This post would probably get more hits if it  either praised or criticized Hillary’s book, It Takes a Village. Remember how much buzz that book created!  However, it’s not. It’s about the success that Simon’s Fund has experienced as a result of tapping into a student village. For years now, Simon’s Fund has depended on… See More

Star Jones was the keynote speaker today at the Philadelphia Go Red for Women Luncheon. She had open heart surgery three years ago and is now a national spokesperson. She shared that she used to think that heart disease was an old white guy thing. Sit on that for minute. Go Red began ten years… See More

This week, two students from Haverford College launched the Simon’s Fund Heart Screening App. This app is designed to (1) improve efficiencies during the screening process; and (2) facilitate the collection of data to be used to develop the first Youth ECG Database.  Let’s think about the impact of this app for a minute. If… See More

I would help save thousands of kids from dying because thousands of kids die from cardiac arrests every year. I would also help do heart screenings for kids to see if they have it. And if your kid had cardiac arrest we would be able to help you. Today I went to a meeting and… See More