Hearti Gras
About this Cause
Hearti Gras 2023 supports Lake Charles Memorial Health System's heart patients in need with transportation, medication, and other medical-related needs. This campaign will support our first Heart Health Education and Engagement Campaign in February 2023.
Recent projects funded: (3) Echocardiography beds for our cardiology patients.
Ways to Get Involved
- Become a campaign sponsor. Click here to view our sponsorship packet.
- Make a one-time or recurring donation. Click here to make a donation.
- Wear Red on February 3 and post your photos to Facebook with #HeartiGras. Those with the most likes will be nominated the 2023 HeartiGras King and Queen.
- Offer a Heart Healthy Sale at your business and donate a portion to the Foundation Heart Fund. Register for your Heart Healthy Sales for the month of February here.
- Host a HeartiGras fundraiser. The Foundation has HeartiGras beads and paper hearts available for sale. Register your fundraiser here.
- Host a Peer-to-Peer online fundraising. You can register your team here.
- Book a Heart Healthy Speaker. LCMH has qualified heart educators ready to speak at your organization, civic club or business. Click here to view the available topics and schedule your speaker.
- Share our #HeartiGras post on social media. Follow Lake Charles Memorial Foundation on Facebook.
- Showcase your creativity and Louisiana-flare with our HeartiGras coloring sheets. Post your artwork at your business or on social media with #HeartiGras. Download and print the sheet here.
- Display our Heart Healthy screensavers on your company or organization computers and monitors. Download the files here.
- Take a stroll on Memorial's Heart Healthy Half Mile. Give your heart some X's and O's, grab a friend, and take a quick walk around the first floor of Main Campus or the Women's Campus. Look for the markers along trail. View maps here.
To stay updated on HeartiGras and other Foundation events and ways you and your business can be a part, sign up for our newsletter.
To make a donation or start a fundraising team, click here.
Please let us know how you plan to get involved by completing our Community Participation Form.
Thank you to our sponsors!
Merchants and Farmers Bank
First Federal Bank of Louisiana
SWLA Center for Health Services
Hancock Whitney
Sysco
Thank you to our participating businesses!
Safety Council of Southwest Louisiana
Hancock Whitney Bank
Stockwell, Sievert, Viccellio, Clements, and Shaddock, LLP
Uniforms by the Bayou
CSE Federal Credit Union
Dillard's
Southwest Louisiana Credit Union
L'Auberge Resort & Casino
Keiland Construction
