Patrick Schoonover Heart Foundation

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The Patrick Schoonover Heart Foundation was created to honor & remember Patrick Schoonover who passed away at the age of 14, due to Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA), caused by undetected heart defects. The goal of the foundation is to bring SCA awareness, education, prevention and eliminate SCA in kids.

 

‍SCA is the leading cause of death among student athletes. The Patrick Schoonover Heart Foundation offers Free Heart screens for ALL kids 14-24 throughout the Minneapolis-St. Paul area regardless of race, gender, income, or demographics.

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Patrick Schoonover Heart Foundation

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team

The Patrick Schoonover Heart Foundation was created to honor & remember Patrick Schoonover who passed away at the age of 14, due to Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA), caused by undetected heart defects. The goal of the foundation is to bring SCA awareness, education, prevention and eliminate SCA in kids.

 

‍SCA is the leading cause of death among student athletes. The Patrick Schoonover Heart Foundation offers Free Heart screens for ALL kids 14-24 throughout the Minneapolis-St. Paul area regardless of race, gender, income, or demographics.

Watch to learn more about our story

Heart Screens

Play for Patrick Heart Screens provide free heart checks for students and young adults.

AED Donations

We facilitate donations and installations of life-saving AED devices for schools in need.

Education

We teach hundreds of volunteers life saving Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

Play for Patrick Youth Heart Screens

Our no-cost screens include:

  • Height/Weight
  • Blood Pressure
  • EKG
  • Echocardiogram
  • CPR Training (hands only)
  • AED Training

The foundation relies on up to 100 volunteers (medical and non-medical) for each event. Donations cover medical supplies, equipment, lunch, refreshments, volunteer t-shirts, and AEDs donated to the host school or club. Since the foundation has no paid staff, all donations support heart screenings for youth.

Volunteer Information
Participant Information
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Incredible Impact

Screened

351 Heart Defects
(Electrical or Structural)

401 Elevated Blood Pressure

AED Donated

Kid and Adults Trained

CPR and AED Awareness

Statistics as of November 2024

Meet the Team

Fam

The Schoonover Family

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Echo Techs

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Docs

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Check-In Crew

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Check-Out Crew

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CPR Trainers (& Survivors!)

Tesimonials

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Reading about the lives you touch gets me every time. Thank you for your amazing work! Always making the world a better place in memory of Patrick. ❤️

Andrea

As the mom of an athlete that was screened, I thank you for turning your personal tragedy into triumph with the help you are providing.

Angie

We recently attended a screening in Mounds View and wanted to express our sincere gratitude for the work you are doing. We never expected that we would walk away with the findings that we did for our son. The ECG detected that he has a fairly rare heart condition known as WPW. We have since seen a pediatric cardiologist and he is having the procedure to correct it in the coming weeks. We plan to spread the word about the great work your foundation is doing. You are impacting so many in so many ways and we are forever grateful.
 
Jake

Thank you so very much for this wonderful service you are doing for the safety of other teens. My grandsons have had it done with no problems.

Gloria

I wanted to thank the Play for Patrick foundation for offering heart screenings for so many athletes... Such an amazing gift to give. During my son screening something was detected but they were uncertain which of two things it might be (ASD or a Stretched PFO). We spent a day at Mayo Clinic having a complete cardiac work-up done and are so relieved to report that it is a PFO (something that approximately 25% of the population has). Those at Mayo were very impressed to hear that your foundation was providing these screenings and were thrilled that we were following up on the exam. From our family to yours we wanted to extend a personal “Thank You”. We are so impressed that through your grief you were able to find strength to provided so may other athletes with heart-education. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!!
 
Theresa
Our son was one of two kids on his team found to have abnormalities. His was a PDA which he had corrected over spring break. All the docs had said we never would have known about it until something big happened. Our son had a follow up echo 6 weeks after the coils were placed in his heart. They measured his heart size at the 70th percentile, down from the 97th percentile measured prior to the procedure. This showed how hard his heart was working. We just wanted to thank you for all you do to promote the importance of this screening. We push everyone we know to take part in these events. Thanks again for all you do.
 
Catie

We saw the cardiologist on Nov 29th. He was very confident that our son has something called intermittent WPW that only shows up occasionally and only at a resting heartbeat. When our son was at elevated heartbeat, his EKG readings were normal. To be thorough on due-diligence, he wore a Holter monitor for 24 hours which was a time when he also had a 1.5 hour hockey practice. This is a huge sigh of relief to our family. Credit to P4P in getting this accurate information so that our son can move along into his adult life understanding that he has this intermittent condition. And if he sees any adverse symptoms in the future (racing heart, dizziness, etc) that he should get seen immediately along with providing the cardiologist the background he has on his condition as found at a P4P screening.

Brian

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Surviver Stories

Colin Tollefson

Colin Tollefson was found to have Wolff-Parkinson-White(WPW) syndrome at the October 2015 Play for Patrick Heart Screening. Active in hockey and baseball, 14-year-old Colin Tollefson was discovered to have WPW syndrome, an extra electrical pathway between his heart’s upper and lower chambers that can cause a rapid heartbeat. Thankfully, it was…

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Kaylyn Rosewell

Kaylyn Rosewell collapsed and survived two cardiac arrests at a dance recital on June 2, 2019. 16 year-old Kaylyn Rosewell is a competitive dancer who has been dancing since age 7. She collapsed during a costume change near the end of a studio recital. An EMT, nurses, and doctors who…

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Kyli Penner

Kyli Penner was found to have a half-inch hole in her heart at an October 2015 Play for Patrick Heart Screening. 16-year-old Kyli Penner was discovered to have a condition would affect her lungs and could have lead to a full heart transplant. Thankfully, the problem was found before any…

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Aidan Miller

Aidan Miller died unexpectedly on July 22, 2019. He was about to start his junior year at Plainview Elgin Millville High School. Aidan was active in Student Council, FFA, National Honor Society, Bulldog Ambassadors and participated in football, wrestling, and trap shooting. Aidan was an avid Twins and Vikings fan.…

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