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In memory of Chasen Petcovic · #66

Some heart conditions hide in plain sight. We help families find them first.

We put AEDs in at-risk families’ homes, fund cardiac screenings, and teach communities to spot what a routine physical misses.

A qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit  ·  Your donation is tax-deductible

Chasen Impact Center concept featuring Chasen in his football and baseball uniforms and the Live Like Chasen Foundation logo
10%Average survival rate for sudden cardiac arrest without an AED
70%Survival rate when an AED is used in time, per published studies
1 LifeAlready saved — Chasen’s brother Caden, because his family had an AED
Chasen Petcovic smiling in his baseball uniform

Why We Exist

Chasen appeared healthy his whole life.

Hours before he unexpectedly passed away in his sleep on March 21, 2023, Chasen was playing first base and pitching for his baseball team. Only genetic testing after his passing revealed Brugada Syndrome — a rare, undiagnosed heart condition his mother and two brothers were also found to carry.

One year later, that knowledge — and the family’s AED — saved his brother Caden’s life.

“We want to raise awareness, provide support and keep this tragedy from happening to more families.”

What We Do

Three Programs. One Mission.

Awareness

Warning-sign education, community events with mobile cardiac screenings, and help paying for genetic testing insurance won’t cover.

Learn more →

Education

Preventative plans with the right specialists, community CPR & AED training, and keeping up with pediatric cardiac care advances.

Ask about training →

Devices

AEDs for at-need families across the community. An AED costs about the same as a new iPhone — and it can save a life.

Request an AED →

Ways to Give

Every gift becomes something you can point to.

We’re a volunteer-run family foundation. Your donation goes straight into screenings, training, and devices in our community.

$50

Helps a family cover the genetic testing their insurance won’t.

$250

Sponsors CPR & AED training for a youth team or classroom.

$1,200

Places one AED in the home of an at-risk family.

Prefer another amount, or want to give by check or through an employer match? See other ways to give — we’ll make it easy.

In the Community

Chasen’s community keeps his memory in play.

From Hoops For Hearts at Hopewell Middle School — over $10,000 raised for the American Heart Association — to the Cambridge Feeder Football awareness game held around Chasen’s birthday each year, and Hopewell Youth Baseball’s championship-weekend fundraiser tent.

Chasen with his football teammates

Field Signs

Put Chasen’s values on your field — free.

Smile. Laugh. Be kind. Have fun. Request a Live Like Chasen sign for your team’s field.