Event Details
Date & Time
Saturday, June 7, 2025
8:30am Registration Opening
9:30am Opening Ceremony
10:00am Walk Kick-Off
Noon Event Ends
Location
Lincoln Park Rowing Lagoon
Enter Zoo Parking from W Fullerton Ave & N Cannon Dr
Megan Riddle
mriddle@childrensheartfoundation.org
Event Announcements
HERE ARE 10 REASONS TO JOIN US ON JUNE 7TH:
1) A beautiful remembrance of our Heart Angels and celebration of our Heart Warriors
2) Dance along with the beats from FOREVER YOUNG DJ'S
3) Remarks from Lurie Children's Hospital
4) FREE hotdogs from Vienna Beef Hotdogs!
5) Grab a Team Photo with the perfect Chicagoland Backdrop!
6) Brightening a child’s day by creating a handmade Get Well Card
7) Get your face painted in fabulous colors
8) Have your favorite animal or character done with our Balloon Artists
9) Try your luck at some yard games in our Kids Zone and Toddler Tent
10) Purchase your favorite CHF gear - shop our CHF popup shop only on Walk Day!
And of course...take part in our signature Heart Walk with the Chicagoland CHD community!
WHY WE WALK
Join us for a meaningful one-mile walk where heart families, supporters, and survivors unite for change. This family-friendly event brings our community together, honoring Heart Warriors we've lost and celebrating those still fighting. We walk side by side - heart families, bereaved families, and supporters - showing that no one faces CHDs alone.
Your fundraising fuels vital research for congenital heart defects - the most common birth defect, affecting 1 in 110 babies. Through The Children's Heart Foundation's research grants, we fund innovative treatments and surgical advances that help children with CHD live longer, healthier lives.
Top Teams
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1
Baby Sammy $14,585.00 raised
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2
Angel Alice's A-Team $7,508.19 raised
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3
Ellie’s Cardio Club $4,469.06 raised
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4
Kal's Radiants $3,736.31 raised
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5
iHeartIsaac $3,735.63 raised
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6
Charlie's Heart Heroes $2,401.65 raised
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7
The Bridie Bunch $2,199.72 raised
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8
Vivian's heartBEAT Brigade $1,940.32 raised
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9
Team Verpaele $1,697.25 raised
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10
Team Jack $1,447.25 raised
Top Individual Fundraisers
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1
Lizanne and Sam Perri $14,585.00 raised
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2
Joelle Shabat $3,126.74 raised
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3
Lindsay Menze $2,750.75 raised
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4
Samuel Rodin $2,298.15 raised
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5
Allison Blomeke $1,770.88 raised
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6
Nicole Vlahos $1,035.00 raised
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7
Lauren Comerford $951.97 raised
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8
Caroline Cook $912.79 raised
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9
Katie Mack $774.11 raised
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10
Tori Melville $672.75 raised
Top Donors
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1 Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago $20,000.00
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2 Get Fresh $10,000.00
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3 Golf Auction $4,585.00
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4 Hyundai Motor America $2,000.00
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5 Pritzker Traubert Foundation $1,250.00
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6 The Eddie Mayerik Foundation $1,250.00
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7 Gene and Maureen Hochberg $1,035.00
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8 Lawrence Kamin, LLC $1,000.00
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9 Dineen Family Fund $1,000.00
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10 Ryan Comerford $641.70