Spring 2026

Heart to Heart Newsletter

If you are interested in facts and figures about Heart to Heart, you might want to read our 2025 annual report.  It’s out now and can be found on our website (www.h2hsh.com) in the Activities section or on our WeChat site (scan the attached QR code if you aren’t already a viewer.)

如果您希望了解”心连心”的具体数据和详细信息，可参阅我们最新发布的《2025年度报告》。该报告现已上线，您可通过以下渠道获取：访问我们的官方网站（www.h2hsh.com）进入”活动”板块查看，或关注我们的微信公众号（若未关注，请扫描文末所附二维码获取）

Dear Volunteers, Sponsors and Friends,

Happy Year of the Horse!

Your work and generosity towards Heart to Heart in 2025 was extremely important. Through it, we were able to provide 434 children with the heart surgery they needed, which brought our total number of surgeries since our inception in 2003 to 3,872. Each and every one of the children were treasured by their parents and certainly became precious to us during their surgery processes. Let’s hope we are able to continue to increase the number of surgeries in 2026. So –Happy Year of the Horse! There are hundreds (maybe thousands) of Chinese children with congenital heart disease who need surgery and their families can’t afford it. Let’s hope that the Year of the Horse brings them to Heart to Heart and we are able to help them get  that surgery. By working together as we did in 2025, we should be able to do amazing things.

Here is a simplified overview of the year:

Volunteers
We continue to be a 100% volunteer organization (a Special Fund of Shanghai Rende Foundation) with no paid or reimbursed personnel. Our teams of volunteers continue to be small, but we have streamlined what we do and are able to get everything done somehow. It always amazes me how much we can accomplish with a 0 yuan budget! Thank you to all who volunteered. No matter what your task/team was – administration, Art for Hearts, assembly (Yoda and Yida Hospitals), bag packing/delivery, books, events, finance, Golf4Hearts, group volunteering, heart bears, knitting, management, marketing, playroom, processes & procedures, promotions/sales, sewing, sponsorship, translations, website, WeChat or the year-end report – I know that the 434 children who received heart surgery are glad that you contributed and that we were able to make it all happen. Be proud of yourselves! You did an amazing job. Thank you.

Sponsors

We love our sponsors! Despite the fact that we don’t advertise or raise funds publicly, donations continued to flow in from generous individuals, schools and companies. We are so glad that you are part of the Heart to Heart family and that you continue to support us. It was a great year for monetary donations – obviously. We couldn’t have paid for and supported 434 heart surgeries if it hadn’t been. Since we haven’t processed most of the social insurance reimbursements on qualified surgeries from 2025, 2026 should be a good year as well. We hope to increase the total number of surgeries we provide in 2026.

Donors continue to send us new and 2nd hand in-kind donations. They were efficiently processed by the assembly teams at both Yoda and Yida Hospitals. Most of the new items were distributed within our sponsored families as they came into the hospital. Over 450 bags were packed and given out – full of toiletries, clothing, school bags, books, toys, diapers, etc. The families were very appreciative. Donated goods were also sent out to villages that requested help and the recipients seemed very happy with the clothing and toys that they received. Thanks to everyone who sent us goods – used or new. Everything was truly appreciated.

Yida Hospital

All of our heart surgeries were performed at Yida Hospital in 2025. They were extremely efficient in locating and bringing in our little patients who needed heart surgery for congenital heart disease. The majority of children in 2025 appeared to be from group screenings that occurred in the provinces of Fujian, Guizhou, Hunan, Qinghai, Shandong, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan and Xinjiang. We also had many children from all over China come in through referrals from “sister” hospitals to our main hospitals. The hospitals and our volunteers at those hospitals did a great job. It entailed a lot of coordination, logistics and paperwork. It all got processed, however, and the children and family representatives all made it into the hospitals in Shanghai for their surgeries. Thank you!!!

In Conclusion

As I’ve said before many times over the years, everyone associated with Heart to Heart in ANY capacity should be extremely proud of what we achieved. Your performance in 2025 was incredible.  Heart to Heart only exists due to your hard work, commitment, and donations.  As a team -whether you are a volunteer, a sponsor, a hospital representative or a member of Rende Foundation – you changed everything for the 434 children (and their families) we helped. They are all going forward to live entirely different lives than they would have been able to without what you did for them. It is not often that anyone can positively impact others in this manner. Thank you for your generosity, selflessness, energy and commitment. You will be remembered by all those 434 children and families as the people who gave them new futures.  Your dedication to Heart to Heart is inspiring. It is an honor to volunteer alongside you. I hope you are all as excited as I am to work towards a 2026 that is even better than 2025 for children with congenital heart disease in China who need help.

