SALF Insider - February 14, 2005

Save A Life Foundation's Newsletter

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2005 "BRIDGE THE GAP" SUMMIT TO "ACTIVATE A NATIONAL PRE-EMS CURRICULUM" AND IMPROVE THE NATIONS EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM

February 14,2005

In attempts to improve the nations emergency medical response system, and to decrease the high rate of unnecessary deaths due to lack of measuring response and lack of Pre-EMS, the Save A Life Foundation, affiliate of the Department of U.S. Homeland Security's Citizen Corps, will be hosting their annual "Bridge the Gap" Summit on April 28th 2005, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in ...

Towering Southern Illinois Dignitaries Take Pride

January 14, 2005

Maryville, IL -Towering dignities from Southern Illinois took pride as Save A Life Foundation opened its office in Anderson Hospital's Emergency Department. EMS Director Eric Brandmeyer, EMTP, will facilitate the training of local school children (K-12) in bleeding control, Heimlich maneuver, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), 9-1-1 and other life saving skills, and will recruit local...

SALF and Joliet Fire Dept Merge Programs

February 11, 2005

Congressman Jerry Weller, the Joliet Fire Department, and the Save A Life Foundation held a news conference on Friday, February 11, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. at the M.J. Cunningham School 500 Moran Street, Joliet, IL. They announced the merger of the Joliet Fire Department's F.A.S.T. Kids (Fire Awareness Safety Team) fire safety program with the Save A Life Foundation's basic Life Supporting ...

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SALF is a national non-for-profit organization based outside of Chicago, Illinois. The organization's mission is to train and develop "bystanders," including children, as volunteers equipped with Life Supporting First Aid Skills (LSFA) to aid in an emergency. Founded in 1993, SALF has equipped nearly one million children with CPR and first aid skills. The organization provides training to public schools for free with help from state/federal funding and donors. Please take the time and Donate to SALF and help us teach children and bystanders how to save a life!