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Committed to Increasing Awareness & Survival Rates for Sudden Cardiac Arrest.

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♥️ Thank you, Central Pennsylvania, for an unforgettable day filled with delicious chili, a compassionate community, and so much heart. 🌶️🔥
We came together at the Alex W. Smith Chili Cook-Off for a Cause to celebrate Alex’s inspiring life, lasting legacy, and 30th birthday. Surrounded by a beautiful family and incredible supporters, we honored Alex while helping raise support for student scholarships.
It was a fun, uplifting, deeply meaningful reminder to live, laugh, and love like Alex—and to make every moment count. 💗
#GivingBack #CentralPA #ChiliCookOff #LiveLoveLaugh #MakeItCount

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Two years ago this man refused to give up on a stranger. Now he took the stage and told hundreds women why the minutes before help arrives are everything.

I still can’t say thank you in a way that feels like enough.

So I’ll say it the only way that counts: learn CPR. Know where the AED is.

Be someone’s Terry. 🤍

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The paramedic who brought me back walked onto the ICON stage and I did not know he was coming.

Terry Ortiz has been a paramedic for 23 years. He told a room full of women that every cardiac arrest save he’s ever had - every single one - came back with major neurological deficits.

I’m the reason he uses the word “one-percenter.”

But here’s the part I need you to hear. My deficits aren’t obvious. They’re still real. And Terry stood on that stage to say what he says everywhere he goes: the minutes before help arrives are the minutes that decide everything. Early CPR. An AED within reach. Someone in the room who knows what to do. That’s the difference between a life, a life with deficits, and no life at all.

That’s why this year’s ICON Humanitarian of the Year went to the Peyton Walker Foundation.

Peyton was 19. A college sophomore who wanted to be a physician assistant. She died of sudden cardiac arrest from a heart condition - and her mom, Julie, turned that loss into a mission: free EKG heart screenings for students, CPR and AED training, and getting AEDs into every school so that when a heart stops, someone nearby is ready.

Because every hour of every day, a student dies from sudden cardiac arrest. Most of those hearts had a detectable, treatable condition nobody caught. Fewer than 1 in 10 people survive it. Immediate CPR can double or triple those odds.

I got to be a 1% story because of what happened in those minutes. Most people don’t get a Terry.

So learn CPR. Know where the AED is. Get your kids’ hearts screened. Be the reason someone else gets their 1%. 🤍

Thank you, Peyton Walker Foundation, for being the hands. And Terry - I still don’t have the words. I’ll keep trying.

Learn more or get screened at peytonwalker.org.

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Thank you to the organizations that joined us for Nonprofit Night with the Harrisburg Senators!🥰⚾️

It was a great evening of baseball and community connection, giving local residents a chance to meet nonprofits and learn more about the services available throughout our region.

📷Thank you Connie Hobbs Photography for capturing the night!

#communityfoundation #harrisburgpa #nonprofit

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“RISE” Episode 9; I am so honored to call Jana Bonassi a friend. She is a fellow sister sudden cardiac arrest survivor, a mother, a wife, an author of “Heart of Hope”, a podcast, business owner “RISE Dance Academy”, a heart health advocate and so much more. This was made to honor her journey she has shared with me and how she RISES’s for her family and leads the way for all of use to rise together. Thank you Jana 💜💜💜💜 #be7hankful #suddencardiacarrestsurvivor #cpr #aed #heart

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Join us for Nonprofit Night with the Harrisburg Senators! Learn about services available in our community and connect with local organizations making a difference!

🎟Get your tickets using the link in our bio!

🗓Sept. 1 at FNB Field from 6:30-8:30 PM

Check out the list of nonprofits in attendance and come say hi!
⚾The Peyton Walker Foundation
⚾Amiracle4sure, Inc.
⚾Thrive Housing Services
⚾Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania
⚾Tec Centro Capital Region
⚾Girls on the Run Mid State PA
⚾Latino Hispanic American Community Center
⚾Big Brothers Big Sisters of South-Central PA
⚾WITF
⚾LEAF Project Inc
⚾Respect Together
⚾Communities In Schools Pennsylvania
⚾UCP Central PA
⚾Ghost Writer
⚾Center for Dairy Excellence
⚾rabbittransit
⚾Bethany House of Cumberland County Inc

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Good Luck to all of our RSFA Student-Athletes as you head back to school and back into the classroom🏫

RSFA Campers understand the importance of why the word “Student” comes before the word “Athlete”

Taking care of your academics will prepare you for your future success on and off the field, your future careers, and success for every stage in life.