Happy New Year!
Karen Carrington
Executive Director (Volunteer)

中文翻译：

亲爱的志愿者、捐赠方和朋友们:

马年快乐！

2025年各位对心连心组织的奉献与支持具有极其重要的意义。在你们的助力下，我们成功为434名儿童实施了心脏手术，使自2003年成立以来的累计手术总量达到3,872例。每一位孩子都是父母珍爱的宝贝，在治疗过程中也成为了我们心中最珍贵的生命。期盼2026年我们能帮助更多患儿获得新生——在此谨祝大家马年吉祥！

目前中国仍有成百上千罹患先天性心脏病的儿童因家庭经济困难无法得到救治。愿马年能引领更多患儿来到心连心，让我们携手为他们重燃生命希望。相信延续2025年的精诚合作，我们定能创造更多奇迹。

以下是本年度简要回顾：

志愿者团队

我们始终保持百分之百的志愿者组织性质（隶属于上海仁德基金会专项基金），无任何受薪或领取补贴人员。虽然团队规模精干，但通过优化工作流程，我们依然高效完成了所有使命。零成本运营却能成就如此事业，这本身就是令人惊叹的奇迹！

衷心感谢每一位志愿者。无论您负责行政管理、艺连心慈善艺术展、捐赠物资整理（远大心胸医院与医大医院）、爱心大礼包分装配送、图书管理、活动筹办、财务统筹, 高尔夫慈善项目、团体志愿服务、爱心小熊制作、编织活动、组织管理、宣传推广、儿童游戏室、流程优化、促销义卖、缝纫制作、赞助对接、翻译、网站维护、微信公众号运营，还是年度报告编撰 ——请相信，434位重获新生的孩子都在感谢您的付出。

请为你们取得的卓越成就感到自豪！诚挚致谢！

捐赠方伙伴

我们珍视所有捐赠伙伴！尽管我们不进行公开募捐，来自爱心人士、学校及企业的善款依然持续汇聚。感恩您成为心连心大家庭的一员，与我们并肩前行。
2025年的捐赠成果显著——这无疑是实现434例手术的基石。鉴于大部分2025年度医保报销尚未完成结算，2026年资金状况预计将持续向好，这将支持我们救治更多患儿。

捐赠物资也源源不断汇聚。远大与医大医院的后勤团队高效处理了所有崭新及二手捐赠物资，全新捐赠物品主要在受助患儿入院时发放。我们分装了450多个爱心大礼包，内含全新洗漱用品、衣物、书包、书籍、玩具、尿布等，获得患儿家庭们由衷的感激。部分捐赠物资还送往偏远山区，当地收到衣物玩具的民众皆喜悦满怀。

感恩每一位物资捐赠者，您馈赠的每件物品都承载着温暖心意。

医大医院

2025年所有心脏手术均在医大医院完成。院方在先心病患儿筛查接洽方面展现出卓越效率，这一年多数患儿来自福建、贵州、湖南、青海、山东、四川、西藏、云南、新疆等地的集体筛查，同时也有全国多地合作医院转诊而来的患儿。各地医院及驻院志愿者完成了大量协调、物流及文书工作，最终使所有患儿及家属代表顺利抵沪接受治疗。

在此谨表谢忱！

结语如往年所言，心连心每位参与者都应为我们的集体成就深感自豪。2025年的表现令人惊叹——正是诸位的辛勤付出、坚定承诺与慷慨捐赠铸就了心连心的存在。无论您作为志愿者、捐赠方、医院代表还是仁德基金会成员，这个团队共同为434个家庭带来了命运转折。因为你们的奉献，这些孩子即将开启与过去截然不同的人生。能以如此方式深刻影响他人生命的机会何其珍贵，感谢你们奉献的慷慨、无私、热忱与坚持，434个家庭将永远铭记给予他们崭新未来的人们。

你们对心连心的奉献精神令人敬佩，能与诸位并肩同行是我的荣耀。祈愿大家与我同样期待，让我们携手为2026年谱写新篇，为中国需要帮助的先心病儿
童创造比2025年更美好的明天！

新年快乐！

Karen Carrington
执行总监(志愿者)

Play golf? Want to help children with congenital heart disease?  If so, we have the perfect event for you – no matter what age you are.  We welcome all golfers/junior golfers to participate in a day of golf, fun, dining and raffle prizes.  Renew old friendships or meet new friends that love golf and helping children.  You’ll love it!

