Doing good things this holiday season

Everyone starts out the Holiday season wanting to "do good things" - you may want to donate some items to the needy, you may want the family to serve food at the Soup Kitchen or you may just donate money - all wonderful things, no doubt. There are many ways to "give back" this holiday season, you just have to look around.

Living for Zachary is holding their HeartBeats Gala on February 19th, 2011 - please mark your calender and attend for a beautiful and touching even benefiting the life of Zachary Schrah and aiding awareness of Sudden Cardiac Arrest.

Most all of us send out holiday cards in the mail - instead of buying them at a discount store why not get them from the Parent Heart Watch site - a site that helps protect our children from Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) and helps raise awareness for SCA. You can visit the PHW Site and view the Holiday Cards online - there are many different designs to choose from, all very special. Each card has been created by a person that is no longer with us due to SCA, or a person that has survived SCA.

If you are wanting to do good things this Holiday Season, please think about donating to LivingforZachary.org or buying a holiday card from the Parent Heart Watch Organization.
There is a beautiful poem written by Mary Newman called "Legacy of the Lost"- dedicated to the families of Parent Heart that is so warm and touching, maybe it will touch you this holiday season and jump start your heart to help raise awareness of Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Heart Screening!

Stories that tug at your heart-both want you to save a life today.

It's not easy to talk about people dying, but bottom line, it's life and learning to go on and knowing it's purpose is what is the most important thing.

We have been writing on Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) and Heart Screening in Youth, Heart defects and knowing the difference between Heart Attacks and Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) for about a year now. We have celebrated Zachary Schrah's life, we have enjoyed the gifts that he brought to us, and we have moved forward with the Living for Zachary Foundation and it all has been rewarding however- it's OK sometimes to change gears for just a moment.

The heartbeat is such a power thing. Seeing the story of Taylor Storch this week has brought something else to the forefront as well. Not only is it important to have your child's heart screened, it's important to share the gift of life if you must. Hearing the heartbeat of your child in another person's body must be the most powerful thing, having your child's heart beat for the last time and moment has got to be the most hurtful thing a parent can go through.

For the Storch family and for Karen Schrah - the common denominator is that both families lost a beloved child and something good has to come from it - so foundations/organizations were formed to bring awareness to their causes.

For organ donation you can visit Taylor Storch's website; Taylor's Gift Foundation, you can read more about Taylor and learn about how to become a organ donor.

For upcoming events like our HeartBeats Gala; visit the Living for Zachary website. Taylor saved 5 lives and Living for Zachary will continue to try and save life's by asking parent's to listen to your heart in a different way and get your child's heart screened.

Two families with a common loss wanting to save lives ...be a Hero today and save a life-be an organ donor and have your heart screened. Both will make a difference.

Save the Date for the HeartBeats Gala!

SAVE THE DATE!

Living for Zachary has begun preparations for the HeartBeats Gala 2011 honoring Zachary Schrah and helping raise awareness for Sudden Cardiac Arrest.

Save the Date for the
Living for Zachary
HeartBeats Gala 2011

Where:
Marriott Legacy
7120 Dallas Parkway
Plano, Texas 75024

When:
Saturday, February 19, 2011

7:00PM-midnight

Enjoy a night of dancing, food and remembrance of Zachary Schrah at the Marriott Legacy Hotel on February 19, 2011.

Please visit the Living for Zachary website for additional information - to purchase tickets, to become a sponsor etc.

Also, please visit the Living for Zachary Facebook fan and sign up for the newsletter to receive our latest updates on Sudden Cardiac Arrest.