I am Eli Sach, the proud founder of Hearts to Heels. My vision began in my sophomore year of high school while enrolled in AP Seminar. Watching my mother battle cancer motivated me to focus my research project in AP Research on the detriment of cancer on women's health and mortality, as I believed this was the leading cause of death in females in the United States.

As I was conducting my research, I was astonished to read data from the American Heart Association indicating that cardiovascular disease kills more women than all forms of cancer combined. Motivated to educate others of this “silent killer,” I founded Hearts to Heels as a means of educating the community about heart disease and the importance of lifestyle choices such as exercise and healthy eating in drastically reducing a woman's risk of experiencing a cardiac event during her lifetime.

Simply walking thirty minutes a day has a significant positive impact on cardiovascular health. By collecting and donating hundreds of athletic shoes across Southern California, I hope to save lives one pair of shoes at a time