Zachary Richard Swirczynski was a friend to all and dedicated to excellence in academics and athletics. Zach was born to Dale (Bubba) and Jill Mollenkopf Swirczynski on October 4, 1988 in Muenster, Texas. Zach proudly watched over his sisters Tara and Hillary with his trademark smirking smile, goofy outgoing personality and bright blue eyes. From an early age, it was evident that although a momma’s boy, Zach had inherited
How can nonprofits thrive and succeed? Well by the constant support that the community gives them! We are extremely grateful for organizations like Cloud 9 Charities Inc., who are constantly making an impact in our community! We recently were given a generous donation from Cloud 9 Charities to continue with our mission in their community. Cloud 9 Charities Inc. was created by Kim Cloud in 2004 in North Texas. Kim
North Texas Giving Day is coming up and we want to make sure you know where to donate! Our mission is as follows: “Living for Zachary is dedicated to raising awareness of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) in youth and saving lives through community education and awareness events, promoting youth heart screenings, awarding student scholarships and donating Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) to youth-based organizations.” With this, we share with you three different stories
Every year we award academic scholarships to high school seniors in the Collin County area. We are always thrilled to hear success stories of past scholarship recipients! This month we bring you Madison Hansen’s story. Madison Hansen graduated from Plano East Senior High School in June 2012. Her senior year, she was one of eleven students awarded the Living for Zachary Academic Scholarship. Madison’s interest in the medical field began
100 Men Who Give A Damn Frisco is a group of 100 men who want to give back to their local community. Their process is simple: 100 Men, 1 Hour, 1 Charity, Extraordinary Impact. These men meet together quarterly for one hour, three charities from the community come and share their mission, and after choosing one of the three organizations, every single one of the men write a $100 check
It’s close to the end of summer and that means the beginning of school is right around the corner! Getting ready for back to school can be pretty daunting to parents because of the long to-do list. One thing that should be on your list that we help make easier is a free youth heart screening! Just like any yearly physical, a heart screening is just as important to have.
It’s June and it’s a busy month for us at Living for Zachary! We have many exciting events this month celebrating CPR/AED Awareness Month! One specific event we are thrilled to be a part of is our Walgreens fundraiser. This is our third year partnering with several Walgreens locations to collect donations at the register from June 14 to June 30. All of the money raised will go toward providing
The month of June is a very important month for us at Living for Zachary. In case you don’t know, June is CPR & AED Awareness Month! A major part of our mission is equipping people with the AHA HeartSaver CPR/AED Certification and donating AEDs to youth based organizations. During these training classes we train people how to perform CPR and use an AED. This month we would like
Did you know that May is Blood Pressure Awareness Month? We would like to help clear up a few questions you may have in regards to blood pressure. First of all, what is the actual definition of blood pressure? According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, blood pressure “is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood”. There are two
Every year, we have the privilege of awarding scholarships to students graduating from a Collin County public high school. With these scholarships, we want to help encourage students reach their goals. In honor or Zac’s dream of becoming a physician, we award scholarships to those pursuing a medical oriented program of study. We go through a detailed process in order to award the students that fit the qualities and traits
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