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Annual Review 2020 How people like you are helping the heart health of New Zealanders
New Zealand’s heart Contents
Our strategic plan 4
health needs doctors, Heart disease in New Zealand
Chairman and Chief Executive’s
introduction 6
5
nurses, cardiologists, Research 8
Care and support 12
researchers, nutritionists,
Heart Foundation launches
white paper for heart health 14
Knowing your pulse could
save your life 16
educators... and you. Prevention 17
Fundraising 20
Volunteers 23
To everyone who helps us save lives – we love your work. Board of Directors 24
From volunteers, to donors and everyone else who contributes,
Statement of comprehensive
your generosity enables the Heart Foundation to lead the fight revenue and expense 25
against heart disease.
Your time and energy helps us create a healthier New Zealand, Support directed into heart health 26
by providing education, prevention, care and support and life-saving
Heart-felt thanks 27
research.
We are proud to be supported by you and to support the 170,000 Kiwis
living with heart disease.
Our 2018-2021 Strategic Plan
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OUR PURPOSE Better outcomes for Every 90 minutes
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Heart disease is the single biggest killer of
prematurely from Support early diagnosis of people at risk of both men and women. downloaded from heartfoundation.org.nz.
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We are making good progress in the fight against heart disease, but it is still
the single biggest killer of men and women in New Zealand.
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Chairman and Chief Executive’s Introduction
We continue to make great progress early learning services took part in our disease are a key component of our stage, is vital for saving lives and
on our three strategic goals. It’s a Healthy Heart Award programme this care and support programme. They improving the quality of life for New
pleasure to report on some of our year, and our Fresh Made programme, are made possible by cardiologists and Zealanders living with heart disease.
achievements, which are only possible which partners with food providers to health professionals who help people Surviving and thriving
with the generosity of our donors, offer healthier menu choices in school better understand and live well with
supporters and volunteers – we love canteens and tuck shops, reached nearly their condition. We are very grateful Our success as New Zealand’s heart
your work. 60,000 students. to these kind-hearted professionals for charity relies on the generosity of
their generous support. people who fundraise, donate, campaign
The impacts of the Covid-19 global We were delighted to continue delivery and support our purpose.
pandemic presented challenges for of the Food for Thought programme In April, we set-up two new phone
all charities in the second half of in partnership with Foodstuffs. The services to support people dealing On behalf of the Board, I join Clive
the financial year. The strength and programme uses an inquiry-based with uncertainty during the Covid-19 in paying tribute to our donors and
resilience of our organisation, and learning approach to help Yr 5/6 response. Our nurses offered support supporters, our Heart Foundation team
our supporters, meant we were able students and their whānau to make to heart patients calling our 0800 and our amazing volunteers – thank you.
to quickly respond to the changing informed, healthier food choices. heart helpline and our regional teams Our thanks and appreciation also to
environment. We are particularly proud While all our community face-to- proactively made calls to people living the members of our Board, Strategic
of the ways our teams developed new face prevention programmes were with heart disease to check-in and offer Advisory Group, Investment Committee
or modified services to support people disrupted during the response to the support. Both services will continue as and Scientific Advisory Group who, as
living with heart disease throughout we evolve and navigate our way through volunteers, are incredibly generous with Free pulse checks were offered in 20 locations during
M IKE T OMLI N SON Covid-19 pandemic, we seized on Atrial Fibrillation Awareness week in November.
New Zealand. new opportunities. We piloted online the Covid-19 situation. their time, knowledge and professional
Heart-healthy lifestyle choices delivery for some courses using video The heart attack awareness TV expertise.
Image owned by Food for Thought Educational Trust.
