Fiesta Sports Foundation AED Assistance Program
Continuing its statewide effort to fill a critical safety gap on Arizona school campuses, Fiesta Sports Foundation, in partnership with BHHS Legacy Foundation, completed its third year of the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Assistance Program in 2026, delivering its largest impact to date.
In the third year of the Fiesta Sports Foundation AED Assistance Program presented by BHHS Legacy Foundation, 43 schools across four school districts – Phoenix Union High School District, Roosevelt School District, Nadaburg School District in Wittmann and San Carlos Unified School District on the San Carlos Apache Reservation – received AED equipment and certified training. This year's program donated 50 AEDs, trained 81 staff members as certified CPR/AED instructors, and will result in 4,860 staff members becoming CPR/AED trained, benefiting approximately 37,000 students and 5,000 teachers.
To celebrate this year's participating schools, Fiesta Sports Foundation and BHHS Legacy Foundation hosted a Wellness Forum on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at Trevor G. Browne High School in Phoenix. In partnership with the American Red Cross and Phoenix Children's, the event included educators and staff from participating school districts, partner schools and nonprofit organizations. The Forum featured expert-led sessions on empathy in leadership, building heart-safe campuses and emergency response planning, and concluded with a ceremony honoring this year's participating schools as they received their donated AED equipment.
