Tire Kingdom Service Centers, a leader in the automotive aftermarket space with 200-plus stores throughout Florida headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, recently worked alongside the American Heart Association to provide CPR equipment to Royal Palm Beach High School.
In August, the automotive leader unveiled a wellness area at the school to improve mental and physical health for teachers, faculty and staff, enabling them to continue to provide the best support for students.
Tire Kingdom partnered with the AHA, an organization that has been fighting heart disease and stroke and helping families and communities thrive for nearly 100 years, to donate two CPR training kits.
These kits will be used by educators, school nurses and student leaders to not only train groups of 10 to 20 students at once, but can also be used to extend lifesaving training to parents, volunteers and community members.
According to the AHA, bystander CPR or hands-only CPR with an automated external defibrillator education can be taught in less than 30 minutes and can more than double someone’s chances of surviving sudden cardiac arrest.
“We are honored to once again partner with the American Heart Association and Royal Palm Beach High School in our efforts to build a culture of health and wellness,” said Brian Maciak, chief compliance officer at TBC Corporation, the parent company of Tire Kingdom, who oversees social responsibility efforts. “This relationship over the past year has allowed us the opportunity to provide essential tools to educate and engage students and faculty while inspiring them to make lasting changes for their heart health.”
For more than 10 years, Tire Kingdom has been a proud supporter of the AHA. In 2016, Tire Kingdom led the Palm Beach County Heart Walk campaign, which raised $1.1 million for the mission of the American Heart Association, the most money raised in Palm Beach County Heart Walk history.
