How Can Your Council Impact Your Community?

The Citizen CPR Foundation can

show you how to get involved in CPR

Across America, an initiative that gives you the tools for

impact and community benefit!

The Citizen CPR Foundation

The Citizen CPR Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping citizens and

communities save lives.

Mission: To save lives from sudden death by stimulating citizen and community action.

Co-Sponsors: American Heart Association, American Red Cross, Heart and Stroke

Foundation of Canada and Industry Partners

The Key

Collaboration among citizens, communities, and organizations is key to survival from sudden death.

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Citizen CPR Foundation Activities

• Emergency Cardiovascular Care Update (ECCU) Conference – largest gathering of CPR Instructors , resuscitation professionals, community champions, SCA Survivors

• Community events and awareness campaigns

• Survivor Summits

CPR Mass Trainings on the Road to ECCU

• 70,000 trained in 2010

• Multi Community initiative

• Traveling set of mannequins

• Turnkey approach with tool kit

Mass CPR Training Tool Kit

• 324 Mannequins available for use in the traveling set

• Reasonable shipping prices available through 1st Priority Shipping

• Suggested template scripts for conducting mass trainings

• Sample layout grids• Sample media releases• Other tips and suggestions for running a

successful event

Coordinating with Citizen CPR Foundation at a Local Level

• Contact your Citizen CPR Foundation Mass CPR Training Coordinator Maureen O’Connor at 619-243-0911 or moconnor@sandiego.gov

• Review and agree to the terms of use for traveling mannequins (MOU)

• Consider cost of shipping and storage of mannequins or movement to new venue

Utilizing Local Resources

• Venue Selection

• Community Outreach Partners– American Heart Association

– American Red Cross

– Local Fire/EMS

– Hospitals

• Corporate Sponsorship

Building Instructor Capacity

• Seek out training classes in your local community

• Seek grant funding to cover the cost of training new Instructors in your Council/Troops each year

• Consider upgrading current Instructors to Instructor Trainers

Volunteers and other Considerations

• Scouts

• Parents/Family

• Places of Worship

• Schools

• Food and Beverage for Volunteers

• Volunteer shifts

• Parking

• Acknowledgement (t-shirts, letters, community service hours, etc.)

Using Media & other Organizations to Increase Community Impact

• Use Citizen CPR Foundation media templates

• Utilizing the media venues to advertise for participation

• Utilizing the media venues to expand the mission, message and impact!

Badge Opportunities

• First Aid Merit Badge

• Swimming Merit Badge

• Other Merit Badge Programs

• Etc.

Presented On Behalf of the Citizen CPR Foundation By:

Maureen O’Connor

PAD Program Manager

San Diego Project Heart Beat

moconnor@sandiego.gov

(619) 243-0911

A very special thanks to

Debbie Seagle, American Red Cross

San Diego and Imperial Counties Chapter