World Heart Day 2024

Second only to International Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day – WORLD HEART DAY is one of the BIGGEST days in the Societi calendar,

Every year the World Heart Federation runs a global campaign to raise awareness of heart health, and the importance of looking after our hearts. Each year we work on World Heart Day to raise awareness of Kawasaki Disease, the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in the western world – Kawasaki Disease.

This year we are once again supporting the World Heart Federation on World Heart Day to highlight the issues surrounding Kawasaki Disease. Our number one priority is to raise awareness and we’re on a mission to tell everyone about Kawasaki Disease. That includes supporting doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals to recognise Kawasaki Disease and understand the needs of those who are affected.

We’ll be releasing our World Heart Day Statement on 29 September 2024. Check back then… In the meantime have a look below at all the things that are happening throughout September for our World Heart Day campaign… and get involved!!

Make, bake or create and let’s celebrate our hearts for Kawasaki Disease awareness!

We’re challenging ALL of our supporters to make, bake or create a heart this World Heart day to help us to raise awareness of Kawasaki Disease.

We want as many people as possible to get creative and send us a photo of a heart they’ve made, baked or created in anyway possible with anything possible – your imagination is your ony limitation! Maybe you’re a dab hand with some paper and coloured pencils, or a perhaps you’re crafty with the crochet? How about a heart made from people or a run on your Strava! Can you bake a heart shaped cake? Or, would you prefer to mow the lawn in the shape of a heart? Here’s some ideas below!

Whatever you do and however you create your heart we want to see the photos – tag us on social or send them to info@societi.co.uk. Of course there will be a prize for the best heart – judged by our volunteer Societi Active Team.

There’s a brand new member of #TeamSocieti!! But wait… our Bear hasn’t got a name yet!

Here’s an early sneak peak at this year’s Societi Foundation Christmas merchandise! We’re so excited to present our brand new Societi Bear! But before we offer Societi Bear for sale on our shop, we need a proper name!!

Take part in our competition to name our new Societi Bear! Entry is free and you’ll be in with a chance to win the first ever Societi Bear produced – and of course have the prestigious opportunity to name the newest (and cutest) member of #TeamSocieti!

To enter, complete the form on the link below where you can leave your details along with your entry. We’ll announce the winner shortly after World Heart Day. Good luck!!

ENTER THE COMPETITION HERE

If you’d like to advance purchase a new Societi Bear, you can do so on our shop here at the discounted introductory price of £10 – usual price is £12!

Take part in the Societi raffle for World Heart Day! Just select the raffle number(s) you’d like to buy, check out and wait for the draw after World Heart Day. We’ll email you if your ticket is a winner!

Prizes include:

A £50 Amazon voucher
A £50 one4all gift voucher, generously donated by Societi supporter, Lisa
2 x £25 amazon voucher
A selection of ladies accessories, generously donated by Shirt Sleeves, Newark
Gorgeous wax melts, generously donated by Societi supporter Rozanne Flutterbuy Home Ltd
2 x bottles of champagne, generously donated by Societi supporter Nikki at Keep It Cool Ltd
A brand new Societi Bear
A selection of Societi Goodies including one of our much sought after Societi Hoodies!

World Heart Day is the perfect time to raise awareness of Kawasaki Disease and protect hearts! So, why not get involved? Help us make plans, take part, raise funds and let’s make World Heart Day a HUGE success.

❤️❤️ Hold a Kawasaki Disease awareness event at your school or nursery — schools and nurseries are THE best place to raise awareness of Kawasaki Disease to people who have children in their world!

❤️❤️ Have a – – Kawasaki conversation over coffee and cake – – in your local community, or just with friends! What a brilliant excuse (if we needed one…) for eating CAKE!!! Whilst raising funds to protect children’s hearts!

❤️❤️ Or why not hold a – – wear red day – – at work – or at child’s school/nursery? Make a statement in RED to help fundraise and get this sinister disease known!

It’s EASY to get involved! Just like 1, 2, 3!

1. Choose your event and pick your date!

2. If you’d like to hold an event at school or nursery, click here for your schools information pack! Click here for your wear red fundraising pack and posters, or for your coffee, cake and Kawasaki conversation fundraising pack and posters click here.

3. Create your JustGiving fundraising page here

And you’re set to go, to protect tiny hearts!!! ❤️❤️❤️

Get in touch and let us know your plans – we love to hear what everyone is up to for World Heart Day. We’ll support you wherever we can. And, if you need help with your World Heart Day event for Kawasaki Disease awareness – or if you’ve got any questions, comments or feedback about World Heart Day 2024, just get in touch! We’re always happy to help wherever we can!