Fulton High School students raised $1,954.20 for the American Heart Association.
Fulton High School sophomore Kamden Nolte, a "heart warrior," presented AHA youth market director Stephanie Jumps with the funds raised by her fellow students.
Nolte is a "heart warrior." Heart warriors are student ambassadors with a heart condition who help raise awareness.
"They're the voice of our cause," Jumps said. "They talk to students and staff and the community about why the American Heart Association is important."
Nolte lead efforts to raise funds. Students sold T-shirts, held a heart-gram fundraiser and collected funds online.
"We also did heart-grams, which are basically something that somebody could write on and send it someone," Nolte said.
Money collected by the American Heart Association funds research, education and community outreach. Last year, the association funded $2.5 million in research on COVID-19 and affects on heart and stroke patients.
Since the American Heart Association was formed in 1949, it has raised $4.6 billion for research to help people survive heart disease and stroke. Discoveries like the first implantable pacemakers, first artificial heart valve, medications and CPR techniques were supported by AHA funds.