In November, we expanded the range conferencing tools, and our Pacific campaign, which is made possible by The 2020-21 year will hold new
of lesson plans and resources in the Heartbeat team is now introducing the generosity of our donors, continued challenges for all New Zealanders
Food Curriculum to Year 7. This new more online teaching programmes to help save lives. Feedback from Kiwis as we deal with the health, social
programme supports teachers by giving to help improve health outcomes for who’ve survived an event reminds us and economic impacts of the global
them resources to teach life skills to Pacific people. of the importance of recognising heart pandemic. We are confident we are
future generations at intermediate Providing care and support for people attack warning signs. positioned to both survive and thrive,
class level. in local communities Ground-breaking research having shown our ability to respond
to rapidly changing circumstances and
The value of these, and other heart We introduced a new Atrial Fibrillation On World Heart Day, 29 September make positive impacts.
healthy nutrition resources, became Awareness campaign in November. The 2019, we announced $3.7 million of
even more apparent in April when condition causes an irregular and often new funding for heart research and We look forward to continuing our work
we provided free access to education rapid heart rate and can lead to stroke specialist training for New Zealand and to another great year of progress
providers to support home schooling and heart failure. Our campaign focused cardiologists. toward our vision - Hearts fit for life.
for children during the nationwide on pulse checks; teaching people how The commitment to supporting
lockdown. to take their own pulse and getting to ground-breaking research has been a
Our work to improve the food environ- know their pulse as a way of monitoring cornerstone of our work for more than
ments in early learning services and and detecting an irregular heart rate. 50 years. Investment in research to
schools continued in partnership with Community engagement and information improve cardiovascular care here in MIKE TOMLINSON
CHAIRMAN
CLIVE NELSON
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Foodstuffs’ Food for Thought is delivered in schools by the
CLIVE N ELSON the Ministry of Health. Nearly 800 sessions for people living with heart New Zealand, as well as on the global Heart Foundation and Food for Thought Educational Trust.
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Research Research
Just what New Zealand children are eating isn’t clear and Heart disease risk underestimated by up to
new research aims to find out 60 per cent in patients with mental illness
Dr Helen Eyles was awarded a Heart The findings of Dr Eyles research will
Foundation Senior Fellowship and also contribute to New Zealand’s Heart disease is a major killer for these patients a lot earlier. We’re just
Project Grant to come up with real- commitment to The World Health people with mental illness and one not managing the underlying risk in
world solutions to improve the diets Organisation in 2013 to reduce Wellington doctor is trying to turn this this group,” says Dr Cunningham.
in our children. population sodium intake by 30 around. Dr Cunningham says General
One of her key aims is to find out per cent by 2025. Despite this, Dr Ruth Cunningham released findings Practitioners need to be taking
more about children’s dietary sodium New Zealand adults currently of her two-year study, looking into mental health into consideration
and potassium intakes, which are consume 40 per cent more sodium how care for patients with severe when assessing cardiovascular disease
linked to cardiovascular disease later and 10 per cent less potassium than mental illness can be improved. risk, realising that a higher index of
in life. recommendations and Dr Eyles says suspicion will be required. Further
there is clearly room for improvement. The study shows the risk of cardiovas-
cular disease in patients with mental work is needed to change the tools
Although children and teens usually GPs use to calculate the risk in order
don’t show the symptoms of heart The new research will also involve illness is underestimated by 60 per
developing a tool to help healthcare cent among women and 30 per cent to address the high rates of death
disease, the silent build-up of plaque from heart disease among people with
can start in childhood and can have a practitioners identify individuals with among men. Meaning people with
high sodium and low potassium diets a high risk of heart disease aren’t mental illness, and Dr Cunningham
serious impact on their adult life. hopes to complete this work.
so they can make lifestyle changes. being identified as needing care and
“Very little is known about children’s this is likely to be contributing to the The 2018 revision of the CVD risk
diets in New Zealand, with the most “The Heart Foundation funding is
extremely valuable to progress my high death rates from cardiovascular management guidance, published by
recent Children’s Nutrition Survey disease among people with mental the Ministry of Health for the first
undertaken in 2002. The survey of career and achieve my research aims.
Without this funding it would not illness. time, recognised the association
children’s sodium and potassium between serious mental illness, which
intakes will be the first of its kind in be possible to complete my planned Research shows people with mental
research to contribute towards illness die up to 20 years earlier, with was highlighted in New Zealand by
New Zealand, and provide important, Dr Cunningham’s work. The new
gold standard data on children’s reducing blood pressure through heart disease being the mental health
dietary means in Aotearoa. I feel sector’s third biggest killer after guidelines recommend heart and
intakes of these nutrients, and will stroke risk assessment start at 20
provide us with information about both humbled and privileged to be a suicide and cancer.
