Every person counts!

We need YOU!

Living for Zachary has many Volunteer Opportunities. Not only can you help us spread the word of SCA but you can make your contribution to a cause that is so worthwhile!

Living for Zachary has many volunteer opportunities for you and small ways you can help.

~ Volunteers needed to work a table at the April 17, 2010 "Run for Cover" event benefiting the Samaritan Inn, the only homeless shelter in Collin County.

Time slots needed 6:30am-11:00am

Run for Cover information:

1K, 5K, 10K run/walk benefiting The Samaritan Inn
Saturday, April 17, 2010, 8:00 am
McKinney, Texas/ Stonebridge Ranch Beach Club

~ Volunteers needed to work a table at the May 21, 2010 Plano East Football Spring Showcase at Kimbrough Stadium.

~Volunteers needed to work the Living4Zachary.org Golf Tournament on June 21, 2010.

Help Needed:
Registration table
Selling drinks
Setting up for Tournament
Cleaning up after Tournament

If you are interested in helping with any of these events, please email:
karen@living4zachary.org

Remember everyone counts and with all of our help we can spread information about SCA!

Also, check our Living for Zachary Upcoming events page for events in the future!


* September 4, 2010 Bass Tournament at Lake Fork
* October 2010 8M/5K Fun Run
* February 2011 Remembering Zachary Red-Tie Gala

Join us for the June 21, 2010 L4Z Golf Tournament

The Living for Zachary Organization is proud to be hosting the 1st Annual Living for Zachary Golf Tournament at Gleneagles Golf Course on June 21, 2010.

Dr. Pepper/Snapple
is now a proud Master Sponsor of the
Living for Zachary Golf Tournament

To Register to be a player for the L4Z Golf Tournament, you may register online or visit the Living for Zachary Golf Tournament page on the L4Z website for more information.

Sponsorships are also available for:
Title Sponsor
Tour Sponsor
The Masters Sponsor
The Open Sponsors
The Championship Sponsors
Hole Sponsors
Lunch and Award Sponsors
Breakfast/Beverage Sponsors
Coach and Local Hero Sponsors

9:00:Shotgun Start

Ball Drop Event - This event will be a “ball drop from above”. Living for Zachary will sell numbered chances based on the winner being the closest golf ball to the target’s center in the drop of numbered golf balls. Ball Drop Event Prize $500

To become a Living for Zachary Golf Tournament Sponsor please visit the Living4Zachary website for more information on how to sponsor this worthwhile event or registration information.

Gleneagles Country Club is located at 5401 West Park Boulevard in Plano, Texas.

Thank you for supporting the Living for Zachary Organization and effort of bringing awareness of Youth SCA.

AED's and Heart Screenings - can save lives!

Finally it is being noticed that AED’s (automated external defibrillators) in schools and out in public areas where people gather is imperative in saving lives. This has been a battle many people and organizations have been involved in for many years. It is a worthwhile fight to save lives.

Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) is a medical emergency that can and could be treated if the right action is taken, either restoring the heart’s normal rhythm with the AED or just getting the heart beating until emergency help can arrive. An electrical shock from a defibrillator can restore the heart's normal rhythm and reverse cardiac arrest in many cases.

In recent years, AED’s have been placed in a growing number of public areas such as schools, office buildings, shopping malls and sporting arena’s however we need more. The obstacles with providing AED’s is cost. AED’s can typically run between $1,500 to $2,000.

Performing CPR until the AED is used also remains so very important! It is estimated that each minute that the defibrillator is not used, the victim’s chance of survival drops 10 percent in Cardiac Arrest victims. Using CPR keeps the blood circulating and improves the odds thus saving lives.

Also, it is highly encouraged to have you and your family's heart screened by a simple electrocardiogram, or ECG. Athletes and teens are among the growing number of SCA victims!

For more information on cardiac screening in the Texas area, please visit the HEART HOSPITAL at Baylor Plano and also visit the Living for Zachary Foundation and learn about a Mother’s fight for SCA screening.

Living4Zachary in the February Plano Profile

Dr. Deepika Gopal, M.D., F.A.C.C., is the Director of Cardiac CT imaging at The HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano and a speaker for the American Heart Association. In the February Issue of Plano Profile Dr. Gopal assists in the awareness of SCA (Sudden Cardiac Awareness) and to aid in the Living4Zachary Foundation.

THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano and Dr. Gopal has taken on a mission and effort to offer awareness of the dangers of SCA in youth but offering cardiac screenings for youth ages 13-22 at a discounted rate of $100.00. These non covered by insurance screenings include a 12-lead ECG (electrocardiography) and limited 2-D echocardiogram. A 12-lead ECG and a 2-D limited echocardiogram also allow doctors to interpret other causes of SCA, like long QT syndrome and ventricular dysplasia.

Zachary Schrah had no known heart history or family history. He was a perfectly healthy young man who passed away April 2, 2009. It is known that SCA in athletes takes 200,000 to 300,000 lives a year in the United States, lives that could have been saved if known about any family history and had cardiac screening.


Living4Zarchary.org is a non-profit organization founded by Zachary’s Mom, Karen Schrah to raise awareness of SCA, especially in Youth and Athletes.

For additional information on cardiac screenings offered at THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano, call 1.800.4BAYLOR or visit baylorhealth.edu. For more information on Living for Zachary, call 214.673.3404 or visit living4zachary.org.

Shop with Living4Zachary

Please join us in spreading the awareness of SCA (Sudden Cardiac Arrest) by sporting you own L4Z Wear.

Along with our great new website, we have items available online to purchase to show your support:
L4Z Beanies and Ballcaps
"Let your Heart be Heard" T-shirts
"Zac's Team Tie-dye T-shirt
"Z" Hoodie

Our apparel is available in different sizes and colors to make sure everyone gets their own L4Z item to help the Living for Zachary Foundation.

We also have L4Z wristbands, L4Z car decals, L4Z totebags, Zachary buttons and L4Z lanyards.

Join us in this cause to stop Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Youth!