On this episode of "myBurbank myCommunity,” reporter Ashley Erikson sits down with Burbank mom Alisa Nelson to talk about her five-year-old son, “Charlie the Champion,” and the charity softball tournament their family is organizing to fundraise for congenial heart defects.

Charlie Nelson was born with a condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) which means that he was born with only half of a heart.  Congenial heart defects (CHD) affect 40,000 children that are born each year but only 1,000 children in the U.S. are born with HLHS, and must undergo a string of surgeries and procedures all within their first three years of life.

Alisa shares their story and what the last five years of life has looked life for Charlie and their family.  Their Charlie’s Champs Charity Softball Tournament is coming up on February 3rd at Burbank's George Izay Park, and registration for teams to participate closes on January 27th.  Listen to the episode to learn all about the tournament, how to get involved, or how to donate to their fundraising campaign.

For more info on Charlie, see the myBurbank feature article here: https://myburbank.com/charity-softball-tournament-registration-open-in-support-of-charlie-the-champion-born-with-half-a-heart/

To learn more about the tournament and to donate, click here: https://donate.heartworksinc.org/event/charlies-champs-softball-tournament/e547780

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