Fundraising
The BHF is mainly funded by legacies and wills, accounting for 44% of their income, the other 56% is made up of other voluntary income (32%), profit from the retail division (19%) and investment income (5%)
The charity organises a sponsored skipping challenge through schools, in which the participating schools are entitled to retain 20% of the money raised.
Other annual campaigns include National Heart Month (held throughout February), Wear Red Day and The Big Donation as well as many other campaigns to recruit volunteers, raise awareness of BHF, sell stock and increase donations.
British duo Knock Twice released their debut single "I Heart You" in aid of the British Heart Foundation on 8 February 2010.
In December 2010 Victoria Wood performed a show called "The Angina Monologues" for The British Heart Foundation with the strapline "Beating Heart Disease one laugh at a time".
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