DAYTON AREA CHAPTER TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL CPR/AED AWARENESS WEEK
Volunteers and staff from the Dayton Area Chapter of the American Red Cross and its aquatics mascot, Waddles the Duck, will partner with the staff of the Kettering Recreation Center and to demonstrate CPR and the use an AED, promote classes and programs and distribute literature on Red Cross lifesaving program
Where: Kettering Recreation Center Complex
2900 Glengarry Drive, Kettering, OH 45420
Dates: Sunday, June 1, 2008
Times: 1 p.m. until 4 p.m
Event Contact: Susan Sparks ; ssparks@dac.redcross.org; 937- 222-6711, ext. 122
About National CPR/AED Awareness Week
In December of 2007, Congress declared the first week of June each year as National CPR/AED Awareness Week. June 1-7, 2008 will mark the first National CPR and AED Awareness Week with the goal of encourage states, cities and towns to establish organized programs that provide CPR and AED trainings and increase public access to AEDs. The American Red Cross has stepped up to the challenge and set an organizational goal of reaching 250,000 people nationwide during this one week with the vital knowledge and skills to respond to a life-threatening situation with confidence.
Through this outreach, we hope that we can raise the public awareness of sudden cardiac arrest, suffered by more than 300,000 people each year and increase the chance of survival that can be achieved by having at least one person in each household trained in CPR and the use of an AED.
About The Dayton Area Chapter of the American Red Cross
The Dayton Area Chapter of the American Red Cross provides disaster preparedness and response, and health and safety education to residents of Preble, Montgomery and Greene counties, as well as assistance to families with members in the military. The Chapter also operates Emergency Housing Programs in Montgomery and Greene counties. Led by volunteers, the Dayton Area Chapter responded to nearly 200 disaster incidents last year. The Dayton Area Chapter is a United Way agency.
All local Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. You can help the victims of area disasters by making a financial gift to the Dayton Area Chapter, which enables the Red Cross to provide shelter, food, counseling and other assistance to those in need. Contributions may be sent to American Red Cross Greene County Service Center, 130 West Second Street, Xenia, Ohio 45385
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