SEATTLE, Wash.-Two sisters from Selah and a Moses Lake student have been named Youth Heart Ambassadors by the American Heart Association.
Kassia Dahlin, Maia Dahlin and Caleigh Byers are three of nine students selected as ambassadors across Washington for the 2024-25 school year.
All selected Youth Heart Ambassadors will serve a one-year commitment as a volunteer of the American Heart Association assisting the organization by adding a youth voice to the mission of the Association, according to an AHA press release.
Youth Heart Ambassadors from Central Washington.
Kassia Dahlin age 9: Attends Selah Intermediate School. Dahlin was born with congenital heart defect called atrial ventricular septal defect (AVSD). Had surgery to repair holes in her heart at two-years-old.Maia Dahlin age 11: Attends Selah Intermediate School. Her sister Kassia’s journey helped shape Maia’s advocacy for good heart health among her school peers and inspired her passion for the Kids Heart Challenge.Caleigh Byers age 13: Attends Columbia Middle School in Moses Lake. Diagnosed with tachycardia in fifth grade, followed by a rare heart condition that required open heart surgery.
