Event Details
Date & Time
Saturday, August 9, 2025
8:00 AM Registration Opening
9:00 AM Opening Ceremony
9:30 AM Walk Kick-Off
10:30 AM Walk Ends
**Please note, any entries after 9:30 AM will be required to pay the zoo entry fee.
Location
San Francisco Zoo
Sloat Blvd & Upper Great Hwy, San Francisco, CA 94132
Molly Devine, Development Manager
mdevine@childrensheartfoundation.org
Event Announcements
Get a head start on making an impact! Register today and share your event page on Facebook
to kick off your fundraiser and support life-saving CHD research!
Parking in the main Zoo lot on the corner of Sloat Blvd and the Great Highway is no charge until 10:50 am ONLY. Any vehicles leaving the lot after 10:50 am will need to purchase a $13.00 exit pass at the main ticketing windows prior to returning to their vehicle.
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
Bell Bravehearts $8,992.93 raised
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2
Team Cyle $7,687.50 raised
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3
Hellawell Heart Warriors $4,969.24 raised
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4
UCSF Pediatric Heart Center $4,897.06 raised
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5
Team Gwen $2,366.25 raised
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6
Team Wonderheart $2,358.81 raised
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7
Cai Lionheart $2,333.55 raised
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8
Team Cooper Trooper $1,540.09 raised
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9
Team Magical Maddie $1,185.00 raised
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10
Lottie’s Solemates $1,176.25 raised
Top Individual Fundraisers
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1
Adrian Lundquist $7,707.00 raised
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2
Jennifer Hellawell $4,869.24 raised
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3
Sameer Pangrekar $1,846.95 raised
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4
Glory Avina $1,252.05 raised
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5
Courtney Andrews $1,231.34 raised
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6
Tara Clancy $1,035.00 raised
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7
David Bevilacqua $931.50 raised
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8
Alejandra Gutierrez $818.97 raised
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9
Hazel Clancy $672.75 raised
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10
Jenny Belisario $512.25 raised
Top Donors
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1 Mission Bell, MFG Inc. $7,500.00
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2 UCSF Health $5,000.00
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3 Wendy Lee $1,500.00
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4 Debra Eynon $1,035.00
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5 William Del Bonta $517.50
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6 William Del Bonta $517.50
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7 Randall Humphreys $517.50
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8 Tamie Rodgers $500.00
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9 Alice + Allan Lee $500.00
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10 Amber Arreola $419.17