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District to receive donated AED after staff win contest with In a Heartbeat Foundation
Summary
Windsor Locks will receive an AED device valued at about $1,400 after staff members Nicole Saavedra and Kate Ainsworth won a contest run by the In a Heartbeat Foundation; Ms. Saavedra provided details about the device to the board.
Superintendent Shawn Parkhurst announced that staff members Nicole Saavedra and Kate Ainsworth successfully entered a contest through the In a Heartbeat Foundation and that the district will receive a new AED device valued at approximately $1,400 sometime in January. Parkhurst recognized both staff members for their work; Ms. Saavedra then spoke to the board and gave additional details about the AED device and the foundation's mission to raise awareness for sudden cardiac arrest and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
The In a Heartbeat Foundation, founded by Mike Papale after he experienced a cardiac event as a high school athlete, donates equipment and offers CPR/AED training. The transcript records the district's acceptance of the device; no additional implementation timeline or installation details were provided during the meeting.
