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St. Alexian Brothers Save A Life Foundation's (SALF) Executive Branch Director, Mayor Irv Bock (SALF) along with many Rolling Meadows city officials, including Police Sgt. Tom Calcagno and Mayor Kenneth Nelson will present an award to a west suburban man who saved a 4-year old girl from drowning two weeks ago Sunday.

Walter Gottfried, a truck driver for the U.S. Postal Service from west suburban Roselle administered Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) after discovering a 4-year old girl, floating face down in an indoor swimming pool at the Holiday Inn, 3405 Algonquin Road in Rolling Meadows.

The young girl resumed breathing after Gottfried performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and was able to extract the water from her lungs.

Officials said, "Despite the presence of lifeguards, that were on duty, adults should still employ close supervision when youngsters are swimming".

SALF, headquartered in Schiller Park, IL, affiliate of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Citizen Corps is a leader in training all bystanders, especially schoolchildren, grades K-12 in basic Life-Supporting First Aid (LSFA) skills, including CPR and Heimlich maneuver.  The organization's LSFA training programs, recognized by the Surgeon General as a necessary medical component to his "The Year of the Healthy Child" agenda is responsible for training nearly one million Illinois schoolchildren and adults on how to respond to emergencies, such as choking, drowning and accidents.

The awards presentation will be held on March 22nd during the Rolling Meadows City Council meeting and will be televised on local cable access.

For more information about the Save A Life Foundation or the Awards Presentation, contact Ciprina Spizzirri, National Director of Communications.