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"UPDATE" Join Troopers from the Indiana State Police Post at Lafayette for our virtual run at Prophetstown State Park this Sunday to support the Bolt For The Heart 5k run/walk. Run/walk with Troopers to help put AED's in every state police patrol car.

We will gather at the Prairie View Group Picnic area at 1:00 pm to get directions and start the run. Dress warmly as it is only suppose to be in the low 40s with sunny skies. Join Troopers and their families as we walk for AED's.

Information on how to register is in the original release below. Thanks ahead if you are able to join us.

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Last year, Bolt for the Heart (BFTH) teamed up with the Indiana State Police to promote and participate in the Thanksgiving Day 5K Run/Walk to raise money to equip ISP patrol cars with lifesaving AED’s. The event, held in Carmel Indiana, raised enough money to purchase 55 AED’s which were placed in ISP cars that patrol Indiana’s more rural counties. Since that time, BFTH has worked with another contributing partner, IU Health, who donated funding to purchase an additional 15 AED’S.

New for this year, BFTH is offering everyone to participate in a virtual race that can be completed anywhere and on your time schedule. Visit website here: http://boltfortheheart.com/events/virtual-race-5k/. Like the event held in Carmel on Thanksgiving Day, all proceeds go to purchasing AED’s.

Racing begins November 1st and runs through the end of December. Entries are $20.00 and include a 2016 Custom Finisher Medal and Commemorative Race Bib.

When you finish, send BFTH a photo or two with your finish time and use the hashtag #LetsBolt on your social media posts.

“We, as a department, have been blessed by the caring generosity of the Bolt for the Heart organization and their stated goal of ensuring each and every state police road patrol commission is equipped with an AED,” stated Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter. “Now, with the Virtual Run, we have the opportunity to show our gratitude by encouraging friends, family, co-workers and other Public Safety professionals in our communities to commit to participating in the 2016 BFTH 5K walk/run anytime during the month of November and December."

AEDs are predominately used on patients who suffer sudden cardiac arrest. Among the successes of AED use in the state of Indiana is Danny Rhoad, a 13-year-old Westfield boy whose life was saved by an AED that was stationed at Grand Park in May. He was playing baseball when a ball struck him in the chest. Coaches ran to a concession stand, which had an AED, and used the defibrillator to restore Rhoad’s heartbeat.

“Three other instances in which an AED was applied were administered by an Indiana state police officer, and two of the patients were successfully resuscitated,” said Pierre Twer, president of Bolt for the Heart. “In these three examples, the heart was stopped. In two of these examples, these people have gone on to live meaningful lives. And that’s because of AED’s being available to troopers. That’s why this is so valuable and important to us.”

Lt. Thomas McKee, commander of the Indiana State Police Post at Lafayette invites the public to join troopers and their families for a virtual race on November 20, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. We will all meet at the Prophetstown State Park 5545 Swisher Road West Lafayette, IN 47906. The gathering point will be near the Prairie View Group Picnic area inside the park. Entry into the park is free so please come and enjoy the fun and let’s walk/run for a good cause.


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