On Saturday , September 27th Magic Falls Rafting Company will be hosting a fundraiser for the Josh Peck Foundation. The day begins at 9:00 a.m. and ends at approximately 4 p.m. Rafters who call and make reservations for the trip will receive a discounted price of $75.00. Anyone who has been on their rafting adventures […]

MARION — Marion High School coach Kurt Gillespie said his first-hour gym class began as a normal day until he and a few students noticed that a student had collapsed to the floor. Gillespie said he was aware the situation was serious when the student attempted to stand on his feet and collapsed again. Gillespie […]

The Bickfords of Eagle Rental in Waterville made a donation through the Josh Peck Foundation for AED Awareness. Founder Randi Clatchey, Josh’s mother, arranged for the purchase and placement of the device at Lawrence Junior High School in Fairfield.

Officials are investigating after a 16-year-old basketball player from Chicago mysteriously collapsed during a tournament at Riverside Brookfield High School Saturday. the teen was playing for Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory High School

TAMPA — An Automated External Defibrillator, some quick thinking and a lot of training helped save a 9th grade Plant High School student who collapsed in the middle of a fitness test Tuesday.

“The student was on his final lap and he just appeared to collapse and go to the ground,” said P.E. Department Head, Carrie Mahon.

Welcome to the Josh Peck Foundation website! We are looking forward to bringing you updates, information, links, media, and resources to help get the word out about AEDs in schools nationwide.  We need your help. Please donate today to help us buy AEDs and build awareness of sudden cardiac arrest in youth.