Heart Foundation Senior Research years of age for these patients.
blood pressure in a large group of “We should be assessing the risk of
children,” says Dr Eyles. Fellow.” – Dr Helen Eyles.
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Research Research
Supporting research in heart health in New Zealand Tackling heart-health inequity head on
This year has been an incredibly engineering tissue heart valves in the Work is underway to tackle inequities
challenging one for all of us around lab to help make them last a patient’s in health outcomes from cardiovascular
the world. The benefits of research lifetime, and coming up with real- disease among Māori and Pacific
informing evidence-based care has world solutions to improve the diets people.
been emphasised by the current in our children. A $2 million research grant was
Covid-19 pandemic. Other research tackles issues such as awarded to a team led by Dr Corina
In New Zealand, the generous support improving New Zealander’s nutrition, Grey and Associate Professor Matire
of our donors and volunteers has the Heart Foundation’s ongoing Harwood, by the Heart Foundation
enabled the Heart Foundation to support with the development of a and the Healthier Lives National
continue its life-saving research and rheumatic fever vaccine and identifying Science Challenge.
vision of improving the heart health early kidney damage after heart failure. The three-year study is the first major
of Kiwis. The awards include one Programme programme of its kind in New Zealand.
We were proud to award $3.7 million Grant, seven Project Grants, 12 It aims to improve access to health-
of funding across the whole cardio- Fellowships and Scholarships, four care for Māori and Pacific people,
vascular health bench-to-bedside Small Project Grants, two Grant-in- which has the potential to achieve
spectrum; basic science, public health, Aid Grants and five Travel Grants. equity in heart health outcomes for all
prevention and patient management. Five Summer Studentships were also New Zealanders. The research involves
This brings the total awarded since awarded to the medical schools at finding out what barriers people face
1968 to more than $74 million. the University of Auckland and the in accessing healthcare and coming up
University of Otago. with a plan to reduce them.
Heart disease is New Zealand’s single
biggest killer. With our ongoing Thank you to all our generous Available approaches to prevention
commitment to supporting research, supporters, without you we simply and treatment have the potential to
we can keep saving lives and improve couldn’t make the huge gains we have halve the risk of heart disease but
the quality of life for the 170,000 New in improving Kiwi’s heart health. Māori and Pacific people are less
Zealanders living with heart disease. likely to receive treatment and more
likely to suffer from and die of heart
We’ve come a long way, with a 75 per disease than other New Zealanders.
cent reduction in deaths from heart On average, Māori and Pacific people’s
disease since we started our work. lives are seven years shorter than
But heart disease still claims more other New Zealanders. Barriers to
than 6,700 lives in New Zealand accessing healthcare are considered to
each year. And one preventable death be important contributors to this.
is one too many. Heart disease also
impacts significantly on the day-to-day The researchers will explore how the
risk of heart disease is assessed and is delivered across primary and
activities of Kiwis. Dr Gerry Devlin secondary care. Left to Right: Dr Vanessa Selak,
managed, and what can be done to
We are supporting research such as Heart Foundation Medical Director reduce delays and improve access Dr Corina Grey, from the University Dr Corina Grey, Associate Professor
to hospital care and post-hospital of Auckland, will co-lead the team of Matire Harwood, Prof Shanthi Ameratunga.
management of heart disease. They researchers. “This is a total dream
will then develop a roadmap for project. We’ve got an amazing team
health policy makers and providers, and it’s what we’ve been working
which could alter the way healthcare towards for such a long time,” she says.