You definitely won’t regret participating in the 2026 event – the 6th of its kind.  I know that little Amina Palihati from Xinjiang was sponsored for her heart surgery by the 2025 Golf4Hearts tournament.  She will be grateful to all the players that played that day for the rest of her life.

It’s an annual event – usually on a Friday in late October.  Once the date is set, we’ll be advertising how to register.  I hope you’ll block off some time and make a budget to come.  We hope to see you there!

喜欢打高尔夫吗？想为先天性心脏病患儿献一份爱心吗？如果您也有这样的心愿，那么我们为您准备了一场完美的活动——无论您年龄几何，都欢迎加入我们。我们诚邀所有高尔夫爱好者/青少年球手共度美好一天，在挥杆击球、趣味互动、精致餐叙和惊喜抽奖中，为生命助力。您可以在此与老友重聚，或结识同样热爱高尔夫、心怀善念的新伙伴。相信您一定会爱上这场活动！

参加2026年第六届”爱心高尔夫”慈善赛，您绝不会后悔。我知道，去年来自新疆的小阿米娜·帕里哈提，正是在2025年赛事资助下完成了心脏手术。她将终生感激所有参赛者的善意。

这项年度盛事通常在十月末的周五举行。具体日期确定后，我们将公布报名方式。期待您能预留时间、做好计划，与我们相约绿茵场。我们期待着与您相见！

We sometimes underestimate the power of kids helping kids.  After working with the children at SUIS Pujiang/Shangyin for many years, it’s something I usually do anymore, however.  SUIS Pujiang/Shangyin has a winter concert each year featuring classes doing something representative of different countries around the globe.  All of the parents are invited.  It is quite the festive affair.  And each year they ask us to sell bears at the event.  For some reason back at the beginning I went by myself to work it – maybe the rest of the team was already occupied.  Who knows.  I thought it would be hectic by myself, but our contact at the school suggested that some of the 8 year olds help me sell the bears.  It was AMAZING!  They were so focused, so enthusiastic and so good!   We completely sold out of the bears and I had to go back for more.

Years have passed and each year the kids continued to volunteer and continued to be amazing.  This year the original crew was no longer available during the sales period since they’ve moved up to Middle School.  But a new group of 8 year olds was assigned.  And the magic happened again…. so focused, so enthusiastic and so good!!!!  An incredible amount of bears and H2H bags were sold and this year parents donated funds to attend the show.  Almost 3 full children were sponsored through the bear/bag sale and the donations. Wow!  I had a fun, relaxing day and we will change the lives of so many children as a result.  Thank you to everyone who helped to make this happen!

我们有时低估了孩子帮助孩子的力量。在多年与协和双语尚音学校的孩子们相处后，这已成为我习以为常的事。学校每年都会举办冬季音乐会，各班表演代表全球不同国家的节目。所有家长都受邀参加，场面十分热闹喜庆。每年他们都会邀请我们在活动中销售泰迪熊。最初不知为何只有我独自负责——也许团队其他成员都有事在身吧。本以为独自应对会手忙脚乱，但学校联络人建议让八岁的孩子们帮忙销售。结果太不可思议了！孩子们全神贯注、热情高涨且表现出色！泰迪熊很快售罄，我不得不返回补货。多年来，孩子们每年都主动帮忙，始终令人惊叹。今年由于最初那批孩子升入初中无法参与，学校指派了新一批八岁学生。奇迹再次上演——专注、热情、高效依旧！通过熊玩偶和心连心包袋销售，加上今年家长观看演出的捐款，我们几乎为三位孩子筹足了资助款。我度过了美好而轻松的一天，同时我们的行动将改变许多孩子的命运。感谢每一位促成此事发生的人！

 

我用颜色去感受世界，理解宇宙，传递正念的能量。我的作品没有灰暗的元素，颜色总是亮的，甚至高色调的，因为我不愿意把负能量放到艺术作品中。对我来说，艺术也是一种大爱，是有灵魂和精神境界可寻的，更是我血液中的挚友。除了在艺术作品中的造诣，在艺术之上社会之中长期传递正能量，是艺术家的社会责任之一。

