Bring a Ball to the Ball

The American Heart Association recommends that kids get 60 minutes of exercise every day. Yet many kids don’t have a new ball to play with.

Last year, the AHA asked supporters to “Bring a Ball to the (Heart) Ball” and to “Bring a Ball to the (Heart)Walk.” The result in Indianapolis was an outpouring of more than 300 new sports balls collected at the two events.

Through longstanding relationships with community organizations and local schools, the AHA donated the balls to several neighborhood groups, equipping kids for physical activity at home and during school and after-school sports programs.