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Care and Support Care and Support
We’re here to help Heart attack leads to a new calling in life
Our free heart helpline was launched It wasn’t until John was at home came on, I couldn’t get to sleep. So,
this year to support people living recovering after his heart attack and I started to make my own playlists.”
with heart disease. subsequent surgery that the emotional He became aware from internet
Since April, our cardiac nurses have impact of the event took its toll. research of the huge numbers of
provided care and support to many After his stay in hospital, John returned people worldwide suffering from
New Zealanders who’ve had concerns home and set little walking goals for insomnia. And so his idea was born:
or needed advice about their heart himself. Despite the physical challenges, ‘Sleep Radio’, an online music station
health. his emotional state was initially positive. that would play relaxation music for
The helpline is an integral part in “I was drained but glad to be alive. insomniacs – without advertising or
our fight against heart disease. If it Every day I’d wake up and I think ‘I’m announcements.
wasn’t for the advice from our nurses, alive, oh great, another day’.” The first broadcast went out in 2014
several New Zealanders wouldn’t have He returned to work after six months, and the numbers soon started to
dialled 111 this year - a call that may however, he hadn’t fully dealt with the snowball.
have saved their life. Several callers emotional fall-out, and a few years “On an average night, we can have
were recommended to call emergency later that started to take its toll. 500 people listening simultaneously.
services, after their symptoms were Now we’ve got around 58,000 unique
thought to have been a heart attack. “I suppose for an 18-month period I
just felt numb. I couldn’t concentrate. I listeners in 198 countries tuned in
We want New Zealanders to recognise had terrible insomnia and didn’t know every month.”
the signs and symptoms of a heart why. I went to my doctor and she said, “The feedback we’ve received is
attack, so they call 111 immediately, ‘John, you’ve got severe depression.’ stunning,” John says.
but if they call us, we’re there to
help direct them to the right medical “I realised I probably had been Those he’s helped range from people
treatment when they need it. depressed for a while, but I didn’t with insomnia, to people with babies
know what depression was or what and small children who won’t sleep –
the symptoms were. She traced it back as well as many who’ve also had heart
to my heart event. I just hadn’t dealt attacks and depression.
with stuff.” “I had no idea that depression was
John went to see a counsellor, which quite common after people had heart
he describes as the best thing he attacks,” John says.
ever did. As well as helping him deal “But it’s not surprising, you know. It’s
with the depression, the counsellor an examination of your life, your own
suggested he try relaxation music for mortality.”
the insomnia.
“I found some internet radio stations
that played relaxation music. That
was great ‘til ads or the announcer
Deborah and John Watson.
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Heart Foundation launches Improving heart health
white paper for heart health outcomes for New Zealand
A Heart Foundation white paper was launched at Parliament on 4 August
2020. In support of the launch, our staff provided heart health checks for MPs,
parliamentary staff and others.
Our team conducted blood pressure checks and heart health risk factor
assessments and gave people the opportunity to have onsite cholesterol and White Paper Recommendation Timely access to effective care
blood glucose tests. We also gave referrals for some to see a health professional. and support
The Heart Foundation recommends
a national heart health action plan • Work with communities at high
focuses on five key areas that build risk of heart disease and stroke to
on current strengths and have the better understand and overcome
potential to significantly reduce the the barriers to accessing health care.
impact of heart disease and stroke on • Ensure all New Zealanders with heart
all New Zealanders. disease and stroke have sustainable
Prevention and timely access to evidence-based
treatment, care and support.
• Implement stronger actions to set
up healthier lives from childhood, Survival
reduce smoking, create a healthier • Educate New Zealanders about early
food system and empower healthier warning symptoms of heart disease
lives. and stroke, and how to access
• Maintain commitment to Smoke- appropriate health care promptly.
free Aotearoa 2025, improve public • Introduce CPR and AED training
awareness about good nutrition and as part of the school curriculum to
work with communities on actions increase rates of bystander CPR,
for healthy eating, physical activity improve access to early defibrillation
and healthy weight. and achieve better outcomes for
Early detection and management of people suffering out-of-hospital
heart disease cardiac arrest.
• All New Zealanders must have A more transparent and accountable
access to regular heart health health system
risk assessment checks in line • The health system must track
with current guidelines. performance towards preventing,
• Implement targeted community/ screening, treating and reducing
workplace risk screening for heart heart disease, act on the information
disease with focus on high-risk and share information with the New
populations. Zealand public.
Generously funded with the support of Pub Charity and ProCare Charitable Foundation.
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Care and Support Prevention
Knowing your pulse could Heart Foundation nutrition
save your life course ‘changed my life’ Anna-Marie Fabricius, with her
daughter Francesca Fabricius-Masoe,
and father, Bernhard Fabricius.
