It’s National Volunteer Appreciation Week!

  There are many different pieces to running a nonprofit and if you’re missing one then you can’t complete the puzzle. At Living for Zachary we have so many important people that have helped shape this organization and we are very grateful! This week we are taking part in National Volunteer Appreciation Week and there are so many amazing volunteers we want to give a shout-out to! Living for Zachary

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The Team’s Day Out!

Ever wonder what the amazing team at Living for Zachary would look like wearing neon yellow vests and hard hats? Well we hadn’t until this past week! Living for Zachary had the opportunity to try out this new fashion trend when we were invited to tour The Star and the new Omni Frisco Hotel! As we plan our 8th annual HeartBeats Gala, we are narrowing down our 2018 date and

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Go Back Happy and Healthy!

Well, it’s that time of year again! Time to send your kids back to school! There are countless things on a parents to do list in the month of August to get their children prepared for the new school year. Back to school clothes shopping, purchase school supplies and schedule your child’s annual physical. It is SO important to make sure you are sending your children into the new school

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How to eat colorful, fresh foods

The Living for Zachary blog has a special treat for our readers this month! We have invited a guest blogger to join us and grace us with her foodie knowledge. The Gordon’s are supporters for Living for Zachary and served as our physician chairs at our 2016 HeartBeats Gala. We are so thankful for everything the Gordon’s do for us and our mission! We hope you enjoy their blog as

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CPR / AED Training and WHY you should know it

Why should everyone in your workplace or school know how to perform CPR and use an automated external defibrillator (AED)? Simply stated because it saves lives. It could be a life of a loved one or a life of a co-worker or friend. The American Heart Association (AHA) and other companies have made it easy for you to not only learn CPR but also has made CPR easier to administer. Living for Zachary

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Heart-Healthy Recipe

Happy May everyone! Now that spring has officially sprung, we know that everyone’s schedule starts to fill up this time of year! That is no different for all of us here at Living for Zachary. We are attending local health fairs, educational community events, hosting heart screenings, and donating AED’s almost weekly this month and in the months to come. Throughout these busy months, it becomes so easy to just

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Community Events is the Key to Education

Living for Zachary has attended over 275 community awareness events all over Texas. We host a number of different educational events throughout the year in hopes to spread awareness to local communities about sudden cardiac arrest in youth. The main reason we love to attend other events hosted by other organizations is mainly because you can never learn enough about SCA and heart health. There is so much information and

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What can you do to help save a life?

They say it takes a village to raise a child. At Living for Zachary, we know it takes a community to save a child’s life. That’s why we’re fierce advocates of creating awareness and promoting heart screenings to prevent Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). What can you do to help save the life of a young person? In addition to supporting Living for Zachary’s efforts – awareness, heart screenings, financial giving

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