Celebrate #GivingTuesday by supporting a lifesaving cause
New York City, November 27, 2018 — The American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary health organization devoted to a world of longer, healthier lives, and New York City’s philanthropic leaders are joining forces on #GivingTuesday to raise funds to fight heart disease and stroke, the number one and number five killers of Americans.
“The American Heart Association is committed to fighting heart disease and stroke and improving the quality of life for all Americans,” said Kathy Kauffmann, Senior Vice President, NYC/Long Island, American Heart Association. “Our work nationally and in New York City would not be possible without the generous support of committed leaders who invest in the Association’s mission. These citizens provide a multiplying impact to our work and help us get ever closer to a world without needless suffering or death.”
The American Heart Association would like to extend a special thank you to the following individuals and their supporting corporations:
Leigh Ann Kelly- Bio Telemetry
Adam Baron, Greg Nester & Tim Stauder- Cintas
David Chubak & Alice Milligan – Citigroup
Paul Killion, Jerry Eisner, Howard Weinstein, Chris Harrigal, Raysa Lee, Dave MacRae- Compass One Healthcare
Andrew Frankle- Credit Suisse; Lauren Cutting- CVS Health
Matthew Sher- Day & Nite
Janice Hall- The Estee Lauder Companies
Joanne Dunbar- Ernst and Young
Radhika Kumar- Genpact
Elizabeth Ketels- Goldman Sachs
Greg Brunner & Brendan Dunn- KPMG
Molly Langenstein & Anne Dunn O’Connell- Macy’s Inc.
Gayatri Shenai- McKinsey & Company
Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, Mary Ann McLaughlin, MD, Beth Oliver, DNP, RN, Sean Pinney, MD, Suzanne Steinbaum, DO, FACC, FAHA, Jonathan Kyricou, & Stephanie Guareño, RN BSN- Mount Sinai Health System
Steven Borg- MRS Baking Distribution
Stacey Rosen, MD, FACC, FAHA & Rosemarie C. Ennis, MA, EMT- Northwell Health
Sonal Bhatia, MD, & Roshni Sacks- Pfizer
Mike Quattrucci- Red Hat
Rose Caiola- ReWire Me
Anthony Fernicola- Salesforce
Elizabeth Elting- The Elizabeth Elting Foundation
David Potak- Unitex
T. Sloane Guy, MD, MBA- Weill Cornell Medicine
Christine Price- Xsell Resources
As the leading source of non-government funded cardiovascular science, the American Heart Association has invested more than $4.1 billion in scientific research and discovery since 1949. The organization trains approximately 2.5 million high school graduates in CPR every year and has reduced cardiovascular disease mortality by 71.1 percent since 1968.