Causes: Health, Health Support

Mission: The mission of Racing Hearts is to increase awareness of and improve access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs). Racing Hearts empowers people to use AEDs to save lives during a sudden cardiac arrest. Racing Hearts is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization.

Results: Since 2012, Racing Hearts has placed 810 AEDs in high risk community locations, increasing the heart safety of over 1.7M people. Racing Hearts has successfully pioneered TWO CA laws!!! SB586 and SB1397 making CA one of the most progressive states in our country relative to AEDs accessibility, cost, and reduced liability! Together we can see more lives saved and everyone has a chance to live a full and active life. Every spring, Racing Hearts produces an annual Racing Hearts 5k walk/run and 10k run to celebrate active living for heart disease. Our upcoming 6th annual Heart Race is set for March 24,2019 in downtown Palo Alto. To date this event has raised over $220,000 for heart research and community life saving heart defibrillators.

Target demographics: Save Lives! We are a 100% volunteer proactive health and safety nonprofit advocating and empowering access to saving lives with AEDs!

Programs: Advocating and Funding Full 5 year 'turn key' life saving heart defibrillator (AED) programs targeting high risk locations in our community. We believe in the standard of care for all and research-based best practices. We address our mission by targeting athletic and sport minded communities and organizations by lending AEDs to athletic events. Such a simple proactive solution to a huge medical problem (Sudden Cardiac Arrest).