能量是可以转化的，我认为自己作品的内核，与心连心的纯公益慈善精神是有很多共鸣点的，所以我会继续出现在心连心的大家庭里。

截止2025年底，心连心已帮助3872名患儿筹集善款并顺利完成手术。在即将到来的2026年春季，我们金光艺术公益社群也会积极落实开展定期外滩企业家公益艺术教学与艺术文化沙龙，欢迎上海或苏州有空间资源的企业家、主理人、专业策展人、国际慈善人士、艺术家联动发展，共创城市精神文明新高度，共同帮助更多中国困难家庭患有先心病的孩子完成手术。

欲了解更多信息，请联系：infoh2h@rendefoundation.org

I perceive the world and understand the universe through color, conveying positive energy. My works contain no somber elements; the colors are always bright, often even high-key, because I refuse to infuse my art with negative energy. To me, art is a form of universal love, a realm where soul and spiritual pursuit can be found, and a cherished friend flowing in my blood.

Beyond my artistic accomplishments, it is one of an artist’s social responsibilities to continuously spread positive energy in society and through art. Energy can be transformed. I believe the core of my work resonates deeply with the pure charitable spirit of Heart to Heart. Therefore, I will continue to be part of the Heart to Heart family.

By the end of 2025, Heart to Heart had helped 3,872 children with heart diseases raise funds and successfully undergo operations.  In the upcoming spring of 2026, our Jin Guang Art Public Welfare Community will actively launch regular public welfare art teaching and art & culture salons for entrepreneurs on the Bund. We welcome entrepreneurs, venue owners, professional curators, international philanthropists, and artists in Shanghai or Suzhou with space resources to join us in collaboration. Together, we will elevate the spiritual civilization of our city and help more children from disadvantaged families in China who suffer from congenital heart disease receive life-saving operations.

For more information contact:  infoh2h@rendefoundation.org

感谢信
致：上海医大医院
心连心爱心公益

在此，我怀着感激之情向您们表达一下我们最深的谢意我们是山东省菏泽市单县的，我的孩子于2026年1月17日查出来先天性心脏病，需要做手术，我们听到这个消息，感觉天都要塌了大概咨询了一下费用，需要一大笔钱，愁类我们吃不下睡不着，后来听别人说上海医大医院有个心连心爱心公益，我们赶紧把孩子的病情和家庭情况报给我们那里的民政局，经过多次审核，条件符合救助我们这才看到了希望！因为孩子已经上高二了，学习比较紧张，年前还要期末考试，所以我们年后初六就来到了上海医大医院，初八医生上班后就开始各项检查，初十就做了手术，非常成功目前孩子恢复的很好万分感谢上海医大医院心连心爱心公益，解决了我们沉重的经济负担，给了我们美好的希望！谢谢您们我们会永远记住您们的

山东省菏泽市单县患者家属
2026年2月28日

Letter of Appreciation

To: Shanghai Medical University Hospital (Yida Hospital)
Heart to Heart Charity Initiative

I would like to express our deepest gratitude to you with feelings of appreciation.  We come from Danxian County, Heze City, Shandong Province. Our child was diagnosed with a congenital heart disease on January 17, 2026, and needed heart surgery.  Upon hearing this news, we felt as though the sky had fallen. We did some research on the costs, which turned out to be quite high. We were so worried that we couldn’t eat or sleep. Later, we heard that Shanghai Medical University Hospital had the Heart to Heart Program. We quickly reported our child’s condition and family situation to the local civil affairs bureau. After multiple reviews, the conditions met the criteria for assistance. This is when we saw hope! Since the child was already in the second year of high school and was under a lot of academic pressure, with final exams scheduled before the New Year, we arrived at Shanghai Medical University Hospital on the sixth day of the New Year. After the doctor resumed work on the eighth, various examinations were conducted, and the surgery was performed on the tenth. It was a very successful procedure. The child is recovering very well at present.  We are deeply grateful to Shanghai Medical University Hospital’s Heart to Heart Charity Organization for alleviating our heavy financial burden and giving us hope for a better future!  Thank you so much! We will always remember you.

Family member of a patient from Danxian County, Heze City, Shandong Province.
2026 February 28

When little Long Yunlin walked into the playroom, you could tell he was terrified.  He had no idea what to expect.  He was in the hospital for his second (and final) open heart surgery;  he couldn’t have been having the best time in the world despite the fact that the surgery was all over and he would be going home soon.  He had come down to the playroom because his grandfather had told him it would be okay and he would have fun.  Nevertheless, as he looked at the boys from Scouting America Troop 12B who were there to greet him, he really wasn’t sure it was a good idea.  He almost left, but then he took a few steps forward and he was in.

