HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – A large crowd of community members attended Tymeless Hearts Spring Festival at the Trail of Tears Commemorative Park on March 28 for food, entertainment and fundraising efforts.
Tymeless Hearts is a nonprofit aimed to support families who have been impacted by congenital heart defects. This year’s event was the third fundraiser hosted in Hopkinsville, with the event also hosted in Trigg County and Murray previously. The annual festival has raised several thousand dollars to support research and families.
The day was packed with many activities for the family, including bounce houses for the kids, silent
auctions, vendors, live entertainment, car and truck shows, cornhole, pony rides, Easter Bunny pictures, an Easter egg hunt, food trucks and concessions.
The story behind the cause
Beth Brown, an educator at Heritage Christian Academy and Tymeless Hearts director, has been directly impacted by the cause. Brown had a baby born, named Ethan, who lived for three months with a congenital heart defect. He had hypoplastic left heart syndrome, which is half of a heart. Brown said the doctors did not know the cause of this defect.
“I did everything right in my pregnancy, and Ethan still ended up sick,” Brown said. “Without knowing why this happened, I really want to see more research done. I want to know why my child wasn’t able to live.”
Every 1 in 100 infants is born with a congenital heart defect, making it the most common birth defect. Every 15 minutes, a baby is born with a birth defect in the United States. The cause is mostly unknown.
Brown said the support from the community has helped raise a large amount of money. “It feels amazing to have so much community support for this cause,” Brown said. “There are so many local families who need our help. When they’re in the hospital with a sick child, they cannot go to work and risk losing everything.”
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