As part of November’s Atrial Fibrillation General Practice clinics were also
Awareness week, we offered people supported with information and
free pulse checks at 20 locations education about including pulse
nationwide. checks in regular consultations. Anna-Marie Fabricius recently next eight weeks would be for me, and
graduated from the Heart Foundation then my family and my community.”
The condition is an irregular heart Atrial fibrillation becomes more course in Pacific nutrition, and the
rhythm, which can result in an common as we age. On average Since she started the course her
Aucklander says it changed her life. 10-year-old daughter, Francesca,
increased risk of stroke and heart Māori are more affected and tend
failure for some. to develop the condition 10 years The AUT Certificate of Proficiency in has also learned about the value of
earlier than non-Māori. Pacific Nutrition has been running for healthy eating.
“Atrial fibrillation can strike adults at 17 years. It teaches attendees about
any age and we think nearly one in 35 But atrial fibrillation can affect any- “I didn’t realise but she was listening to
the relationship between the types everything I’d been saying. When I saw
New Zealanders between 35 and 74 one, regardless of age or ethnicity. of food we eat, the effect they can
have been diagnosed with atrial fibril- the draft of her school speech, I was
It can be very challenging for people have on our health, and how to make so surprised it was on healthy eating.
lation, so that’s more than 60,000 living with atrial fibrillation. To help, traditional every-day foods healthier.
Kiwis. It’s also likely there are many we run sessions that provide a warm, “I sat there reading it, and thinking
more who don’t know they have it, Anna-Marie didn’t realise she’d be so oh my goodness she’s understanding
supportive environment for families excited about Pacific nutrition, but
making it the most common type of to hear from experts and meet others everything I’m talking about. She’s
heart rhythm disorder,” says Medical after attending the first class, she was talking about fat blocking the arteries.
who are living with the condition. inspired to share her knowledge with
Director Dr Gerry Devlin. And then taking this forward to tell all
A professional development webinar her family, church and community. of her friends.”
Nearly 700 people were screened, about atrial fibrillation, presented by
with one in 13 found to have an Anna-Marie has experienced the Anna-Marie says, “It’s never too late
Dr Andrew Martin, was also provided benefits of learning heart-healthy
irregular pulse and referred to further for more than 300 health professionals. to educate our children on the best
medical care. habits with her family. lifestyle and how to make healthy
“Little did I know how life-changing the choices.”
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Prevention Prevention
Healthy habits can start at school Food for Thought - teaching healthier food choices
For years, many schools and early
learning services have been outsourcing
their catering to local food suppliers,
We partner with Foodstuffs’ to deliver Teacher feedback about the
its free Food for Thought programme, programme:
such as bakeries, cafes and takeaway a national school-based nutrition
outlets. education initiative for students in “We made cookies for shared
To encourage them to create a Years 5 and 6. morning tea and the students
healthier environment, we developed Using an inquiry-based learning told me that teachers need to
the Fresh Made programme, supported approach, Food for Thought helps realise that cookies are only a
with funding from the Ministry of children understand why and how to ‘sometimes’ food’.”
Health. This initiative provides food make healthier food choices.
suppliers, school canteens and early “Yesterday’s session at the
learning services with comprehensive Topics include general healthy eating, supermarket showed that
resources to help them offer healthier food groups, label reading and sugar most were able to identify and
menu choices. in drinks and are aligned with the
New Zealand curriculum.
record the best options that
Food suppliers and school caterers were available to them.”
submit their menus and recipes to us, Classroom sessions are followed by a
and we provide feedback and advice visit to a PAK‘nSAVE, New World or “I was carrying my lunch to
in order for them to meet the Fresh Four Square supermarket where the staffroom (avocado and
Made criteria. children use the knowledge learnt in bread), a student noticed and
class in real-world situations. congratulated me on eating
School canteens play an important
role in influencing healthy food and Each class also receives a supermarket some healthy fats.”
drink choices, and we know that gift card, which they can use to plan a
children who eat nutritious foods are healthy lunch - a practical and fun use “Some students had ideas that
better equipped to focus, concentrate of their new learning. all fatty foods were unhealthy
and learn. A Food for Thought information
and should be avoided at all
resource booklet for teachers includes times, which leads to unhealthy
With our help, schools can encourage relationships with food. By
good nutritional habits by offering ideas about further teachings on food
healthier, freshly made food options and nutrition and activities for the labelling them as ‘sometimes
for their students. students. foods’, it teaches students
about balanced diets in a
Fresh Made approved menus are now mentally healthier way.”
in more than 250 schools and early
learning services around New Zealand,
supporting the health and wellbeing of
young New Zealanders.