The boy scouts quickly determined he needed help figuring things out and being comfortable. The scouts were patient and kind – seeming to understand his reticence.  Slowly, but surely, he started to enjoy himself.  He forgot about his difficult home situation and his pain.  Smiles crept across his face.  He was the happiest we’ve ever seen him.  Hopefully, he’ll take some of that joy and confidence into his new life once he returns home with his grandfather, who is his only remaining relative.  I know his grandfather was touched as well and truly does think Long Yunlin will be able to succeed in life despite all the disadvantages he has had.

Thank you Troop 12B – Benjamin, Bosco, Jeremy, Jin, Lorenzo, Renjee and Richard.  We really appreciate you taking the time to interact with the children in the playroom.  It will live on in all the children’s hearts and help heal them beyond the surgery.

当小龙走进游戏室时，一眼就能看出他紧张得不行。他完全不知道等待他的是什么。这是他第二次（也是最后一次）来医院做心内直视手术。尽管手术已经结束，很快就能回家，但他肯定不觉得这是什么世界上最美好时光。他会来游戏室，是因为爷爷告诉他一切都会没事的，他会玩的很开心。然而，当他看着来自童子军美国第12B小队的男孩们在那里迎接他时，他真的不确定来这里是不是个好主意。他差点转身离开，但他还是向前迈了几步走了进来 童子军们很快发现他需要帮助来适应环境、放松下来。童子军们耐心又友善，似乎理解他的迟疑。慢慢地，他开始享受其中的乐趣。他忘记了自己困难的家庭处境和身上的疼痛。笑容浮现在他脸上。这是我们见过他最开心的样子。希望他能带着这份喜悦和自信，开启和爷爷一起回家的新生活——爷爷是他唯一的亲人了。我知道爷爷也被深深感动了，他真心相信，尽管小龙经历了这么多不幸，但他将来一定能有所作为。

感谢12B小队的本杰明、博斯科、杰里米、金、洛伦佐、任杰和理查德。我们非常感激你们抽出时间，在游戏室里陪伴孩子们互动。这份温暖将永远留在所有孩子的心里，并帮助他们愈合身心，超越手术本身的意义。

Heart to Heart has almost sponsored 4,000 children for heart surgery.  With that many children having had surgery, you would think that no one remembers them all.  Any time one of them comes back into the hospital for a second surgery, however, you realize how it just isn’t true.  Each child seems to be remembered.  Thus is the case with little Luo Yaxin.  She had a complex heart problem that required several surgeries. She had her first open heart surgery back in 2021 and was sponsored through a donation made by the kind folks at CMD.  She came through it well and was sent home to grow and mature until it was time for her second surgery.  Luo Yaxin is now 7 years old came to us in November for her 2nd surgery.  Luckily, a warm-hearted person from BlueScope had donated a full sponsorship and Luo Yaxin was the child selected to be the recipient.

Luo Yaxin lives with her Yi minority grandparents and father in a self-built house in rural Guizhou province. Her parents are separated. She is cared for by her grandmother.  Her grandfather had an accident and was severely injured.  He is unable to take care of himself so the grandmother takes care of him as well. They rely fully on the father to support them financially.  He is an unskilled migrant worker who spends long periods away from home.  He sends as much of this home to support the family as he can.  He could not raise or borrow enough money to cover the costs of Luo Yaxin’s second surgery.

Luo Yaxin returned to us in early November for her second surgery.  Although she had changed a lot in 5 years, it was still definitely her and she vaguely remembered us.  Her father definitely did and was glad to see us.  Luo Yaxin quickly became very comfortable with the Heart to Heart volunteers and had her second open heart surgery on November 20.  It went well, but her recovery was slow so we had the privilege of knowing her for 3 months this time.  She was all smiles on her discharge date and gave us big hugs.  She wanted everyone to know how much she appreciates the funding of her surgeries and all the support she got in the hospital.  We will miss her!  She is a great little ambassador for Heart to Heart!

