american heart association

Police fundraiser for American Heart Association

Biloxi Police Department spent the morning cooking up some good food for a good cause. This morning, the Biloxi Police Department served red beans and rice, rolls, and salad at the Biloxi Lighthouse Pavilion as part of a fundraiser for…

D’Iberville students receive CPR training kits

The Mississippi Peanut Growers Association made it possible for CPR training kits to be put in classrooms. Students in D’Iberville are learning the skills to help others stay alive. News 25 visited D’Iberville High today to join their JROTC students…

2018 Heart Gala

It was a packed house tonight at the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum, kicking off the Mississippi Gulf Coast Heart Gala. This event helps advance the lifesaving mission of the American Heart Association. All proceeds raised tonight from the gala…

Heart Gala

The American Heart Association will host its 2018 MS Gulf Coast Heart Gala and MLIVE Auction this Thursday at the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum in Biloxi. The gala will start at 6 p.m. and go until 9 p.m. To…

National CPR Week

This week the American Heart Association is getting hands on with hands only CPR lessons for communities across the Coast. Ninety percent of people who suffer cardiac arrest outside of a hospital won’t survive. However, CPR, especially if performed immediately,…

Jump Rope for Heart

Today, the American Heart Association hosted their ‘Jump Rope for Heart’ event at Orange Grove Elementary School in Gulfport. Students were having lots of fun being active and raising money for a good cause. For the third year in a…

Jump Rope for Heart

Dozens of students at Pecan Park Elementary in Ocean Springs broke out their jump ropes this morning. The students kicked off Healthy Heart Month by introducing ‘Jump Rope for Heart.’ The fundraiser is put on by the American Heart Association.…

Ocean Springs teams up with businesses for heart month

Over 2,000 Americans die of cardiovascular disease every day and the American Heart Association is dedicated to changing that. In honor of National Heart Month, the Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce was out this morning hitting the pavement, getting local…

Heart Walk at Jones Park

People laced up their shoes and walked three miles to help raise awareness about heart disease in Jones Park Saturday. The Heart Walk is the American Heart Association’s premier event for raising funds to save lives from heart disease. Heart…

Hooping for Hearts

Thousands of kids are born every year with special hearts and hearts that do not work exactly right. Members of the City of Biloxi’s Parks and Recreation Department decided to do their part to help. They hosted the first Hoops…

Second annual Golden Nugget Glow Run

Mississippians are glowing in Biloxi and it’s all for a good cause. It’s the second annual Golden Nugget Glow Run that helps benefit the American Heart Association. The event kicked off at 7:30 with a costume contest with people decked…

Little Hats, Big Hearts at Memorial Hospital

They may be small, but these red hats are raising awareness for a major health concern in babies. About 40,000 babies are born every year with congenital heart defects, many requiring surgical or medical intervention. To spread the word about…

Memorial Hospital Receives 300 CPR Dolls

Thanks to a generous donation from the American Heart Association, Memorial Hospital’s newborn intensive care unit will be able to prepare parents to continue providing quality care after their children have left the hospital. Memorial will be receiving 300 infant…