18 HEART FOUNDATION Annual Review 2020 Images owned by Food for Thought Educational Trust. 19Fundraising Fundraising
Heart-warming support for Lottery Big Heart
We are incredibly grateful to our kind and life-changing “absolute stroke of luck”
Appeal 2020
supporters of the Heart Foundation Lottery, for this long-term Heart Foundation
and particularly so this year when so much supporter. More volunteers than ever took to the
has been impacted by the Covid-19 global Formerly living in Auckland and working in streets of New Zealand during this
pandemic. the tourism industry, Jeff’s employment was year’s Big Heart Appeal, helping raise
The steadfast support we received is heart- uncertain due to the impact of Covid-19. funds for our life-saving work.
warming, and meant we could continue When the amazing news of his win reached The Big Heart Appeal is the Heart
to fund essential heart research and offer him on the first day of lockdown, Jeff says Foundation’s biggest fundraising
care and support to those living with heart it felt like going from “pretty dire straits to campaign each year and the two-day
disease. rolling in clover”. street collection took place on Friday
For the last few years we have been One of the first people he shared his good 21 and Saturday 22 February 2020.
working with the Department of Internal fortune with was his 94-year-old mum. We are very thankful to all those who
Affairs, trying to find ways to reduce costs She was thrilled for him and immediately generously gave donations to the Big
of the Lottery and advocating for change asked, “Well, when are you moving in?” Heart Appeal, and to the thousands
so tickets could be purchased online or by That’s just what Jeff decided to do. Since of volunteers who gifted their time
phone. In May, legislation was passed that Jeff receiving the keys to his first prize Jennian dream home from
the shift, he has met his neighbours and Mark Smale, Jennian Nelson Bays. and commitment to collect in places
meant we can now do this. The change has friends and family wanting to come and throughout the country. We couldn’t
is very exciting and we know it will be stay in the country’s sunniest region. do it without you.
welcomed by many supporters who have
kindly championed for this too. Win an unexpected surprise
A big thank you to our long-term partner, A loyal Heart Foundation supporter, Total Volunteer Registrations – 2,805
Jennian Homes and their family of product Lynette doesn’t bother to check her tickets
Total Area Coordinators - 77
partners for their support of the Heart after the Lottery results are announced.
Foundation Lottery. Every first-prize home Total Groups – 82
So, the Waikato resident was very surprised
we build together helps to improve heart when she found out she’d won the Lottery Total Hours – 4,952
health outcomes for all New Zealanders. No. 123 home at One Tree Point in Northland.
Here are some of our lucky Lynette’s support of our work began many
first-prize Lottery winners years ago, in recognition of the treatment
her father experienced after a heart event
Home Sweet Home in his late-40s.
When we caught up with Jeff, he was She is reluctantly selling the property due
finishing unpacking boxes and about to to travelling distance but says its sale will
relax in the sunshine on the patio of his give her and her husband many new options.
brand-new Nelson home to enjoy a bowl of
home-made chicken soup. “It’s such a lovely home in a beautiful part of
the country, I’m sure it will make someone
Winning Lottery No. 122 was both a timely very happy to live there.”
Lynette receives the keys to her first-prize home from Jennian
Homes Northland’s Jody Yakas.
