened. It doesn’t take long and it could save your life. Our thoughts are with the families of those who died whilst running the Cardiff Half Marathon. We know the devastation this leaves behind 😞 Love and strength being sent to help them through this awful time.
If you have a table reserved at our ball please could you pay full amount within the next 2 weeks (don't forget to add your surname/company on so we know who it’s from). We have a list of people waiting as reserves and The Grand Gosforth need our final numbers by then. Many thanks.
The support we have from you all is amazing ❤️⚽️ xx
Wristbands and flyers dropped off for Whitley Bay Sharks today to help them boost their fundraising for a defibrillator.
#savinglivesisblackandwhite #whitleybay #icehockey #skating
These drinks are set to be banned for under 18’s. If it were up to us they would be banned completely for all ages
Bids are open for this amazing piece of art x
Please help us on Restart a Heart day. If you are a parent talk to your school, if you are an employer talk to your employees. Such an easy way to help us raise more funds :) x
Will you help us for Restart a Heart day?
A clothing collection, a monthly donation, a raffle, watch a CPR video or how to use an AED.
Let us know if you or your workplace can get involved x
Catching up on whats been an incredibly busy couple of weeks. We'll get to you ❤️⚽ x
Cannot imagine the pain this family are feeling. A defibrillator right there and not used.
If you haven’t signed up for this yet, there is still time. Prizes are fantastic!
Lovely memory from 2 years ago ❤️⚽️
Do you work for a hotel?
Why not think about installing a defibrillator not just for the safety of your own guests and staff but register it with the ambulance service and help save lives in the local community.
Talk to us. ❤️⚽
What an amazing job you do thank you so much in helping us get a defib at the seghill community centre keep up the good work you are doing to help save lives
Two fantastic ladies well done on all your hard work
Such lovely people, willing to extend a hand and help out our fledgling charity. We're all in this together x
Outstanding charity and they work very hard for the benefit of the North East
North East Hearts with Goals do a tremendous job with their work around sudden cardiac arrest and AEDs. They are very committed and lovely people giving up their spare time to help others while working and having a family life. Ladies, I salute you and keep up the fantastic work.
North East Hearts with Goals are an amazing Charity. Helping to saves lives by donating defibrillators to schools & communities all in there own FREE time. Very honored to know such amazing ladies who are trying to save families going through such turmoil of losing a loved one through cardiac arrest. Keep up the amazing work.
If I could give a perfect 10 I would, amazing girls who do amazing work. Well done on everything and keep it up, doing brilliantly
I love what hearts and goals does
Great work - defibs donated plus training across North east & now heart and blood pressure screening for nowt. Brilliant to have this on our doorstep
Doing a fantastic job. What you have done for my Godson/Nephew John Joseph is second to none. Forever grateful. Thank you so much xxxxx
Amazing work by amazing ladies. Keep up the good work xxx
Amazing work and amazing people xx thank you for our defibrillator
Amazing job saving lives every day keep it up let's get defibrillators in every football club an sporting venue x
Amazing charity and well deserved support needed. Raise awareness and ensure there are defibrillator's available wherever they might be needed. X
Absolutely brilliant charity :)
A fantastic organisation! Christine & Kelly are both amazing people. Thank you for our AED!