Young Hearts for Life - BE SURE TO SIGN UP NOW!

February 11, 2016

Young Hearts for Life poster made by Willowbrook senior Azan Khan.

Calling all District 88 parents, community members and partners,

Please consider assisting us during an upcoming event at Addison Trail and at Willowbrook. District 88 has partnered with the Young Hearts for Life® (YH4L) Cardiac Screening Program, a not-for-profit organization, to offer free electrocardiograms (ECGs) to identify high school students at risk for heart conditions. The event will take place on Feb. 11, 2016, at Willowbrook and on Feb. 25, 2016, at Addison Trail.

We’re asking for your help to serve as a volunteer – we need more than 80 volunteers at each event to ensure they run smoothly.

WILLOWBROOK
To become a volunteer, sign up by Feb. 8, 2016, at http://vols.pt/Hunknm. Volunteering involves:

  • Attending a training session on Feb. 10, 2016, from
    • 5:30 to 7 p.m. OR FROM
    • 7 to 8:30 p.m.

  • Committing to a 4.5-hour shift on Feb. 11, 2016, from
    • 7 to 11:30 a.m. OR FROM
    • 10:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.

* We encourage you to sign up for both sessions. A light lunch will be provided to those who volunteer for the full day.

ADDISON TRAIL
To become a volunteer, sign up by Feb. 22, 2016, at http://vols.pt/QrCYir. Volunteering involves:

  • Attending a training session on Feb. 24, 2016, from
    • 5:30 to 7 p.m. OR FROM
    • 7 to 8:30 p.m.

  • Committing to a 4.5-hour shift on Feb. 25, 2016, from
    • 7 to 11:30 a.m. OR FROM
    • 10:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.

* We encourage you to sign up for both sessions. A light lunch will be provided to those who volunteer for the full day.

REGISTRATION
Parents/guardians, you can register your student at https://screenings.yh4l.org/YH_enroll.aspx to be screened. We ask that you register your student by Feb. 8 for Willowbrook and by Feb. 22 for Addison Trail. For frequently asked questions about the screening process, go to https://dupage88.net/site/public/files/?item=2670. 

VIDEO CONTEST
Students are encouraged to participate in the Young Hearts for Life Video Contest. The best video at each school will receive $100 and will be entered to win the grand prize of $500. Entries should be three minutes long and focus on the benefits of receiving a cardiac screening. The deadline to submit videos is March 1. For details, go to https://dupage88.net/site/public/files/?item=2676 (Addison Trail) or https://dupage88.net/site/public/files/?item=2677 (Willowbrook).

For questions or more information, contact District 88 Director of Community Relations Dani Brink at 630-530-3989 or dbrink@dupage88.net. We would like to thank Edward-Elmhurst Healthcare for sponsoring this event, and we appreciate your continued support of District 88!