It has been our painful privilege to lead the foundation we started at Max’s death in 2005. In the beginning, we madethe concept of making a difference in his name crystalized into two paths: conservation and cardiac causes. We started small, made connections, grew in...
It has been our painful privilege to lead the foundation we started at Max’s death in 2005. We often wonder what Max’s life would be like today. Our cardiac testing has spared many other parents from asking that same question. By 2006 we raised enough money...
Based on what we are learning from school administrators, if and when schools open, HeartSmart EKG will not be able to operate this upcoming school year. Our mission is to reduce sudden cardiac deaths in the young, but not at the risk of exposing Max...
In order to keep Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) transmission rates as low as possible, all public and private high schools across the state of Illinois will be closed from March 17th to March 30th. Therefore, Buffalo Grove High School's screening scheduled for March 18th has been...
What an exciting year 2019 was at the Max Schewitz Foundation thanks to the support of our schools, administrators, volunteers, committed staff and extremely generous donors. Since our inception, we have tested almost 91,000 students and recently set a new record...
A new training video on Recognition and Management of Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Athletes. This video was commissioned by the NFL and produced by NFL Films. Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) remains the leading cause of sudden death in sport, and prompt recognition and management is essential...
Sudden Cardiac Arrest is the leading cause of death in the United States, taking the lives of more than 350,000 people each year. Anyone can experience Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA), including infants, children, teens, young adults and people in their 30s and 40s who have...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Steve Cochran's WGN Radio show had Alane Church, with Max Schewitz Foundation, on the show as the MVPP last week. She talked about the foundation's efforts to get kids an EKG and the 3rd Annual Josh Church Fundraiser coming up...
Volunteers are the backbone of our foundation as we rely on adult volunteers as our primary labor source for providing HeartSmart EKG. No medical knowledge is required to volunteer. You will be trained and supervised by our medical staff. Believe it or not, it is...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Two Vernon Hills High School students selected Alane Church for their Difference Maker video project. Alane Church did not know as a parent about the importance of cardiac screening for her healthy kids. She started the Josh Church...