St. John Ambulance Newsletter 2015
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Grey Bruce Huron Branch NEWSLETTER Local photographer, Ethan Bender, gave back to his community through an exciting endeavor called the “Main Street Project”. This project in- volved photographing 150 Hanover businesses, free of charge. Businesses were then able to use the professional photographs for promotional purposes. Bender pho- tographed St. John Ambulance Medical 1st Response Volunteers and Therapy Dog members as a part of this unique project. Spectator First Aid at Pan Am & Parapan Am Toronto 2015 St. John Ambulance Medical 1st Response Volunteers from across Canada came together to provide first aid to spectators at the Pan Am & Parapan Am Games in Toronto. Therapy Dogs and their handlers also provided service during the games offering stress relief to athletes. St. John Ambulance had 564 volunteers at the games, who gave over 47,000 hours of service, staffing venues across southern Ontario as fans cheered on the athletes. Volunteers from the Grey Bruce Hu- ron branch received Provincial recognition for their extraordi- nary service efforts during the games. Left: Medical First Response member, Chris Motsch (middle) posing with Canada’s Ladies Synchronized Swim Team, following their gold medal performance. Volunteers Take Part in Hanover’s “Main Street Project” The Hanover St. John Ambulance received a $5,000 grant from the Trillium “ROOTs” Community Fund. The grant was used to purchase much needed audiovisual equipment for the training rooms. Thousands of people receive first aid, CPR and AED training at the Hanover location each year; including babysitters, industrial workers, nurses, college students and local businesses. The equipment is also used by the Medical First Re- sponse volunteers for their bi-weekly meetings. Clients and volunteers appreciate the new televisions with crisp picture quality, reliable computers for presentation de- livery and superior sound systems, all of which have improved the teaching environment. Branch Manager, Kathy Murphy Ermel, said, “This audiovisual equipment is invaluable to the learning experience of our stu- dents.” Above L-R: Catherine McKay, St. John Board Chair, Kathy Murphy Ermel, St. John Branch Manager, Tracy MacDonald, Trillium Mutual Insurance vice pres- ident corporate services, and Jenn Isber-Legge, ROOTs Community Fund. New Audio Visual for Classrooms Thanks to Trillium ROOTs Grant Right: Therapy Dog Coordina- tor Kaye Parker and Therapy Dog Kyra. Below—L-R: Med- ical First Response Volunteers Tim Rees, Chris Motsch and Matthew Walter. Photos by Ethan Bender. St. John Ambulance Grey, Bruce, Huron @StJohn_GBH Follow us on Twitter or Like our Facebook page to receive instant updates
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Transcript of St. John Ambulance Newsletter 2015
Grey Bruce Huron Branch
NEWSLETTER
Local photographer, Ethan Bender, gave back to his community through an exciting endeavor called the “Main Street Project”. This project in-volved photographing 150 Hanover businesses, free of charge. Businesses were then able to use the professional photographs for promotional purposes. Bender pho-tographed St. John Ambulance Medical 1st Response Volunteers and Therapy Dog members as a part of this unique project.
Spectator First Aid at Pan Am & Parapan Am Toronto 2015
St. John Ambulance Medical 1st Response Volunteers from across Canada came together to provide first aid to spectators at the Pan Am & Parapan Am Games in Toronto. Therapy Dogs and their handlers also provided service during the games offering stress relief to athletes. St. John Ambulance had 564 volunteers at the games, who gave over 47,000 hours of service, staffing venues across southern Ontario as fans cheered on the athletes. Volunteers from the Grey Bruce Hu-ron branch received Provincial recognition for their extraordi-nary service efforts during the games.
Left: Medical First Response member, Chris Motsch (middle) posing with Canada’s Ladies Synchronized Swim Team, following their gold medal performance.
Volunteers Take Part in Hanover’s “Main Street Project”
The Hanover St. John Ambulance received a $5,000 grant from the Trillium “ROOTs” Community Fund. The grant was used to purchase much needed audiovisual equipment for the training rooms. Thousands of people receive first aid, CPR and AED training at the Hanover location each year; including babysitters, industrial workers, nurses, college students and local businesses. The equipment is also used by the Medical First Re-sponse volunteers for their bi-weekly meetings. Clients and volunteers appreciate the new televisions with crisp picture quality, reliable computers for presentation de-livery and superior sound systems, all of which have improved the teaching environment. Branch Manager, Kathy Murphy Ermel, said, “This audiovisual equipment is invaluable to the learning experience of our stu-dents.”