心连心至今已经资助了将近4000名儿童完成心脏手术。或许你会以为，经历了这么多孩子，大家早已无法一一记住他们。但只要有孩子因为第二次手术再次回到医院，你就会发现事实并非如此——每一个孩子，都被记在心里。

小罗就是这样一个孩子。她患有复杂的先天性心脏疾病，需要多次手术治疗。2021年，在CMD爱心人士的捐助下，她完成了第一次开胸手术。手术恢复良好，随后回到家中慢慢长大，等待第二次手术的时机。

如今，小罗已经7岁。去年11月，她再次来到医院，准备接受第二次手术。幸运的是，BlueScope的一位爱心人士捐赠了一笔完整的手术资助，而小罗被选为这份爱心的受助孩子。

小罗生活在贵州农村，与彝族的祖父母和父亲一起住在自建的房子里。父母已经分开，她主要由奶奶照顾。爷爷曾遭遇意外受重伤，生活无法自理，奶奶还要同时照顾他。家庭经济来源完全依靠父亲——他是一名外出打工的普通务工人员，常年离家在外，尽可能把挣到的钱寄回家维持一家人的生活。但即便如此，他仍无法筹到罗雅馨第二次手术所需的费用。

去年11月初，小罗再次来到我们身边，准备接受第二次手术。五年的时间让她变化很大，但我们一眼还是认出了她，她也依稀记得我们。她的父亲更是清楚记得大家，再见面时非常欣慰。小罗很快就和心连心的志愿者们熟络起来，并于11月20日接受了第二次开胸手术。手术过程顺利，但恢复时间较长，因此这一次我们有幸陪伴了她整整三个月。

出院那天，她满脸笑容，给了大家一个大大的拥抱。她反复表达对资助手术的爱心人士以及医院期间所有支持与照顾的感谢。我们一定会想念她。她是一位非常棒的小小“心连心大使”。

It is currently the “down” season for preparations for our next Art for Hearts.  We haven’t started the thousands of tasks that are necessary for putting the show together.  Instead, we are welcoming the children who were sponsored for heart surgery by the 2025 Art for Hearts art show into the hospital for their surgeries.  The first two children have completed their heart surgeries and are doing great!  They are two small children from Yunnan province – Li Keyi and Hu Changtao.  Their families are really glad that the artists donated so many fantastic works and that the sponsors and volunteers worked so hard to put everything together.  It took generosity on many people’s parts, but to Li Keyi, Hu Changtao and their families, it was totally worth it.  Their children have new lives to look forward to – a chance that they didn’t have before.

What is Art for Hearts?  The first “Art for Hearts” Art Exhibition was held in 2018 with the aim of inviting artists of all kinds to donate their works. The sales of these works support an important charitable cause—providing heart surgeries for Chinese children born with congenital heart disease whose families cannot afford the cost for heart surgery. Since its inception, 70+ children have been helped through this exhibition and have successfully undergone surgery.  It’s an incredible event!

What can you do?  If you’re an artist – start thinking of up to 3 works of art to create for the 2026 show (probably in November).  A “Call for Artists” will come out in the summer that tells you how to sign up and donate.  If you’re a sponsor, let us know if you’d like to donate raffle prizes, funding or whatever and we’ll get back to you with how to proceed.  If you’re a volunteer, let us know that you’d like to help. Contact infoh2h@rendefoundation.org to find out more details.

We look forward to working with you in 2026!

2025年“艺连心”艺术展圆满落幕后，新一届的筹备尚未启动，而我们此刻的重心，是迎接2025年“艺连心”所资助的孩子们陆续入院接受手术。

首批两位来自云南的小朋友已成功完成心脏手术，恢复状况良好。他们的家人深深感激艺术家们的作品捐赠以及所有赞助方与志愿者的全心付出。这份来自多方的善意汇聚，彻底改变了这两个孩子和他们家庭的命运。他们的人生自此拥有了崭新的、充满希望的未来——一个曾经遥不可及的可能。

关于“艺连心”

“艺连心”艺术展始于2018年，旨在汇聚各界艺术家的捐赠作品，通过义卖为无力承担手术费用的先天性心脏病儿童筹集手术资金。自创办以来，“艺连心”已成功帮助 70多名儿童重获健康。这是一个用艺术点亮生命的温暖项目。

您可以如何参与？

如果您是艺术家，可以开始构思最多3件艺术作品，为2026年的展览（预计11月举办）做准备。我们将在今年夏天发布作品征集公告，届时会告知您如何报名和捐赠作品。

如果您有意成为赞助方，无论是捐赠抽奖礼品、提供资金支持或其它资源，欢迎联系我们，我们会与您接洽后续流程。

如果您想成为志愿者，也欢迎联系我们。欲了解更多详情，请发送邮件至：infoh2h@rendefoundation.org。

我们期待在2026年与您携手，继续用艺术点亮生命！

After 11 wonderful years in Shanghai, I’m returning to the land of Oz. Shanghai has been home for so long, and leaving it is filled with reflection, gratitude, and more than a few mixed emotions.

