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Events
Upcoming/Recent Events - Local (updated July 5, 2010)

The Matthew Krug Foundation will be participating/participated in each of the following local and regional events in an effort to educate the public about sudden cardiac arrest in kids.

  • March 25, 2010 - Bayard Middle School, Christiana School District

The Matthew Krug Foundation had an information table and AED demonstation at the Bayard Middle School Health Fair on March 25, 2010.  

  • March 31, 2010 - Kirk Middle School Health Fair

The Matthew Krug Foundation had an information table and AED demonstation at the Kirk Middle School Health Fair on March 31, 2010.

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Stew Krug explains Sudden Cardiac Arrest and AEDs to students at Kirk Middle School

  • April 17, 2010 - Safe Kids Day, New Castle County

The Matthew Krug Foundation had an information table and AED demonstation at the Safe Kids Day, New Castle County April 17, 2010, at Bellevue State Park, 800 Carr Road, Wilmington, DE.  

  • April 23, 2010 - Shue-Medill Middle School Health Fair

The Matthew Krug Foundation will have an information table and AED demonstation at the Shue-Medill Middle School Health Fair on April 23, 2010.  

  • April 24, 2010 - 2nd Annual Cape Henlopen State Park Safety Day

The Matthew Krug Foundation will have an information table and AED demonstation at the 2nd Annual Cape Henlopen State Park Safety Day in Lewes, Delaware, on April 24, 2010.  

Directions to Cape Henlopen State Park

  • May 6, 2010 - Maple Lane Elementary School Health Fair, Brandywine School district

The Matthew Krug Foundation will have an information table and AED demonstation at the Maple Elementary School Health Fair in Brandywine School District, on May 6, 2010.  

  • June 3, 2010 - Protecting Delaware Children Conference, Dover, Delaware

On June 3, 2010, the Matthew Krug Foundation had an information table at the Protecting Delware Children Conference at the Dover Downs Hotel and Casino Conference Center in Dover, DE.    The conference was sponsored by The DE Child Death, Near Death, and Stillbirth Commission and The Child Protection Accountability Commission.  
 
Although the conference is intended for multidisciplinary team professionals involved in law enforcement, investigation, child fatality review, prosecution, treatment, and prevention of child abuse, it allowed us to educate this audience about sudden cardiac arrest/death in youth and the Parent Heart Watch initiative, Make Our Kids Count.

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Stew Krug of MKF discussing sudden cardiac arrest with conference attendees

  • June 12, 2010 - Safe Summer Day, Kent County, Delaware

The Matthew Krug Foundation had an information table and AED demonstation at the 12th annual Safe Summer Day event at Brecknock Park on June 12, 2010.

  • September 18, 2010 - (City of ) Wilmington Wellness Day

The Matthew Krug Foundation will have an information table and AED demonstration at Wilmington Wellness Day.  The event will take place from 11 am to 3 pm on the Rodney Square mall in downtown Wilmington, Delaware.  

  • September 19, 2010 - Newark Community Day

The Matthew Krug Foundation will have an information table and AED demonstration at the Newark (DE) Community Day.  The event will take place from 11 am to 4 pm on the University of Delaware mall in downtown Newark, Delaware on September 19, 2010. 

2009 Events

  • April 18, 2009 - Safe Kids Day, New Castle County

The Matthew Krug Foundation had an information table and AED demonstation at the Safe Kids Day, New Castle County April 18, 2009, at Bellevue State Park, 800 Carr Road, Wilmington, DE.  

  • April 18, 2009 - Healthy Kids Day, Western YMCA

The Matthew Krug Foundation had an information table and AED demonstation at Healthy Kids Day, April 18, 2009, at the Western YMCA on Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington, DE.  

  • April 24, 2009 - Shue-Medill Middle School Health Fair

The Matthew Krug Foundation had an information table and AED demonstation at the Shue-Medill Middle School Health Fair on April 24, 2009.  

  • May 2, 2009 - Trooper Ron's Run

The Matthew Krug Foundation had an information table and AED demonstation at the Trooper Ron's Run on May 2, 2009.  The event will be held at Glasgow Pines State Park, Glasgow, Delaware.  

  • May 16, 2009 - Christiana Fire Company Open House

The Matthew Krug Foundation had an information table and AED demonstation at the Christiana Fire Company Open House at Delaware State Police Troop 2 facility on Rt. 40 in Glasgow, Delaware on May 16, 2009.  

  • June 6, 2009 - Newark Nite

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Stew Krug discuss losses of children from SCA with atttendees at Newark Nite

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The Matthew Krug Foundation had an information table and AED demonstation at the Newark Nite event on Main Street in Newark, DE on June 6, 2009.

  • June 13, 2009 - Safe Summer Day

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Stew Krug discusses how an AED works with attendees

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Young person learning how to use an AED

The Matthew Krug Foundation had an information table and AED demonstation at the 11th annual Safe Summer Day event at Brecknock Park on June 13, 2009.

  • September 15, 2009 - Cecil College

Stewart Krug  of  the Matthew Krug Foundation will be speaking to Ms. Korbell's health class at Cecil County College. 

  • September 19, 2009 - (City of ) Wilmington Wellness Day

The Matthew Krug Foundation had an information table and AED demonstration at Wilmington Wellness Day.  The event took place from 11 am to 3 pm on the Rodney Square mall in downtown Wilmington.   We were extremely busy educating about SCA in youth and demonstrating how an AED works.   The event organizers estimated that this was the largest group of attendees since the event was started.  There were an estimated 4500 people.

  • September 20, 2009 - Newark Community Day

The Matthew Krug Foundation will have an information table and AED demonstration at the Newark (DE) Community Day event.  Our site number is 1526. The event will take place from 10 am to 5 pm on the University of Delaware Campus mall. 

  • October 3, 2009 - Brandywine Hundred Fire Co. Open House

The Matthew Krug Foundation will have an information table and AED demonstration at the Brandywine Hundred Fire Co. Open House.  The event will take place from 11 am to 3 pm at 1006 Brandywine Blvd., Wilmington, DE. 

  • November 21, 2009 - Red Clay School District Family Resource Fair

The Matthew Krug Foundation will have an information table and AED demonstation at the Red Clay SD Family Resource Fair at Conrad School of Science on June 6, 2009.  The event will take place from 10 am to 2 pm.

Upcoming/Recent Events - Regional & National

  • May 29-31, 2009 HCMA National Conference

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy:  50 Years of Discoveries
and Advances in Management
 
Special Keynote Address by: Dr. Eugene Braunwald

HCMA 12th Annual Meeting Agenda
May 29 - 31, 2009
Hamilton Park Hotel & Conference Center
Florham Park, NJ

To view past events, click on "Past Events" above.