Chad Major, president of the Professional Fire Fighters Association of Louisiana, along with Brent Rosenbrook, PFFALA fundraising coordinator, presented a check for $30,000 in support of the American Heart Association’s Nation of Lifesavers Initiative. The purpose of Nation of Lifesavers is to turn more bystanders into lifesavers, with the education of Hands Only CPR.
This donation will help to implement CPR in Schools Training Kits throughout the greater Baton Rouge community. Kerin Spears, vice president of Greater Louisiana area for the American Heart Association, and her Capital Area team received the donation.
Each year, more than 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur in the United States and fewer than half of these people receive the immediate help that they need before professional help arrives. But immediate CPR could double or triple a cardiac arrest victim’s chance of survival.
“Many of the schools, public and private, throughout Greater Baton Rouge lack CPR kits for training. Thanks to the recognition of this need for our community, and the generosity of our local sponsors, tens of thousands of our students will now be able to save a life,” said Kerin Spears, executive director, American Heart Association, Capital Area.
Pictured left to right at the check presentation are Brent Rosenbrook (PFFALA Fundraising Coordinator), Kerin Spears (Vice President of Greater Louisiana for the American Heart Association), Nicole Jackson (Heart Walk Director, American Heart Association, Capital Area), Chad Major (President of the Professional Fire Fighters Association of Louisiana), Stephanie Hughson (Go Red for Women Director, American Heart Association, Capital Area)