Taking care of your academics can lead to academic and athletic scholarships and money. This also means you can graduate from college with little to no student-loan debt🙌🏿

Some tips👇🏿
🕚 Manage your time and schedule
🪑 Sit in the front of the classroom
📚 Maximize Study Hall/ Free Periods
📝 Complete all assignments
🙋 Don’t be afraid to ask questions
🗣️ Participant in class
👀 Pay attention
✌🏿Separate yourself from distractions
💯 Effort

As a student-athlete you can feel overwhelmed and stressed trying to keep up with friends, family, social life, school, and everything.

Remember that you are a part of the RSFA FAMILY now! Our Campers, Coaches, and Staff got your back⭐️

If you need any help or resources, please
don’t hesitate to reach out to us. We have resources and professionals we can connect you with to assist you.

If you need to talk to someone please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

You are stronger than you know, you got this💪🏿

Good Luck this year in the classroom and on the field👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

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Free Adult Heart Screening at @pennmedicinepark in Lancaster, PA❤️

Hosted by @peytonwalkerfoundation and supported by @bristolmyerssquibb, @wellspan_health and @lanc_stormers

Share this with someone you think it may help!!

This video is for information purposes only.

#freeadultheartscreening #lancaster #lancasterstormers

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After getting a free heart screening from the Peyton Walker Foundation at 15, Bella Roeting learned she had a condition that could result in sudden cardiac arrest. Following heart surgery to help treat her condition, she decided she wanted to use what she went through to make a real difference.

Bella worked tirelessly to raise money for an AED and climate-controlled storage for it in Hummelstown’s Schaffner Park. This public access defibrillator will provide park goers with lifesaving care in the event of a cardiac emergency. I’m so proud of Bella’s leadership and dedication to keeping her community healthy and safe.

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In case you didn’t know, back in May we co-hosted the very first Drive for Heartbeats Golf Scramble with our friends at Gift CPAs! This event raised funds for the @huddleforhearts program powered by the @peytonwalkerfoundation ⛳️💜

Our goal was simple: raise money to help place AEDs in LOCAL community parks and make these lifesaving devices more accessible when every second counts.

We’re SO excited to share that the first AED has officially been installed! MaryAnne and Sarah had to check it out in person. 💜

Now for the fun part… any guesses where you can find it? 👀

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Saving lives with the @PeytonWalkerFoundation & @HuddleForHearts 🫶🦋

Today I was thrilled to join the PWF team in Lancaster for a community Hands-Only CPR Certification Class! This was a great opportunity for me as a CPR instructor and advocate to observe a top-notch class, brush up on my lifesaving skills, and even learn some new techniques! 🫀

The true highlight is that now more people know how to save someone’s life with their own two hands! 🙌

Thank you so much to the Peyton Walker Foundation & Huddle for Hearts team for having me! 🪁

@MissButlerCountyOrg @MissMoraineStatePA @MissPAScholarshipFoundation @MissAmericaPA #CamrynSacco #MissMoraineState #MissPennsylvania #MissAmericaOpportunity #SERVICE

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Big news and big congratulations ! 🎉 We’re humbled, honored and proud to celebrate our extraordinary leader, Lucy Gnazzo, on being named to the Central Penn Business Journal’s CPBJ300—a yearlong tribute to the visionary leaders shaping Central Pennsylvania’s future.

“We’re proud to amplify voices, celebrate milestones, and spotlight positive news by elevating the remarkable work and well-deserved recognition of countless brands, businesses, organizations and people.”

For 43 years, Lucy has been an award-winning public relations strategist and respected Pennsylvania leader—managing high-impact initiatives and working alongside some of the region’s and nation’s most influential decision-makers. For 22+ years, she’s led our firm here in Central PA.

Shining a bright light on remarkable people, causes and businesses—while partnering, collaborating and giving back to #MakeItCount—fuels our team’s mission.

“Our promotions fuel economic growth and tourism, raise awareness, impact many lives, help shape futures, mobilize action and contribute to communities across the region and beyond.”

A huge congratulations to Lucy—and to all of this year’s CPBJ300 honorees who are true difference-makers inspiring change and delivering powerful life-changing work.

And none of this happens without an incredible team, amazing clients or supporters. Thank you! A special thank you to the Gnazzo Promotions team for your talent, grit, and heart every single day.

Please join us in congratulating Lucy!

#Communications #CentralPA #PublicRelations #BusinessLeader

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