20 HEART FOUNDATION Annual Review 2020 21Fundraising Volunteers
Volunteers show their big hearts in Volunteering and community connection
the Big Heart Appeal in the Covid-19 era
Buddisha Silva – Big Heart Appeal Zealand, Buddisha was keen to Eric Lynn – Volunteer Area collect donations at key sites around “Sometimes I get carried away with volunteering,” says
Administrator volunteer volunteer to learn more, “sharpen up” Coordinator the town, including successfully intro- Sandra Debney who’s been volunteering for the Heart
On Christmas Day six years ago her experience and understand New A ‘small’ heart attack in the middle of ducing a new site, the railway station Foundation for 15 years. “My husband says he keeps a
Buddisha’s much-loved father, aged
53, had had three heart attacks and
Zealand work culture better.
Buddisha became a volunteer admin-
Covid-19 lockdown was quite scary for
Eric Lynn. His father had had a series
where the Alpine Express comes in.
As well as setting up and supporting
photo of me on the fridge because we’re like ships in
the night, passing one another.” Thank you
volunteers
passed away before he made it to istrator with the Big Heart Appeal. of heart attacks in his 40s and 50s other volunteers, Eric and his wife Lyn Sandra and her husband Peter are both stalwart
hospital. Her job was to coordinate Big Heart and eventually died of a heart attack. did a couple of shifts themselves. volunteers for the Heart Foundation in Wairarapa.
With her qualification in accounting Appeal sites and volunteers around But Eric’s not someone who looks “I just love volunteering,” says Eric. Sandra’s taken on various roles over the years –
completed in September 2019, but the country, register volunteers and on the negative side. Instead he’s “It’s so worthwhile. I very much enjoy organising book sales, serving on the local Heart Thousands of volunteers help
lacking work experience in New collect data. full of positivity and grateful for the meeting people – seeing their smiles, Foundation committee, helping out at talks, running support the Heart Foundation
treatment and support he’s had. hearing their stories. Sometimes, it’s information stalls and supporting heart health events. by giving their time and
Earlier this year Eric was the Area a real eye opener. My own story pales “We’re a volunteering family around here,” Sandra energy. Whether it’s organising
Coordinator for the Big Heart Appeal into comparison with some of the says. Her husband Peter was the chair of Wairarapa support groups or holding
street collection in Greymouth. He stories I’ve heard.” Heart Foundation for many years. He’s also a JP a bucket for the Big Heart
recruited a team of volunteers to and a rugby referee. Sandra is the Chair of Friends Appeal, every contribution
of Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History and helps us to support Kiwis to
helps out with a number of causes. live heart healthy lives.
Heart Health Advocate for Wairarapa, Kit Cohr, says
she’s greatly appreciative of the contribution of Long Service
Sandra and all her volunteers locally. “Sandra is so full
Nelson Marlborough Branch
of energy in everything she does. And she really does
everything – she’s such a motivated, busy person and 2 Years:
a huge ‘giver’ of her time. And she does it with such Euan Grant
positivity and liveliness that it’s contagious,” she says.
5 Years:
Sandra volunteers because, “it’s important to be
part of the community and help where you can.” Elaine Daines
The Heart Foundation is a “very worthwhile cause – Lyall Daines
heart disease is the biggest killer of people in New Jackie Ferguson
Zealand. It’s important to raise awareness.”
Margaret Watson
22 HEART FOUNDATION Annual Review 2020 23Board of Directors Statement of comprehensive revenue and expense
Consolidated statement of comprehensive revenue and expense
for the year ended 30 June 2020.
