The AHA supports the program with instructional materials and curriculum tie-ins. The learning extends over several weeks . . . Jump Rope For Heart helps students think about their own lives and promotes strong values. Students are proud when they realize that what they are doing can help save lives right in their own communities. It makes the event very meaningful to students, their families, and the community.
Many schools require that students learn to help others and perform community service.
Few elementary programs do this as well as Jump Rope For Heart. We also invite stroke survivors who can talk about how the advances in heart disease and stroke prevention have helped them. People make donations for very personal reasons. They donate to Jump Rope For Heart for very different reasons than when they buy candy to raise money for school activities. Many people want to contribute to the American Heart Association, and they pledge to the Jump Rope For Heart event precisely because it actively involves kids.