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As Mayors and Village Presidents we are charged with the Health, Safety and Well Being of our residents, as well as the young people. To help fulfill our duties as Mayors, we developed a working relationship with the Save A Life Foundation (SALF) an organization that is dedicated towards improving public safety.

The Save A Life Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and education of Life Supporting First Aid came to existence through the efforts of Carol Spizzirri, founder, mother and nurse who on Labor Day, 1992 lost her daughter Christina to a fatal car accident. Christina's life may have been saved had the first responders given prompt first aid until professionals arrived.

Since that time Carol was able to have a law passed in Illinois mandating first aid and CPR training for all new police and firefighters. With the assistance of Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) a federal appropriation was sponsored and passed by President Clinton, providing funds for First Aid and CPR training for all police and emergency personnel nationwide.