DELTA, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Nov. 5, 2015) -
| WHERE: | Sands Secondary School 10840 - 82 Avenue Delta, BC V4C 2B3 |
| WHEN: | Monday, November 9, 2015; media invited at 10:00 a.m. |
| WHAT: | Launch of ACT High School CPR and Defibrillator Program in School District No. 37 Delta. Every year, 1,500 students from the seven public secondary schools will learn how to use a defibrillator in addition to CPR skills. Schools will also receive, as needed, a defibrillator for on-site cardiac emergencies. Event will feature dynamic demonstrations of students taking action in cardiac arrest emergencies. The ACT Foundation is the charitable organization that is establishing free CPR and defibrillator training programs in secondary schools across Canada. In British Columbia, the ACT Foundation is working with provincial partner BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) and paramedics to bring this program to secondary schools. The ACT Foundation finds partners to donate the mannequins and AED training units to schools to enable teachers to train students. |
| WHO: | Secondary school students MLA for Delta North, Scott Hamilton MLA for Delta South, Vicki Huntington School district No. 37 and community representatives Delta Mayor, Lois E. Jackson Lead community partner: RBC Provincial partner: BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) National health partners: AstraZeneca Canada, Pfizer Canada and Sanofi Canada |
Contact Information:
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Nives Jahibasic
Communications Coordinator, ACT Foundation
comms@actfoundation.ca
Tel: 613-729-3455
Toll: 800-465-9111
www.actfoundation.ca
www.youtube.com/theactfoundation
www.facebook.com/theactfoundation
www.twitter.com/actfoundation
Nives Jahibasic
Communications Coordinator, ACT Foundation
comms@actfoundation.ca
Tel: 613-729-3455
Toll: 800-465-9111
www.actfoundation.ca
www.youtube.com/theactfoundation
www.facebook.com/theactfoundation
www.twitter.com/actfoundation