I joined Heart to Heart five years ago, and I honestly don’t know why I didn’t do it sooner. It has been one of the most meaningful experiences of my life. But now it’s time to begin a new adventure and return home to spend more time with my beautiful kids, Sophie and Ryan.

Assembly has been my passion and has truly enriched my life in such a positive way. As Forrest Gump might say, assembly is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get! We work hard in assembly, and yes, it is truly chaotic at times. But we are a community of different personalities who always pull together for a common cause, helping children who need life-saving heart surgery. What greater purpose in life could there be? I would wholeheartedly recommend this to anyone who is thinking of volunteering for a truly worthwhile cause.

Thankfully, most of us will never have to face the heartache of being confronted with our own children needing life-saving surgery. Being part of an organisation that supports families living that reality has been humbling beyond words.

I was incredibly lucky to go on two field trips with Heart to Heart. The most memorable for me was visiting Sichuan Province in November 2023. It was deeply moving to see firsthand the impact of the work being done. One particularly special moment was when we all pitched in to raise funds to donate a library package in Karen’s name, recognising her 20 years of service with Heart to Heart. Seeing her name on the plaque, and knowing how much that donation will mean to so many children in the school library, was very special to her, and to all of us.

I’ve had so much fun along the way, watching the Tibetan kids come down from their wards as they recovered when we used to have surgeries at Yoda, the crazy busy sales at Yoda and Yida, and even becoming Allan’s apprentice cutting down boxes and doing garbage runs. Many often joked that Allan and I were like an old married couple, but that was soon to change when he moved to Yida. Now Allan and Karen are the ones seen by visiting families as that old married couple, how quickly Allan is to change, LOL!

I leave with a heavy heart and very mixed feelings. But I also leave with deep gratitude. We hope to travel, play golf, and enjoy the sea and sand back in Australia as we settle into this next part of our lives.

Thank you for all your friendship and support. It truly means so much. I will miss you all.
Sandra

在上海度过了美好的11年后，我即将返回“绿野仙踪”的故乡——澳大利亚。上海已经成为我生活中非常重要的一部分，如今离开，心中充满了回忆、感激，也夹杂着不少复杂的情绪。五年前，我加入了心连心。说实话，我到现在都不知道为什么没有更早一点加入。这是我人生中最有意义的经历之一。但现在，是时候开启新的篇章，回到家中，多陪伴我亲爱的孩子——Sophie 和 Ryan。

我最投入的志愿服务是在 Assembly（物资整理与打包）。这项工作带给我的，是非常积极而深远的影响。用《阿甘正传》里的话说，Assembly 就像一盒巧克力，你永远不知道下一次会遇到什么！我们在这里确实很忙，有时甚至可以说相当“混乱”。但正是这群性格各异的人，因为一个共同的目标而凝聚在一起——帮助那些需要进行救命心脏手术的孩子。人生还能有什么比这更有意义的事情呢？如果有人正在考虑做志愿者，我真心会毫不犹豫地推荐这份值得投入的事业。

大多数人这一生都不会经历——自己的孩子需要接受救命手术的痛苦抉择。而能够成为一个支持这些家庭的组织的一员，对我来说，是一种难以言表的谦卑与触动。

我非常幸运，有机会参加了心连心组织的两次外地探访活动。其中最让我难忘的，是2023年11月前往四川省的那一次。亲眼看到这些工作的实际影响，是一种非常深刻的感动。

还有一个特别的时刻：我们一起筹款，以Karen的名义为学校捐赠了一套图书室项目，以此感谢她在心连心20年的付出。当她看到铭牌上刻着自己的名字，并知道这份捐赠将会影响那么多在校阅读的孩子时，那一刻对她、也对我们所有人，都格外珍贵。

一路走来，有太多快乐的回忆——还记得当年在远大心胸医院做手术时，看着西藏的小朋友术后恢复，从病房慢慢走出来；还有在远大心胸医院和医大医院忙得不可开交的义卖；甚至还有我成了 Allan 的“学徒”，一起拆纸箱、搬垃圾。大家常常开玩笑说我和 Allan 像一对“老夫老妻”，不过后来他搬去了颐达，这个组合就改变了。现在来访的家庭看到的“老夫老妻”变成了 Allan 和 Karen —— Allan 的转变还真快，哈哈！

离开时，我的心情沉重而复杂。但更多的，是深深的感恩。接下来，我们会回到澳大利亚，慢慢开始人生的新阶段——去旅行、打高尔夫、享受阳光与海滩。

感谢你们的友谊与支持，这对我来说意义非凡。

我会想念大家的。
Sandra

Hi,  I am Sunita Rafiz.  I was introduced to Karen from Heart to Heart by my daughter.  From that day to now, almost two decades have passed.  During that time, I have been lending my hand in different work spheres and have had the opportunity to meet and work with other wonderful people along the way. Volunteering has helped me evolve and taught me to understand and deal with situations in a deeper in-depth perspective.

