Beating Hearts Foundation

About 

The Beating Hearts Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds to help children with cardiovascular illnesses. Founder, Eileen Garrido, was born with a very serious heart condition known as Tetralogy of Fallot. This serious and complex heart condition caused her heart to provide insufficient oxygen to her body, and which left untreated, would be fatal.

Note from the Founder

"After three successful heart surgeries, my damaged heart was repaired. I was lucky that my parents had insurance and were well informed on their options for my care including Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Unfortunately, not all children are as lucky as I was. Many parents do not have the means needed to help provide for their sick children nor receive information about resources available to them including CHLA. That's where my foundation hopes to make a difference. Through musical performances, speaking engagements, donations, and fundraisers, I raise money to help children with serious heart conditions just like mine.”

“Throughout her young life Eileen was always singing around the house. In January of 2007 at the age of seven, she started taking voice lessons with Grammy nominated voice coach Marta Woodhull. In December of 2007, Eileen recorded her first CD titled “Part of Your World”. In the summer of 2008, Eileen saw her first musical, the “Phantom of The Opera”. She fell in love with musical theater.”