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Over 2,000 Elected Officials throughout America resume to participate in Save A Life Foundation’s annual proclamation campaign and declare September 2005 “Save A Life Month”.

Every year Save A Life Foundation, proud member of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Citizen Corps coordinates a national awareness movement that encourages municipal leaders, mayors, and governors nationwide to emergency prepare their communities.  

The goal is to heighten emergency preparedness awareness along with basic life-supporting first aid training, including CPR, Heimlich maneuver and the use of an automatic external defibrillator (AED) to citizens, especially schoolchildren throughout the month of September.  The overall objective is to enrich the public’s confidence and desire to come to the aid of others in traumatic situations before medical help arrives.

In addition to this year’s “Save A Life Month” the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is hosting National Preparedness Month 2005, a nationwide effort to encourage American’s to take action and prepare for emergencies in their homes, businesses and schools. 

As a loyal coalition member SALF is encouraging their branch offices along with supporters and partners to recognize both “Save A Life Month” and National Preparedness Month as a team effort to improve emergency response.

SALF is most popularly known for their “Bystander for Kids” program, an age appropriate course, instructed only by medical professionals, such as paramedics, firefighters and EMS to train schoolchildren how to respond to an emergency.  The program offered free to schools has recently been recognized by the U.S. Surgeon General, Richard Carmona as a valuable medical component to his “Year of the Healthy Child” initiative.

During the month of September, SALF’s National Headquarters, based in Schiller Park, Illinois along with their branch offices in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Florida and Wisconsin will host an array of events that will bring together local, state and federal government organizations and private sectors to highlight the importance of emergency preparedness and response plans.

For more information about Save A Life Foundation, and  “Save A Life Month”, contact Ciprina Spizzirri.