Shropshire FA Fundraising For British Heart Foundation

Shropshire Football Association has pledged to raise £10,000 to help the British Heart Foundation (BHF) fund lifesaving research into heart and circulatory diseases and purchase defibrillator accessories for their clubs.

All funds raised will be split 50:50 between British Heart Foundation and Shropshire Football Association. For more information, read on..

Over the next 2 years, Shropshire Football Association will train their staff and members in CPR, hold fundraising initiatives with walking football and aim for each club to raise £120 to represent the 120 people each month who sadly die from heart and circulatory diseases in Shropshire to help raise much-needed funds. Around 65,000 are living with heart and circulatory conditions in Shropshire alone.

The money raised by Shropshire FA will help the BHF fund vital research into heart and circulatory diseases like heart attacks, stroke and vascular dementia, and the risk factors that can cause them, such as diabetes and high blood pressure. Since forming in 1961, the charity has funded research that has contributed to lifesaving breakthroughs such as heart transplants, pacemakers, portable defibrillators, and valve replacements.

Despite the huge progress made, heart and circulatory conditions are still the world’s biggest killers - and every three minutes in the UK, a family loses a loved one to a heart or circulatory disease.

The money raised by Shropshire FA will also go on to fund accessories and portable defibrillators for their clubs across the county after a recent incident involving a 13 year old going into cardiac arrest on the pitch with no defibrillator present.

Andy Weston, CEO at Shropshire Football Association said: “Our colleagues and teams are so proud to partner with the British Heart Foundation and to know that the funds we raise will help the charity fund lifesaving research. With heart and circulatory diseases killing one in four people in the UK, it’s inspiring to know that our fundraising could make a real impact for such an important cause.”