When I was in sixth grade, a family friend had died from a heart stroke, it is when the flow of oxygen in one part of the heart is stopped. This inspired me to raise money for research for coronary heart disease, a disease that claims the lives of more Americans than any other disease. American Heart Association had an event at our school called Jump Rope For Heart. This event had an option for us to fund raise for the research of coronary heart disease through the team of Buzz Aldrin Elementary.I had choose to fund raise, but after I collected money with the team, I took a step further and created a personal fundraising page online through American Heart Association. Fundraising helped me help others around the world being diagnosed with heart