2020 2019 $000 2020 2019
$000 $000 $000 $000
Revenue
Associate Professor Gerry Devlin Wayne Fletcher Aroha Hudson Associate Professor Malcolm Legget Professor Jim Mann CNZM Fundraising and lottery ticket sales 8,652 10,351 Surplus for the year (764) 128
Donations and legacies 10,140 8,706
Contract services 4,122 4,133 Gain / (loss) on investments 678 54
Investment income 1,323 1,659 Gain / (loss) on disposal of fixed assets 0 0
Other income 1,493 259
Net surplus for the year (86) 182
Total revenue 25,730 25,108
Direct expenses (10,888) (10,240) Other comprehensive revenue and expense
Net operating surplus 14,842 14,868 Net change in fair value of available-for-sale
(1,141) 2,610
financial assets
Expenditure
Total other comprehensive revenue
Research - grants & administration (3,716) (3,555) (1,141) 2,610
and expense for the year
Clive Nelson (Chief Executive) Faye Sumner CNZM Ian Sutcliffe Mike Tomlinson (Chairman) Tom Treacy
Public Health (2,881) (2,840)
Pacific Heartbeat (1,088) (831) Total comprehensive revenue
(1,226) 2,792
Heart Healthcare (2,690) (2,405) and expense for the year
Programme support (4,726) (4,733)
Scientific Advisory Group members Investment Committee Senior Management Team
Depreciation and amortisation (505) (376)
Associate Professor Gerry Devlin Dr Barry Smith Michael Benjamin Angela Aldous – Head of Care and Support
Total expenditure (15,606) (14,740)
Professor Rob Doughty Professor Richard Troughton Mike Gault Justine Munro – Head of Prevention
Professor Alison Heather Associate Professor Natalie Walker Ross Jewel Clive Nelson – Chief Executive Surplus for the year (764) 128
For full disclosure of financial statements please visit heartfoundation.org.nz
Dr Ben Hudson Associate Professor Mark Webster Graeme Kershaw Brian Scott – Head of Marketing and
Associate Professor Ian LeGrice Dr Jinny Willis Mark Simpson Communications
Professor Murray Skeaff David Strack Mark Simpson – Head of Shared Services
Alison Wheatley-Mahon – Head of Fundraising
and Partnerships
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24 HEART FOUNDATION Annual Review 2020 25Support is directed into heart health Heart-felt thanks to our supporters
Thank you to the generous supporters who help us make a difference for thousands of New Zealanders
Donations & Lottery & Contract Investment &
Legacies Fundraising Services Other Income
We are grateful to share our Acorn Foundation Jennifer Smith Family Trust Ray Watts Charitable Trust
purpose and vision with so Anthony Quirk and Elaine Butterworth John Ormiston Room-Simmonds Charitable Trust
many generous organisations,
BlueSky Community Trust Jones Foundation Rotorua Energy Charitable Trust
14% RETAINED FOR OVERHEADS
trusts and individuals.
Your support and collaboration
Caiger Charitable Trust
Community Trust South
Lawrance and Stephanie Russell
Charitable Trust
Sandra O’Connor
Southland Medical Foundation
86%
funds vital heart research and Lois McFarlane Charitable Trust
supports so many Kiwis nation- Donnelly Family Trust Terry White
Longford Trust
wide who are impacted by heart Dorothy Cutts The Elsie Steele Trust
disease. Margery and Douglas Bassett
Estate of Ernest Hyam Davis & The The Lion Foundation
Without your dedication and Ted and Mollie Carr Endowment Trust Marlborough District Council
The Parnell Hotel and
commitment, we wouldn’t be Farina Thompson Charitable Trust Michael and Betsy Benjamin Conference Centre
able to achieve the incredible Frank and Koba Schuurman Milestone Foundation The Reed Charitable Trust
work we do in our communities.
Frederick James Brunskill Estate Mt Wellington Charitable Trust The Robert and Barbara Stewart
HEART HEALTH Thank you for your continuing
Grace Craston Charitable Trust New Zealand Community Post
Charitable Trust
support during these difficult
PROGRAMMES times. Hynds Foundation Nova Charitable Trust
The Southern Trust
The Winton & Margaret Bear
From everyone at the Heart ILT Foundation One Foundation (Charitable) Trust’s Children’s
Foundation - we love your work. Jack Jeffs Charitable Trust Perpetual Guardian – Hosking Heart Health Care Trust
Charitable Trust Trillian Trust
ProCare Charitable Foundation Trust Waikato
Pub Charity Limited Vera and the late
Rātā Foundation Abraham Krukziener
Heart Health Research Prevention Care &
Support
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26 HEART FOUNDATION Annual Review 2020 27To help save more lives, donate at heartfoundation.org.nz or call 0800 830 100 National Office, 9 Kalmia Street, Ellerslie PO Box 17160, Greenlane, Auckland 1546 T 09 571 9191 E info@heartfoundation.org.nz W heartfoundation.org.nz The Heart Foundation is a registered charity (CC23052) under the Charities Act 2005.
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