On Thursday February 20th, the Humble ISD Mental Health and Wellness Team held a Health Fair that the Myocarditis Foundation participated in.
There were over 600 attendees (parents, grandparents, teachers, school counselors, and children of all ages), many who stopped by our booth. There they could play a game, learn about the heart and myocarditis, and take away some information to share with others about the disease.
We had Zippy, our mascot, in our booth. He is a zebra, which is a symbol for rare diseases. He greeted our visitors and gave stickers out with his picture on them to the younger visitors along with candy and heart stress balls.
The older children and adults were appreciative of the information that they learned about myocarditis and were able to take away handouts to share with colleagues, family, and friends. Most had never heard of the disease before and welcomed learning about it.
Humble ISD sent around a thank you for our participation and believes that our resources, conversations, and connections which we shared will have a lasting impact on their students, families, staff and community.
This was the Myocarditis Foundation’s way of helping to raise awareness for myocarditis, in honor of Rare Disease Day, February 28, 2025.
