Help Zachary M. Tompkins Memorial Fund

Zachary M. Tompkins Memorial Fund

Hudson, New Hampshire

Cause Description:
Last March, the 11-year-old athlete and honors student just never woke up. Months later, his family discovered that Zach had Long QT Syndrome, or LQTS, an inherited electro-physiological disorder that can stop the heart without warning. With the sudden loss, the Tompkins family set out to fulfill a dream of Zach's — building a stadium in Hudson, NH. Zach touched the lives of many in our community. The plate shown above was made by Zachary just one week before his passing. After making it, he said, "One day I will own my own stadium." Now, they are making his dream a reality. The family has held several fund-raisers — including a golf tournament and the "Zach Attack 5K" — which have raised more than $180,000 over the last 10 months. The town of Hudson has generously donated 13 acres of land for us to build “Zach’s Stadium” on. This sports complex will include 2 football fields, a walking path, an ice skating ring in the winter and much more. We have also incorporated that it be mandatory that all head coach’s for football in Hudson be AED/CPR certified and our facility will always be AED equip. Once the stadium is built we will also offer free AED/CPR certification.

Type: Children/Teens
Listed on iGive since: May 2011
iGive members supporting: 10

Website: http://www.zacharytompkins.org

Raised through iGive: $16.44 across 1 check, October 2011 to October 2011.

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