Sunday, February 10, 2013
March 7 'Denim Derby' to feature racing-themed dinner, raffles.
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Sunday, February 10
Jimmy Dolan, a 17-year-old from Monmouth County that survived a sudden cardiac arrest event at home, will be the guest of honor at the Janet Fund’s sixth annual fundraiser and will share his inspirational story with those in attendance on March 7th. This year’s event will also celebrate the passing of Janet’s Law; which took six years of dedication, hard work and unwavering commitment, by The Janet Fund and its amazing group of volunteers and supporters. Janet’s Law was signed into law by Gov. Chris Christie on Sept 21. Janet’s law will require an AED in every school in New Jersey, make sure it is placed in an accessible location, and that an emergency action plan is in place to deal with a cardiac event. The “Denim Derby” event, held at …
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Shops offering "Live with Heart" bands to support Janet Fund's efforts.
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
In honor of National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month, the Janet Fund has launched the “Live with a Heart” wristband campaign. The wristbands require a donation of $3, with all proceeds going to support the Janet Fund’s mission of preventing sudden cardiac arrest in children. The trendy bands, sure to be a must-have for children, are red, 3/4-inch wide with large lettering reading: “Live with Heart” in white. The wristbands are available at a Sports Minded Unlimited, Café Giardino, Country Squire Restaurant and the UPS store in Warren. They are also available at Effingers in Bound Brook If you are a business/ school or sports group and would like to support the Janet Fund’s wristband campaign, contact us at jim@thejanetfund.org. The …
Friday, September 21, 2012
Legislation pushed by Warren's Jim and Karen Zilinski to prevent deaths from sudden cardiac arrest becomes law.
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Friday, September 21, 2012
Six years after 11-year-old Janet Zilinski succombed to sudden cardiac arrest during a cheerleading practice in Warren, legislation sponsored by Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick, R-Union, Morris and Somerset, known as “Janet’s Law,” was signed into law today by Gov. Chris Christie. "We are very happy New Jersey children will be protected from sudden cardiac arrest," Janet's father Jim Zilinski said. Zilinski and Janet's mother, Karen, have pursued passage of the legislation for nearly six years, testifying before statehouse committees and panels. To help support the goal of preventing further deaths by SCA, the Zilinskis founded the Janet Fund, which has provided more than 100 AEDs to schools and municipalities in the state, as well…
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Janet's Law may face final vote before the end of June.
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Jim Zilinski's vow made nearly six years ago when his daughter Janet died to do all he could to prevent another child from dying from sudden cardiac arrest is heading toward resolution. After unanimous approval by the Senate Budgets and Appropriations Committee this week, a bill championed by Zilinski and his wife Karen, of Warren, that requires placement of automated external defibrillators at schools faces one final vote in the full Senate before going to Gov. Chris Christie to become law. The bill, known as "Janet's Law," is named in memory of the Ziliniski's daughter who died from sudden cardiac arrest while participating in a cheerleading practice. “I made a vow to my daughter on the night she passed that I would do whatever I could …
Thursday, May 24, 2012
New Jersey Assembly to vote on bill requiring automatic defibrillators in schools.
UPDATE: The New Jersey Assembly passed Janet's Law Thursday afternoon. According to Jim Zilinski, the bill received unanimous support in the Assembly. The same bill in the Senate was approved by the Education committee in January, but has not been scheduled for a vote. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Heather Skillman, a cheerleader at North Hunterdon Regional High School, and Michigan high school basketball Wes Leonard were two of the thousands of student-athletes to experience sudden cardiac arrest at school sporting events in 2011. But unlike Heather, Wes succombed to SCA, the leading cause of death among student-athletes in the U.S. Heather was successfully revived by the use of an automatic external defibrillator, a portable device capable of safely…
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Letter to the editor
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The Janet Fund would like to express our thanks to everyone who helped make our Fifth Annual Gala held on March 1st a huge success. We apologize for the delay in getting this much-needed thank you out. It was a record setting event for the second straight year as the number of attendees reached over 200 and more sponsors and businesses joined our cause. We are thankful to everyone who donated, attended, sponsored and volunteered. This very successful night would not have been possible if it were not for the generous support of our sponsors, for this we thank you. We wish to extend a very special thank you to our Jeans and Jewels committee for planning the details of this event as well as to our Board of Directors for your efforts every …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Committee moved bill to Appropriations Committee.
Update: The Assembly Education Committee approved the Janet's Law bill Thursday, but moved it to the Appropriations Committee—mirroring action by the Senate in January—instead of directly to the floor of the Assembly for a vote. Neither committee has scheduled a hearing for their respective versions of the bill yet. Original story: Jim and Karen Zilinski, the Warren residents who launched the Janet Fund after the death of their daughter to sudden cardiac arrest, are in Trenton this afternoon, hoping to see an Assembly committee pass a law requiring automatic defibrillators in schools. "If it passes the committee Thursday, it will be the farthest an AED law has ever come in New Jersey," Jim Zilinski said this week. The Senate version of the…
Monday, June 13, 2011
"A lot of adults don't think that kids can be empowered. Kids can save lives," - Jim Zilinski, chairman of The Zilinski Fund.
Since the untimely death of his daughter Janet in 2006 due to cardiac arrest, Jim Zilinski has been dedicated to ensuring that as many people as possible are CPR certified and that AEDs are available in every school and public sports field. Because Janet went into cardiac arrest on the Warren Middle School turf field before a ball game, Zilinski's initial emphasis was to provide training to adults and coaches. In February 2007, Zilinski hosted his first coach CPR training for a group of 101 people in an all-day session and had maintained that approach for three years. But as awareness of his foundation grew, Zilinski sought to expand training to young people as well. On Thursday at the Courtyard Marriott in Basking Ridge, Janet Fund …
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
The local charity teams with middle school to help place defibrillator unit at Plainfield middle school.
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
(UPDATE: This article was updated June 1 with a photo of the presentation.) Tomorrow is the first day of National CPR/Automated External Defibrillator Awareness Month, and The Janet Fund, New Jersey’s advocate for sudden cardiac arrest awareness,will be at the forefront of helping save lives with two special events. First, the fund will be presenting an AED with a wall cabinet to Hubbard Middle School in Plainfield, thanks to a fundraising project by The Janet Fund and students of Warren Township Middle School. The presentation will take place at a 9 a.m. school-wide assembly at Hubbard MS. The WMS students partnered with the fund in their "Live With Heart" wristband campaign—raising awareness of Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Youth. The …
Linus Montague
12:44 pm on Saturday, September 22, 2012
The passing of this law serves not only as a testament to the tireless efforts of the Zilinski's on behalf of Janet's memory, but also a selfless act for the betterment of future generations of students, student athletes and anyone who may succumb to SCA as Janet did. Janet smiles from heaven upon them, and she will never be forgotten. more ›