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Simon’s Heart At The 2024 Pro Bowl Presented By Verizon

Feb 4th, 2024: Nonprofit Organization to teach thousands of fans CPR at the Pro Bowl Games Presented By Verizon in honor of Damar Hamlin who survived Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Simon’s Heart Launches Campaign With ZOLL To Place AEDs in all 32 NFL Cities! Orlando, Fl – HEART MONTH 2024 Where:...

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What Story Do These Photos Tell You?

Simon died today, nineteen years ago, on January 24, 2005. That smile vanished and took ours too. We all have a date in our life that lies somewhere between uncomfortable and intolerable. As you can imagine, our day is today. The smile came back – we don’t remember when. It...

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Philadelphia Phillies

Simon’s Heart is the proud recipient of a $20,000 grant from Phillies Charities, Inc. Grants were provided in part from the support of Phillies fans who participated in the team’s auctions, raffles and memorabilia events held this past baseball season. Upon learning of the grant, Simon’s Heart Executive Director Jenn...

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Club saves lives while fundraising during pandemic

WHAT: Colonial Soccer Club is taking steps to protect hearts and place AEDs throughout the Plymouth Meeting, Whitemarsh, and Conshohocken region. The Louis T. Savino, III Foundation and Simon’s Heart collaborated with Colonial Soccer to fund 9 AEDs to 13 soccer fields. AEDs and CPR Education will be provided during...

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Welcome, Dominic Folino, to Simon’s Heart!

With all eyes on our children as they return to school, it’s more important than ever to continue advocating to protect hearts. For 17 years we have advocated for coaches, athletes, and families to receive education about the signs of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). In 2012, Simon’s Heart advocacy efforts...

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Dominic Folino and Jenn

Covid-19 and the Heart

The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is due to a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and was first reported in late 2019. This virus has had a massive global impact resulting in the deaths of millions of people. COVID-19 has a broad range of clinical presentations from completely asymptomatic...

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Covid-19 affects the heart

The Next Chapter – A New Leader

Today marks another milestone in my journey since the loss of Simon. I step down as Executive Director of Simon’s Heart and welcome Jennifer Parrado with open arms. Jenn comes to us from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society where she served as the Regional Advancement Director. She has spent the last ten...

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Is Cardiac Arrest Contagious?

Sudden cardiac arrest is what happens when the heart stops beating suddenly and unexpectedly. It is the leading cause of death of adults in this country. However, it is not just an adult thing. It is linked to 10% of SIDS deaths; is the leading cause of death of student athletes; and...

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We Need a Country-Sized AED!

We need a country-sized automated external defibrillator (AED) right now. An AED is the only tool that can save someone in cardiac arrest. If needed, it delivers a lifesaving shock. If we hooked one up to this nation, the machine would run its diagnostics (like it always does) and probably...

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Simon’s Heart Begins Executive Search

Today, Darren Sudman, announced that he will stepping down from the day to day operations at Simon’s Heart this year. Darren and his wife, Phyllis, co-founded the organization fifteen years ago following the sudden and unexpected death of their son, Simon. Over the last eight years, Darren has served as...

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