Membership
HeartKids membership is open to:
- Families with a child who has a congenital heart defect or acquired childhood heart disease. This includes parents, siblings, grandparents etc.
- Teenagers and Adults with CHD who would like to join a forum for discussion.
- To any individual or group concerned with the issues of congenital heart defects who have a specific interest in helping raising awareness and funding.
- To any individual involved in the issues of congenital heart defects and acquired childhood heart disease, be they from a medical background or the political arena.
Membership Costs
Membership to HeartKids is FREE. We want to offer all families and friends of HeartKids NSW access to our services and do not want to burden families with unnecessary costs at this time. You do need to complete a membership form – accessible online – so that we can be sure to keep you up to date with information on our work towards combating CHD as well as information that’s relevant to you and invitations to our fundraising and family support events.
We encourage members to “HELP US HELP YOU” by undertaking membership in the spirit it’s intended and creating a mutually beneficial relationship with HeartKids NSW. We are not supported by government and are not part of the Heart Foundation. In order to continue our work and provide families with vital support services, we rely on the generosity of individuals and corporations who believe in our cause.
We encourage members to actively seek support for HeartKids or at the very least create awareness so that HeartKids becomes ‘THE’ children’s charity and eventually, hopefully, gratefully we can unlock the mysteries surrounding CHD.
Membership forms can be obtained HK_MEMBERSHIP_FORM.pdfonline or are available at either Randwick Hospital or Westmead Hospital or through calling HeartKids NSW on 02 9294 0800 or mailing us at .
Membership offers you:
- A seasonal Newsletter to keep you informed and updated;
- Family Support Coordinators – present in hospital to offer you support at critical times, and by phone and email as required;
- Regular coffee mornings so that you can meet and share experiences with other families, these can be held either in hospital or in your local area, encouraging a local network of support for you and your family;
- Opportunities for your heart child to attend events with other heart children;
- Opportunities to attend special afternoon or evening information events by invited medical practitioners and other professionals as they arise.