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Summits Of my Heart: Climbing to the top for saving children

17.07.2020 - Runners from the heart
Climbing 90 Pyrenean peaks to record 900,000 heartbeats and raise €90,000 for children with heart problems: this is the incredible challenge that the Runner of the Heart Claire Dupont has set herself in 2019!

She imagined the project in honor of her daughter Camille, who underwent open-heart surgery 10 years ago in Bordeaux. It was on this occasion that she came to know the Association, meeting foster families in the hospital corridors. Deeply moved by these children's stories, Claire promised herself that one day she would do something for the Association.

" At the hospital, I was blown away by the host families of the children in care at Mécénat Chirurgie Cardiaque. Their solidarity was wonderful. I promised myself that it would be my turn to get involved."

 

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In 2019, this mountain lover has set up the Summits Of My Heart project and has taken on the incredible challenge of planting a flag in the Association's colors on the summit of 90 Pyrenean peaks. His daughter, now aged 10, sometimes accompanies him to the summits. A real victory over life, which gives Claire's project a great deal of meaning.

As she climbs, Claire records her heartbeats and collects 1 cent for each one. So, when she's not in the mountains, the young mother moves heaven and earth to find partners, suppliers and patrons who agree to support her project and fund operations for children with heart problems.

On December 29, 2019, she reached the summit of Col Montardo, her 90th summit, and her online fundraising reached the symbolic milestone of €24,000, the sum needed to finance heart surgery for two children! A huge victory crowned by her meetings with Fantatoutenana, and with Youma, a 9-year-old Mauritanian girl operated on in January 2020, both saved thanks to her and her donors.
 

 

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Fantatoutenana

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Claire and Youma

There's no stopping this mountaineer with a heart of gold!

Despite the confinement, her action has not stopped and Claire has continued to develop the project from home. Her motivation remains intact and she is preparing for a major solidarity action on August 8 and 9, 2020 during the Méribel Trail, where she is encouraging all runners to donate their heartbeats to the Association.
Surprise! A little birdie tells us that she's also planning to climb the capital's highest peak this autumn.

I encourage her by participating in her project by clicking here.

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