To save lives by expanding access to lifesaving AEDs.
Bolt for the Heart is dedicated to expanding access to lifesaving Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) across Indiana.
Sudden Cardiac Arrest can happen anywhere—at a park, at school, at work, during a race, or in your neighborhood. Survival depends on immediate defibrillation within minutes. Bolt for the Heart exists to ensure that when that moment comes, a life-saving AED is already within reach.
Through community engagement, public safety partnerships, and strategic infrastructure initiatives, we are working to build communities where preparedness is built in—not left to chance.
To date, Bolt for the Heart has raised nearly $4 million and helped place nearly 3,300 AEDs across Indiana.
Each of our initiatives strengthens a different layer of emergency readiness. Together they form the Bolt for the Heart AED Access Ecosystem, expanding protection across communities, public spaces, first responders, and large public events.
Purpose:
To unite communities through an annual Thanksgiving Day 5K that raises sustainable funding for AED placements while building awareness, engagement, and long-term life-saving infrastructure.
Purpose:
To equip law enforcement patrol vehicles with lifesaving AEDs, reducing time to defibrillation and strengthening first-responder readiness during cardiac emergencies.
Purpose:
To expand 24/7 public access to AEDs by installing strategically placed SaveStations in high-traffic community spaces, increasing survival potential where people live, gather, and play.
Purpose:
To ensure endurance events are fully prepared to respond to sudden cardiac arrest through proper AED coverage, volunteer readiness, and emergency communication planning.
Heart Reach Medical is the exclusive AED provider for Bolt for the Heart.
If you’re looking to purchase an AED for your home, business, school, or nonprofit organization, Heart Reach Medical offers trusted products at highly competitive pricing — with the expertise and support to ensure you’re properly equipped and prepared.