HeartWorks

12/20/2025

Last week we lit up our lab! A short and sweet event with an impact that lasts far beyond one evening. Every heart, every name, and every glowing light reminded our team why we do this work and who we do it for.

To everyone who dedicated a light in honor of a Heart Warrior or in memory of a Heart Angel: thank you for trusting HeartWorks with your story. Those lights will continue to bring purpose and motivation to our lab team all season long.

As we look ahead, there are two meaningful ways to stay connected and keep the momentum going:

✨ Start a HeartWorks Team
Gather friends, family, or coworkers to raise awareness and support the future of CHD research. Every team helps move us closer to what matters most.

🍽️ Join Us for the Virtual Dinner – February 19
Get an inside look at our new Eau Claire facility, hear what’s next for HeartWorks, and enjoy an amazing with the community that made this year possible.

Thank you for being part of this night - and part of our mission, every day.

Start a team or register for the dinner today: https://www.classy.org/event/heartworks-5th-annual-virtual-dinner/e742574?preview=true

12/19/2025

HeartWorks had a big year thanks to your support. Check out the 2025 Recap + share with a friend > - https://mailchi.mp/webuildhearts.org/we-are-doers-join-us-9256932

12/16/2025

Did You Know? Your heart beats about 100,000 times a day - without you ever having to think about it! 🫀✨

For kids and adults born with Congenital Heart Disease ( ), the heart has to work even harder. Some hearts need support to pump, some need help growing stronger, and others need lifelong monitoring.

Why it matters:
• CHD affects people from the moment they’re born
• Many patients need multiple surgeries
• Innovation can truly change lives

At HeartWorks, we’re helping build a future where every heartbeat is stronger, healthier, and supported by breakthrough science.

Learn more + connect >> webuildhearts.org

12/10/2025

12/09/2025

Inside our HeartWorks lab, there’s a moment that never stops feeling magical: Under a microscope, living heart cells - grown right in our lab - start beating together.

These tiny beats are a big deal. They show us that the heart tissue we’re building has the potential to one day help people born with congenital heart disease (CHD).

💡 Why We’re Doing This

The heart’s main job is to contract and pump blood. But for many people with CHD, this function is weakened. So we’re working on bioengineered heart tissue that could help strengthen the heart from the inside.

💜 Want to see the beat? Check out this blog post: https://heartworksinc.org/bioengineered-heart-tissue-research-heartworks

12/08/2025

If you or your family have spent the holidays in the hospital, you know what Claire and her family are going through. They are staying strong while Claire waits for her heart transplant. Help bring Christmas cheer to her hospital room as she hopes to collect a postcard from every state. Let's help send her our love.

Learn more about Claire's story here:
https://www.kaaltv.com/news/8-year-old-girl-looks-to-get-postcards-from-all-50-states-as-she-awaits-heart-transplant-in-rochester/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOdIB9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFwamo5VW9FdjR2TGViR1VGc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHh6AszSLgOxdKsTL8GWLQhWVavZlk8pdKZEqhBNNYXYbJxFurP-Z54y8NGiv_aem__Av0zPK8iW7Q-HtBc7wjBg

Claire Schneider
MB 3 C/F PICU
Saint Mary's Hospital
1216 2nd Street SW
Rochester, MN 55905

TomKatie Schneider

12/05/2025

It truly is the most wonderful time of the year ✨ thank you to everyone who contributed to this outstanding number. We are blown away by the love, support and generosity that surrounds HeartWorks.

We hit our goal in 3 days instead of one week. Thanks to another wonderful donor, $52,250 was able to be matched. Hope X 2! Thank you 🤍

12/04/2025

We use 3D printing to help make cardiac spheroids (tiny balls of heart cells that actually beat together like a mini heart) more precise and easier to produce. Why?

Because 3D printing lets us:
▪️Make the spheroids the perfect size
▪️Create LOTS of them safely
▪️Test different dosages to see what works best

It’s like giving our scientists a super-accurate, heart-healing bakery - creating tiny, consistent batches of beating heart cells. 🍪❤

And the better we make them, the closer we get to helping hearts regrow healthy tissue.

Learn more in this featured blog post: https://heartworksinc.org/cardiac-spheroids

HeartWorks is the world's largest team dedicated to curing congenital heart defects. Together, we build hearts.

12/03/2025

Thanks to the remarkable generosity of Tom and Bev Porter, every donation made to HeartWorks on Giving Tuesday will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $50,000. That means your $50 becomes $100. Your $250 becomes $500. Your impact and your hope…doubles! The match will run November 30 - Dec 7.

You can donate at heartworksinc.org/giving-tuesday/social
Link in bio.

12/02/2025

What a gift it is to give 🖤 Today is a day that helps define your 2025

✨ thank you for joining us!

Donation link in bio | https://heartworksinc.org/giving-tuesday-social

12/02/2025

It's Giving Tuesday, Let's Care About Rare - https://mailchi.mp/webuildhearts.org/we-are-doers-join-us-9254148