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| October, 2007 | Rhonda Foster accepted a membership position on the Board of Directors for Parent Heart Watch. |
| September 23, 2007 | Rhonda Foster donates a Cardiac Science PowerHeart G3 Automated External Defibrillator (AED) in memory of her daughter, Janna April Becker, to Sports City, Linglestown Road, Harrisburg.
Skip Over, Co-Founder of The Nicholas Ryan Over Foundation, teaches the Sports City staff CPR & AED use, free of charge, in memory of his son Nicholas Ryan Over.
This event was reviewed in the Community Giving section of The Patriot-News, September 26, 2007.
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| July 2007 | Rhonda Foster, Tim Yeakle, Rachel Moyer, and Mike Crossley meet with the Summer 2007 Intern Group at JPL Productions, Inc., Harrisburg, PA, who created and produced the first Parent Heart Watch public service announcement called "Rewind."
Front row from left to right: Rhonda Foster, Mike Crossley (South Central EMS Paramedic), Krysti Blessing (e-Marketing Intern), Heather Long (Marketing Intern)
Back row from left to right: Summer Tucker (Creative Services Intern), Tim Yeakle, Dan Wilde (Post Production Intern), Whitney Mills (Interactive Design Intern), Brandon Hess (Production Intern), Rachel Moyer (President, Parent Heart Watch)
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| July 7, 2007 | "Rebuttal: EKG screening helpful in detecting unsuspected heart problem in children" by Rhonda L. Foster published in The Nashua Telegraph |
| June 2007 | Tim Yeakle completed EMT Training consisting of 140 hours of training in 6 months. Tim had to pass a local college written and practical tests prior to taking the Pennsylvania State Practical and Written exams to be a certified Emergency Medical Technician - Basic. Practical tests consisted of 4 stations consisting of a 20 minute Trauma exercise, a 12 minute single person Medical exercise, a 10 minute AED/CPR exercise and a 5 minute Individual Skill. He was certified in June 2007 as a EMT - Basic which he can use at any time as a 30 year member of the Shiremanstown Fire Company which now qualifies as a Quick Response Unit for medical emergencies in the Borough of Shiremanstown. |
| June 18, 2007 | Take It To Heart presentation for the Central York School Board to support the Central York School Nurses' request for more AEDs in their school district.
- Nine (9) Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) were purchased for the Central York School District soon after our presentation.
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| June 12, 2007 | Jean & Tim Yeakle donate a Cardiac Science AED to the Mechanicsburg Area School District at their School Board meeting in memory of their son, Jesse. Jesse graduated from Mechanicsburg Area High School in 1998. This AED will be used by the Assistant Athletic Trainer at various sports activities and competitions.
Right: Jean and Tim Yeakle present the AED to Sandy Zettlemoyer, Athletic Training Director |
| June 7, 2007 | Irene Edmunds and Rhonda Foster participate in the South Western High School, Hanover, PA, sports physicals and heart screenings. (Heart screenings were conducted by HeartScreen America). |
| May 6, 2007 | Take It To Heart Board Members generously receive 3 free Cardiac Science PowerHeart G3 Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) from Cardiac Science Representative Chip Miller |
| March 28, 2007 | Take It To Heart participates in the Cumberland Valley Benefits Fair
8:00a.m. to 5:30p.m. |
March 24, 2007
March 25, 2007 | 3rd Take It To Heart cardiac screening event in South Central PA held at the Susquehanna Township High School gymnasium
A total of 76 electrocardiograms were performed. Results were as follows:
- 2 abnormal, non-emergent ECGs
- 10 borderline ECGs
- 64 normal ECGs
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| March 19, 2007 | WGAL-TV interview with Rhonda Foster, Tim Yeakle, Irene Edmunds and Tom Edmunds about upcoming Take It To Heart screening event on March 24th and 25th by Katelyn Smith
WHTM-TV interview with Rhonda Foster, Irene Edmunds, Jean Yeakle and Tim Yeakle about upcoming Take It To Heart screening event on March 24th and 25th by Valerie Pritchett
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| March 15, 2007 | WITF-FM radio interview with Rhonda Foster "Midstate-based effort to prevent sudden cardiac arrest in children expands its reach" by Jen Rehill |
| March 8, 2007 | Take It To Heart participates in the health fair at Central Pennsylvania College, Enola
10:30a.m. to 1:30p.m. |
| March 6, 2007 | Take It To Heart is featured in Patriot-News article "Parents take losses to heart by offering cardiac screenings" by Carrie Cassidy |
| February 27, 2007 | Speaking engagement featuring Tom Edmunds
East Shore Kiwanis Club of Harrisburg
Attendance: approx. 12 people |
| February 24, 2007 | Take It To Heart participates in the Cabin Fever Health Fair, Carlisle, PA |
| February 10, 2007 | Take It To Heart participates in the Red Cross Heart & Soul Health Fair at the Point Mall, Carlisle, PA |
| February 3, 2007 | Take It To Heart participates in the Heart Health Fairs at Boscov's, Colonial Park Mall and Boscov's, Camp Hill, PA |
| February 1, 2007 | Take It To Heart and The Nicholas Ryan Over Foundation in collaboration conduct a presentation at the Mid Penn Conference for Athletic Trainers in Boiling Springs, PA.
Attendance: approx. 45 Athletic Trainers
After our presentation, the following three (3) schools ordered an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) through The Nicholas Ryan Over Foundation:
- Mechanicsburg
- Hershey
- Cumberland Valley
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| January 12-15, 2007 | Take It To Heart Board members attend the Parent Heart Watch Leadership Symposium, Grapevine, TX |
"When you learn, teach.
When you get, give."
~ Maya Angelou |
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