Above L-R: Catherine McKay, St. John Board Chair, Kathy Murphy Ermel, St.
John Branch Manager, Tracy MacDonald, Trillium Mutual Insurance vice pres-
ident corporate services, and Jenn Isber-Legge, ROOTs Community Fund.
New Audio Visual for Classrooms Thanks to Trillium ROOTs Grant
Right: Therapy Dog Coordina-tor Kaye Parker and Therapy Dog Kyra. Below—L-R: Med-ical First Response Volunteers Tim Rees, Chris Motsch and Matthew Walter. Photos by Ethan Bender.
St. John Ambulance Grey, Bruce, Huron @StJohn_GBH
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What is St. John Ambulance?
St. John Ambulance is a worldwide charitable organization that has been serving the residents of Ontario for over 125 years. Our mission is to enable Canadians to improve their health, safety and quality of life by providing training and community service. Proceeds from St. John Ambulance Training supports our Community Service Divisions - Volunteer Medical 1st Responders & Therapy Dog Programs - as well as health and safety initiatives throughout the Grey Bruce & Huron region.
www.sja.ca
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To make a Donation or for Information about First Aid and CPR Training, or Volunteer Opportunities please contact:
St. John Ambulance Grey Bruce Huron Branch 316 – 5
th Street, Hanover, ON N4N 0A7 Toll Free: 800-337-4228 www.sja.ca
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Christian Bennett, Medical 1st Response Volunteer
Youth Volunteer Recruitment Drive
St. John Ambulance Medical First Response divisions are seeking volunteers; launching a targeted drive to recruit high school and college students. St. John Ambulance received a $3,000 donation from the Grey Bruce Community Founda-tion to support the initiative, to recruit 10 new active members by the end of 2016. Youth who are considering a career in health care or emergency services can gain valuable skills and experience as a volunteer Medical First Responder. During the first Regional Career and Training Fair at JDSS in Hanover, St. John Ambulance recruited two new students to the program, and hopes to keep up the pace throughout 2016. Anyone interested in building their first aid knowledge and as-sisting in the community is welcome to join. Contact the St. John Ambulance office in Hanover for more information and to apply.
A 2004 GMC Yukon Denali was anonymously donated to the St. John fleet of vehicles earlier this spring by an Owen Sound physician. Additional time and supplies to service and decal the vehicle were donated by students at Saugeen District Secondary School, Pete’s Autobody, Trimline Enterprises and CFOS Radio. The Denali will be used by St. John volunteers as they provide service throughout Grey, Bruce and Huron counties.
New Community Services Vehicle for St. John Volunteers
In May, Therapy Dog members came together for their first annual yard sale in Hanover. Over $500 was raised for the Therapy Dog Pro-gram to support their weekly visits at long term care facilities, hospitals, and stress relief visitations at area schools. The success of the event is attributed to generous donations of salable items and the hard work of the volunteers involved.
L-R: Therapy Dog members Judi MacArthur, Wendy Donaldson, Aase Kelly, Lynn Lerch and Kaye Parker pose outside the Hanover St. John garage, where the sale was held.
Therapy Dogs Host First Annual Yard Sale
This year, the Grey Bruce Huron branch designed and distrib-uted trading cards to Therapy Dog Volunteers. Residents of the long-term care facilities, where most Therapy Dog visits take place, really appreciate these mementos. Program coor-dinator Kaye Parker said, “They love having something to re-member their furry visitors.” The cards include information about the dog such as their name, breed and favourite toy. The Therapy Dog handlers enjoy sharing these cards and promoting the program. To make a donation to support the Therapy Dog program, please contact the Hanover office.
Therapy Dog Trading Cards
LR– Medical 1st Response Volunteers Matthew Walter and Chris Motsch, Kathy Murphy Ermel St. John Ambu-lance Branch Manager, Tina Wark CFOS, Steve Hird Trimline Enterprises, Rod Matthews Pete’s Autobody.
