Goals & Objectives


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Install defibrillators (AEDs) in schools, athletic venues and public gathering places and facilitate training of individuals in the use of AEDs and CPR.
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Propose and sponsor legislative efforts to encourage widespread placement of AEDs.


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Raise awareness of sudden cardiac arrest and the key role of bystanders in saving lives.
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Fund research on genetic cardiac disorders that increase risk of sudden cardiac death.


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Promote and support screening for sudden cardiac arrest risk factors
Key Accomplishments
- Donated over 500 AEDS to schools, camps and community service organizations and supported legislative initiatives mandating placement of AEDs in places of public assembly.
- Sponsored over 115 CPR/AED training classes attended by over 1600 individuals.
- Awarded $150,000 in grants to fund equipment for organizations that provide CPR/AED trainin
- Provided over $900,000 for research in order to identify those individuals, especially children, at risk of sudden cardiac arrest due to genetic cardiac disorders.
- Have raised over 2 million dollars towards our mission
- Responsible for sponsoring NJ Good Samaritan Bill which grants immunity to anyone who in good faith attempts to use an AED to save a life. Also sponsored the CPR/AED in Schools Bill which requires all NJ High School Students to learn CPR and how to use an AED. Both bills have been signed into law!