The parents of Jessica Clinton, a Port St. Lucie teen who died from cardiac arrest during cheerleading practice in 2003, are offering free heart screenings for children to raise awareness about heart health and prevent similar tragedies. Cheryl and Ray Lalloo founded the Jessica Clinton MVP Foundation and have been providing these screenings for nearly two decades.”Jessica had multiple physicals, and, you know, she was very healthy, and we didn’t have any idea there was anything wrong with her until the day we lost her,” Cheryl Lalloo said.HEART SCREENING: Treasure Coast mom applauds new House bill that would put more AEDs in schools nationwideThe foundation’s Know Your Heart event will take place Saturday at the St. Lucie County Health Department, offering screenings for children ages 5 to 20.”We provide the kids with a free EKG, we take their vitals, we provide a heart physical. The EKG is interpreted by a pediatric cardiologist, and we have the ability to give them a free echocardiogram if needed,” Ray Lalloo said.The event has grown over the years and now features five cardiologists on-site and more than 700 appointments booked.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News”We typically will have anywhere from one to five individuals who will learn about a condition that they did not know before coming to our event, and it saves lives,” said Clint Sperber, administrator of the Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie County.The 17th annual free heart screening event will be held at the St. Lucie County Health Department on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. While appointments are fully booked, a waiting list is available. “All you need to do is find that one that you can save a life on,” Ray Lalloo said. Stay up to date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. —

The parents of Jessica Clinton, a Port St. Lucie teen who died from cardiac arrest during cheerleading practice in 2003, are offering free heart screenings for children to raise awareness about heart health and prevent similar tragedies.

Cheryl and Ray Lalloo founded the Jessica Clinton MVP Foundation and have been providing these screenings for nearly two decades.

“Jessica had multiple physicals, and, you know, she was very healthy, and we didn’t have any idea there was anything wrong with her until the day we lost her,” Cheryl Lalloo said.

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The foundation’s Know Your Heart event will take place Saturday at the St. Lucie County Health Department, offering screenings for children ages 5 to 20.

“We provide the kids with a free EKG, we take their vitals, we provide a heart physical. The EKG is interpreted by a pediatric cardiologist, and we have the ability to give them a free echocardiogram if needed,” Ray Lalloo said.

The event has grown over the years and now features five cardiologists on-site and more than 700 appointments booked.

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“We typically will have anywhere from one to five individuals who will learn about a condition that they did not know before coming to our event, and it saves lives,” said Clint Sperber, administrator of the Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie County.

The 17th annual free heart screening event will be held at the St. Lucie County Health Department on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

While appointments are fully booked, a waiting list is available.

“All you need to do is find that one that you can save a life on,” Ray Lalloo said.

Stay up to date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25