That the Parliament congratulates the ongoing work of the DH9 Foundation, which was established to highlight the awareness of young sudden cardiac death; recognises that the aim of the foundation is to raise awareness of young sudden cardiac death and provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training and defibrillators to schools and community organisations; commends the foundation in completing over 60 training sessions and training over 1,000 young people and adults in 2025; understands that through its community fundraisers, it has installed 47 defibrillators throughout Dumfries and Galloway; applauds the Wee Emma Campaign, led by Emma Currie from Cargenbridge, Criffel Climb led by Ian Corsan from Locharbriggs and Synergy Gym, and Nicole Hunter from Kirkcudbright for all their fundraising efforts to enable the distribution of these vital pieces of equipment; congratulates the DH9 Foundation, which was founded by Rodger and Lesley Hill in memory of Rodger’s son, David Hill, who died following a cardiac arrest at the age of 30, and wishes them all the best in the future for their campaign.
Supported by:
Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Annabelle Ewing, Kenneth Gibson, Bill Kidd, Rona Mackay, Paul McLennan, Audrey Nicoll, Paul Sweeney, Brian Whittle