Damani Gibson Foundation

02/23/2026

Damani Gibson Relays Saturday February 27th.

04/23/2025

I wish the number of AEDs on school campuses was public knowledge.

School data websites tell us how many students are enrolled, student-teacher ratios, and how many are on free or reduced lunch. But they don’t tell us something that could mean life or death: how many AEDs are on campus?

1 or 2 AEDs for a campus with over 1,000 students is not enough.

If your child’s school has only one AED in the entire athletic department, with multiple teams practicing at the same time—ask yourself:
How long would it take for someone to run that AED across campus to your child?
Every minute without an AED drops the chance of survival by 10%.

Please—call your child’s school (or the school clisest to you).
Ask them how many AEDs they have on campus, and how many are kept in the athletic department.

Then come back to this post and share what they tell you.
If they need more AEDs, let us know. We have AEDs ready to donate, and a network of organizations who are ready to step in.

We lose too many lives that could have been saved. Let’s change that—together.

04/23/2025

🙏🏾❤️‍🩹

The University of Cincinnati's Department of Athletics has announced the unexpected death of freshman student-athlete Jeremiah Kelly, an early enrollee who practiced with the football team this spring semester. Learn more: bit.ly/4it3fez (📸: Jeremiah Kelly/Instagram)

04/23/2025

Does your child’s little league fueld have AEDs at the field?

Do their coaches know CPR?

Don’t wait until it’s too late to start asking these questions.

So thankful he survived. Many more can survive with the right emergency plans in place.

04/23/2025

🙏🏾💔

REST IN PEACE 🙏 Jeremiah Kelly, Avon High School graduate and University of Cincinnati football player, passed away unexpectedly at 18 on Tuesday

https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/college-football/jeremiah-kelly-university-of-cincinnati-football-avon-high-school-dies/95-2f2ab3d5-88bc-4259-a2c2-1df928f53ebf?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WKYC_Channel_3_-_Cleveland

04/11/2025

TOGETHER we are saving lives- 1 school at a time!

Caleb White was a 17 year old honor student and the number 3 player in Alabama - a star with a bright future.
We were able to donate an Avive AED to Phillips Academy in Birmingham, Alabama in honor of Caleb who passed away from Sudden Cardiac Arrest while at his High School basketball practice in 2023.

We also practiced our emergency response drill with the athletes, teaching them how to jump into action and save lives.

04/09/2025

We recently donated an AED to Coppinville Jr. High in honor of Semaj Wilkins who passed away at 14 years of age earlier this school year in Alabama. Semaj had recently graduated from this Jr. High and was in his second week of High School when he tragically passed away at football practice.

We also practiced a Cardiac Emergency Response drill with the athletes and answered their questions about what happened to their seemingly healthy friend.

Semaj was a natural born leader who inspired so many people in his 14 years. His legacy lives on in our hearts!

Having AEDs and a cardiac emergency response plan in place is the key to saving the lives of our youth.

04/07/2025

We need your help!
Please help us get this law passed this time around. Please take a few minutes and call the members of the Texas Education Committee and urge them to vote in favor of HB 3596

The link to find the phone number for each member is in our bio and in our story. Please take action- young lives are counting on you!

https://house.texas.gov/committees/committee/400

04/07/2025

Every team should be practicing CPR & AED training drills with your athletes and coaches.

Schools have drills and protocols in place for most emergency situations -but not Sudden Cardiac Arrest.

Reach out to learn how you can schedule a lifesaving session for your team.

04/07/2025

DreamSavers❤️

04/01/2025

The Damani Gibson Foundation spent some time at the American Heart Association CPR booth at the Superbowl and it was amazing!

We were so excited that these lifesaving skills were being shared with so many people at such a highly visible event.

Everyone has a part to play in raising awareness of Sudden Cardiac Arrest and saving lives.

Teaching hands-only CPR and instructing on AED use empowers individuals with crucial life-saving skills.

Do you know how to perform hands only CPR?

Do you know where the AED closest to you is located?

If you answered no to either question, join the challenge and be able to answer yes within 30 days.

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