What We Do
Community AED Grants
The Jennifer Snyder Teen Heart Foundation is a nonprofit 501c3 organization that fulfills its mission by awarding grants to community outdoor fields lacking Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). Through the installation of publicly accessible AEDs,protecting communities from Sudden Cardiac Death—the number one killer of student athletes and part of the number two medical cause of death under age 25.
The foundation is governed by a Board of Directors which has oversight of the granting program. The organization was founded in memory of 17-year-old Jenny Snyder, who suffered a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) while playing soccer in Glenview, Illinois in 2008. An AED, the only definitive method to resuscitate Jenny, was not available on site.
Over the last decade, the Jennifer Lynn Snyder Teen Heart Foundation has equipped park fields in Northbrook and Glenview, Illinois—including the field where Jenny collapsed—with AEDs to protect the youth who play there.
It is Jenny’s Mission to solicit grant applications and place AEDs throughout the Chicagoland community.
Foundation Board Members Nanci Garoon-Leigner, Michele Snyder and Susan Wagner with inaugural AED placed at the Village Green field in Northbrook, Illinois.
Laura Salzman, Michele Snyder and Patti Marshman Goldblatt with AED placed on Glenview, Illinois field where Jenny collapsed in 2008.
AED Placements
Northbrook
Northbrook is a community of 33,400 residents with the majority reporting using the parks weekly. Its parks also draw patrons from Glenview, Deerfield, Wheeling and surrounding communities for tournaments and special events. The Park District estimates 225,000 visitors per year.
Village Green
Concession/Restroom Building
Meadowhill
(North)
Education Center & Meadowhill Chalet
Techny Prairie Park and Fields
Golf Course Clubhouse & Batting Cages
Wood Oaks Green
Tennis Hut
Glenview
The Glenview Park District serves more than 50,000 residents including all of Glenview and Golf, small portions of Niles, Northbrook, Northfield and Skokie, and unincorporated areas beyond the village limits. The District owns, maintains and operates more than 845 acres.
Community Park West
(655 Zenith Drive) 3 AEDs
Flick Park
(3600 Glenview Rd) 2 AEDs
Gallery Park
(2400 Chesnut) 3 AEDs
Contact Us
Please complete the contact form or contact:
Michele Snyder
msnyder@teenheartfoundation.org
847-612-4607