Winona Receives Heart and Stroke Award

Winona Elementary School is the recipient of a Heart and Stroke Foundation Big Heart Award

Winona Elementary School is the recipient of a Heart and Stroke Foundation Big Heart Award. Winona has won the award for their fundraising efforts towards the Jump Rope for Heart program this past spring. The event, which raised a whopping $13,764.11, was the highest school fundraiser for this program in all of the schools in HWDSB.

Leading up to the event, students promoted physical activity as they raised funds for the Heart and Stroke Foundation through personal donor donations. The school has contributed to the Jump Rope for Heart program for almost a decade. These funds will support the Foundation in research to free Canadians of heart disease and stroke. They will also go towards giving back to the school community with heart healthy presentations, curriculum materials and resources.

Congrats, Winona!