HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 04 National Save a Life Month Proclamation
PROCLAMATION
225 FIFTH STREET
SPRINGFIELD, OR 97477
(541) 726-3700
FAX (541) 726-2363
WHEREAS, Save A Life Foundation's mission is training and developing people,
starting with schoolchildren, to be active bystanders equipped with basic life supporting first aid
skills to aid during emergencies; and .
\VHEREAS, basic life supporting first aid techniques, such as CPR, Heimlich Maneuver,
and the use of an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) are essential in maintaining life prior
to EMS arrival; and
WHEREAS, Save a Life Foundation, utilizes only Emergency Medical Service
professionals as instructors to teach basic life supporting first aid techniques to schoolchildren,
grades K-12 and adults; and
WHEREAS, the u.S. Conference of Mayors-passed the Community Response System
Initiative (CRSI) Resolution ,and the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs
Committee passed the CRSI Act, both inspired by Save A Life Foundation, calling for
communities to create CRSI committees that would encourage citizens, especially children
grades K-12, to. learn life supporting first aid skills allowing them to aid in emergencies; and,
WHEREAS, Save A Life Foundation works with local, state and federal government
organizations and the private sector to highlight the importance of "Pre-EMS", public emergen'cy
preparedness and the importance of the Good Samaritan Law; and
WHEREAS, Save A Life Foundation, a national affiliate of the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security's Citizen Corps, encourages all municipalities to recognize "Save A Life
Month" in conjunction with Homeland Security's National Preparedness Month, a nationwide
effort to encourage Americans to prepare for emergencies; and
WHEREAS, Save A Life Foundation will coordinate the fonnation of the "Coalition of
the Caring" to umbrella local groups previously unknown to the community, including those in
uniform and the role they play to reduce violence affecting Americans especially children; and
WHEREAS, the month of September 2007 has been designated as National Save A Life
Month, and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Sid Leiken, Mayor of the City of Springfield, do hereby
proclaim September 2007 as "National Save A Life Month" and ask citizens of Springfield to
join in its observance. . '
Signed this 17th day of September, 2007.
Sidney W. Leiken
Springfield Mayor