In addition to Valentine's Day, the month of February is also American Heart Health Awareness Month!  As a result, we wanted to share a photo taken at the start of the school year, when Sunny Hills was given a life saving donation of an Automatic External Defribrilator (AED).

An AED is a portable device that delivers an electric shock through the chest to restart a heart that has stopped beating. Principal Sarah White, and School Nurse Kim Rocco, recognized the importance of having an AED on campus should a student or adult go into sudden cardiac arrest.  Shannon Holliway, a Sunny Hills' parent, was instrumental in researching and advocating for the AED.  When Sunny Hills alum Bill Merritt became aware of the need, he contacted a local family, the Gaffneys from Carnation, because Merritt knew they had an AED they wanted to donate to a deserving organization.  We are so grateful for this life saving device- THANK YOU!

Principal Sarah White (left), nurse Kim Rocco (second from right)and parent Shannon Holliway (right) thank Bill Merritt with Merit Emergency for facilitating and delivering the donation of an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) to the school.