Through its ongoing process of fielding AED donation requests from the community, MTKYN Foundation reviews applications and selects organizations in the greatest need of the equipment. In attendance during Monday’s announcement were three local Cleveland organizations that each received an AED as part of the donation – Care Circle, Welcome House and Beat the Streets Cleveland.
“These organizations are now outfitted with the state-of-the-art Avive AEDs,” Nicole Ward said. “They now have the knowledge of how to use them in case of emergency and comfort in knowing that their people, their participants, their congregants will be safer. We are so grateful for these organizations that they have raised their hands and shared their stories with us and care so deeply about the community that they’ve requested in AED for their facility.”
The partnership between MTKYN Foundation and Avive will kick off with this initial donation of 100 Avive Connect AEDS, and both organizations are committed to expanding this initiative by spreading awareness about SCA and ensuring the lifesaving equipment is available where it’s needed most.
Both MTKYN Foundation and Avive Solutions have partnered with the NFL’s Smart Heart Sports Coalition to develop and implement the coalition’s newest initiative, the “AEDs For Youth” program, aimed at providing affordable AEDs and CPR training for K-12 school and youth sports organizations nationwide.
“We’ve done incredible things to innovate the space of sudden cardiac arrest, and I am unbelievably proud of all of that work,” Berkman said. “But the truth is that all of the work that we do would not be successful were it not for partnerships with organizations like the Make Them Know Your Name Foundation. Because the Make Them Know Your Name Foundation is here in Cleveland, and knows the community, and knows the people, and knows the individuals who are suffering, and has the ability to reach out…
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