The one and only, “official” Heart Hero Cape can only be obtained from Heart Heroes, Inc., or from a licensed partner. Heart Heroes, Inc. has trademarked the Heart Hero Cape to preserve its authenticity and purpose. It is important to know that any cape marketed as a “Heart Hero Cape” that does not bear the exclusive Heart Hero patch on the front of the cape is not an original Heart Hero Cape.
What’s so special about the official Heart Hero Capes?
A Heart Hero Cape is a hand-sewn, custom-designed superhero cape that is uniquely special, just like each Heart Hero. The badge of honor featured on each cape is there for these kids to wear proudly, to say “I’m unique”, “I’m a hero”, “I can do anything”. Heart Hero Capes are free of charge to Heart Heroes, children born with Congenital Heart Defects (CHD), provided through the generous support of our donors. The “official” Heart Hero Cape is truly more than just a piece of fabric. Heart Hero Capes are proudly worn in all 50 states and across the world.
What makes the Heart Heroes program unique?
Heart Heroes was founded in 2009 by passionate parents who were looking for a way to help their children cope with CHD. These parents saw the lack of awareness, support, and funding for children born with congenital heart defects. They came up with the idea of a superhero cape to help sustain the incredible bravery that their children possess and to reinforce their superhero status. From that idea, Heart Heroes was born. Along the way, they discovered there were thousands of other families that were going through similar situations who needed support. The sole mission of Heart Heroes Inc. is to bring awareness to CHD and support for th0se affected by it. Heart Heroes accomplishes this by sending Heart Hero Capes to children around the world, partnering with other CHD-focused organizations, and launching a national fundraising and awareness campaign through the Superhero Heart Run.
What can we accomplish if we work together?
It is our belief that the tremendous lack of awareness, support, and funding for CHD needs to change. It is, therefore, our mission to partner with other congenital heart defect-related organizations to provide the “official” HH capes to their members and to ensure that each Heart Hero is equipped with their superpowers. Heart Heroes wants to work with other CHD organizations to spread awareness, help foster support and community with heart families, and raise funding for much-needed research. We are already doing this through several partnerships and through the rapidly-growing public awareness campaign called the Superhero Heart Run that is taking place in multiple cities in 2015. Children with CHD participating in the Superhero Heart Runs will receive their “official” customized Heart Hero Cape, while all other participants will receive a commemorative Superhero Heart Run screen-printed cape that will enable them to visibly show their support for CHD.
Money raised as an organization funds the cape program and ensures that we can continue to fulfill this mission of offering customized capes, in addition to providing support to the thousands of families that continue to reach out to us. Heart Heroes, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is ran primarily through the dedicated work of our amazing volunteer team.
If you would like to arrange for Heart Hero Capes to be available to your hospital, organization, or at your event, please contact Heart Heroes. Visit our website to make a donation to Heart Heroes, Inc. or for more information on our cape program. Learn more about the Superhero Heart Run, register for an upcoming run, or for sponsorship and volunteer opportunities, visit superheroheartrun.com