Most of the time period I have been working as playroom volunteer where you come in close proximity with the children, who come from very humble backgrounds and need medical help. This is where we come in picture and help the children get better.  The smiles on their faces after a successful surgery fills my heart with happiness and deepest gratitude for being able to contribute in this noble cause.  I want to conclude by saying “my contribution is negligible compared to what I have gained in terms of learning  deeper values of life and understanding – empathy.Thanks!

大家好，我是Sunita Rafiz。当初是我女儿把我介绍给了”心连心”的Karen。从那时算起，一晃将近二十年过去了。这些年来，我陆陆续续参与了心连心里不同的工作，也因此结识了许多很棒的人，和他们一起共事。做志愿者的经历，让我慢慢成长，也教会我用更深的视角去理解人和事。

大部分时间我都在游戏室里做志愿者，那是一个能近距离接触孩子的地方。这些孩子大多来自普通家庭，需要医疗上的帮助，而我们要做的，就是陪他们一起走过他们康复的路。每次看到他们手术成功后露出的笑脸，我的心里就充满了幸福，也深深感恩自己能为这样有意义的事出一份力。

最后我想说：我所付出的其实微不足道，而我从中收获的那些对生命更深的理解、那份感同身受的同理心, 其实远比我付出的多得多。

Tuesday,  March 10           09:30 – 12:30
Tuesday,  March 17           09:30 – 12:30
Tuesday,  March 24           09:30 – 12:30
Tuesday,  March 31           09:30 – 12:30
Tuesday,  April 7                09:30 – 12:30
Tuesday, April 14               09:30 – 12:30

Address: 徐汇区龙漕路218号远大心胸医院3FL 
(Contact Juliana at 18221187714 for all dates except April 7. On April 7 call Mei at 13816654301)

Upcoming Assembly Dates – Yida Hospital (Qingpu District):

Thursday, March 12              11:00 – 16:00
Thursday, March 19              11:00 – 16:00
Thursday, March 26              11:00 – 16:00
Thursday, April 2                   11:00 – 16:00
Thursday, April 9                   11:00 – 16:00
Thursday, April 16                 11:00 – 16:00
Thursday, April 23                 11:00 – 16:00

Address: 上海市青浦区徐泾镇倪家角路39号

(Contact Karen 13916295852 upon arrival)

New Playroom Volunteers
Celine Catalan
Fabienne Brown
Gavra Muller
Jia Feng
Jizelli Bellido
Michele Bernardi
Michelle Hon
Rachel Choi
Snenjabulo Buthelezi
Wan Ting Wu
Yongjun Kim

New Assembly Volunteers
Fabienne Brown
Island Glaber
Jin Hui Toh
Jizelli Bellido
Micheel Hon
Snenjabulo Buthelezi

New Events Volunteers
Fabienne Brown
Harisha Ellaimanie
Jia Feng
Lusitana
Michelle Hon
Siyi Huang

New Knitting and Sewing Volunteers
Fabienne Brown
Farrah Khan
Jin Hui Toh
Jizelli Bellido
Wan Ting Wu

Manager Team
Sunita Rafiz
Turner N

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Donate New or Gently Used Goods
Clothing, toys, toiletries, books, company swag – as long as it is not electronic or breakable, we will find a use for it.  Please contact infoh2h@rendefoundation.org.

Donate Your Time
Help out in our hospital playroom, join an assembly session, schedule a special group volunteering session for you and your coworkers, knit or sew bear clothes at home or with friends.  There are countless opportunities.  We definitely need your help!

Tell Your Friends About Us
Talk to a volunteer at an event and pass on the information. Bring a friend to a volunteer session. Enlist your friends from home to make a donation (contact our executive director to find out how you can make this happen).

Sign up to volunteer on our website.  Feel free to pass along the information to friends who may want to get involved.