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Virtual Heart Connection

The purpose of this physician-led group is to connect children with CHD via virtual & inperson events

- This group is organized by the Pediatric Cardiology Department at the Stollery Children's Hospital in association with the WCCHN to connect children with a Fontan circulation, and sponsored by the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation
- With the cancellation of organized heart camps due to the pandemic, we have held successful annual virtual Fontan day camps which occur in November
- We hold annual CHD family picnics in Edmonton during the Summer
- Our first Fontan Family camp occurred in August 2023 sponsored by the WCCHN BoostUp competition and will become an annual event, stay tuned for more details
- Our first online choir celebrated the CCHA 20th anniversary and can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/puxx8ZPA7VI?si=QeGUzMh3OVp9s0pU

- We are a registered charity as "Virtual Heart Connection Educational Society" #774571020 RR 0001
- Donations can be made via paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=QVUL4XV3XVT8N
- Tax receipts will be issued for amounts >$100

09/24/2025

1 more week til $10 early bird deadline. After that cost is $20 until November 1st. Sign up while there are still spots. https://forms.gle/sqqrXZSUbYT9v7ts7

09/15/2025

Get your spot for Virtual heart camp, $10 early bird deadline is October 1st. After that cost is $20 until November 1st. Sign up to receive your box. https://forms.gle/sqqrXZSUbYT9v7ts7

09/02/2025

07/25/2025

Calling all heart kids aged 6-16 years, registration is open for our 2025 Virtual Heart Camp on November 22, 2025. Join other similar kids for a day of fun activities including games & cookies! Early bird cost is $10 before Oct 1st, and $20 after that. Registration closes on Nov 1st so sign up here https://forms.gle/UNyjvFFq64Df6arS8 before it fills up.

07/01/2025

Virtual Heart camp will be November 22, 2025. Save the date and watch this spot for registration details coming soon. Le camp virtuel du cœur aura lieu le 22 novembre 2025. Réservez la date et surveillez ce spot pour les détails d'inscription à venir.

06/23/2025

Check out our 2nd virtual congenital heart choir. Our brave heart warriors learnt the song "Defying Gravity" from the musical Wicked in just 8 weeks over the Winter. Thank you to all who participated to help produce this music video.

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common type of birth defect, affecting 1 in 100 live births. Medical and surgical advancements have dramatically i...

06/21/2025

Another CHD family picnic with balloon animals, face painting, hotdogs and ice cream fun. Thanks to The Children's Heart Society The Ice Cream Truck and our volunteers.

06/20/2025

The weather looks good for a picnic tomorrow, join us for free hotdogs, ice cream and games. Free giveaways, so come early.

06/09/2025

That's a wrap for our 3rd Fontan Family camp, thanks to all our amazing families, our volunteers, Gull Lake Centre, and our sponsors .canada and Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation ,

06/06/2025

Camp starts today! Reminiscing about last years camp, see you soon. 💞

05/31/2025

Our experiences with our online choir and virtual heart camps were presented at AEPC 2025, Hamburg, Germany.

Address

Stollery Children's Hospital, 8440 112th Street
Edmonton, AB
T6G2B7

Website

https://wcchn.ca/parents-families/fontan/, https://square.link/u/NE84IuWN

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