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Windham Foundation Expands Life-Saving Training By Jonathan Ment WINDHAM - After years of sponsoring free CPR- AED training, and with more classes on the horizon this May and October, the Com- munity of Windham Foun- dation will introduce a new sort of training, part of the Stop the Bleed initiative, on Friday, March 6. The free class is currently planned for the meeting room at the Windham Wastewater Treatment Plant, beginning at 9 a.m. Advance registration is requested, so organizers know how many participants to expect. According to The Amer- ican College of Surgeons, the national group behind the grassroots training ini- tiative, someone who is bleeding severely can bleed to death in as little as five minutes. “The number 1 cause of preventable death after in- jury is bleeding,” according to the group, which boasts over one million people worldwide have completed “Stop the Bleed” training. “I saw it on TV, Sheriff (Craig) Apple in Albany was speaking very highly about it and he wants every school- child in the state of New York to be able to take this quick class. It’s only an hour,” said Community of Windham Foundation Board member Jeri Miltenberger, who helped organize the event. “It’s for anybody. They have mannequins where they pretend they’re bleeding and they give you the equip- ment to stop the bleeding,” said Miltenberger, adding, “You can get certified if you need that - such as coaches for after school programs.” Greene County Senior Public Health Educator and Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Penny Martinez will teach the March 6 class. “Penny had an emergency preparedness class in the fall and Denise (Community of Windham Foundation Board member Denise Mee- han) and I attended an at- tended some things to put in the shelters,” said Mil- tenberger, adding, “Penny was a speaker there. We asked at that time if there was a class available. … I believe she said they were working on something (then).” Fast forward several months and Windham Town Supervisor Thomas Hoyt has taken a class as a re- quirement for his work with the county. “He knew I was looking to have this class taught here and knew Penny was giving the class. He put me back in touch with her,” said Miltenberger. Scheduling was compli- cated by another instructor’s schedule, that of Reay Mahler. Mahler teaches the CPR and Automatic External De- fibrillator classes for the Community of Windham Foundation, and after un- dergoing the Stop the Bleed training in March will be a certified trainer for this pro- gram as well, Miltenberger said. The activities of the Com- munity of Windham Foun- dation are supported in part by the separate Windham Foundation, which helps fund the work of other groups focused on the well- being of the community. “This fits into our bigger vision of preparedness,” said Miltenberger, adding. “If you watch the news it seems like every day there’s a shooting or a stabbing or a construction accident, or a workplace accident. With so many restaurants, some- body could cut a finger or get injured with slicers or at the lumberyard …. Broken glass… hazards are all around us.” The Wastewater Treat- ment Plant can accommo- date about 35 participants, if interest exceeds the avail- able space Miltenberger said organizers will ask Super- visor Hoyt about hosing the training at Town Hall. To sign up call Jeri Mil- tenberger at (518) 734 4335 or email [email protected]; or call Denise Meehan (518) 734 4605 or email denise- [email protected] Registration for the May 2 CPR training can be han- dled via the same numbers and email addresses. More information about the Stop the Bleed initiative is available at www.stopthe- bleed.org.
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The Mountain Eagle | February 21, 2020
Windham Foundation Expands Life-Saving Training
By Jonathan MentWINDHAM - After years
of sponsoring free CPR-AED training, and with moreclasses on the horizon thisMay and October, the Com-munity of Windham Foun-dation will introduce a newsort of training, part of theStop the Bleed initiative, onFriday, March 6.
The free class is currentlyplanned for the meetingroom at the WindhamWastewater Treatment Plant,beginning at 9 a.m. Advanceregistration is requested, soorganizers know how manyparticipants to expect.
According to The Amer-ican College of Surgeons,the national group behindthe grassroots training ini-tiative, someone who isbleeding severely can bleedto death in as little as fiveminutes.
“The number 1 cause ofpreventable death after in-jury is bleeding,” accordingto the group, which boastsover one million peopleworldwide have completed“Stop the Bleed” training.
“I saw it on TV, Sheriff(Craig) Apple in Albany wasspeaking very highly aboutit and he wants every school-child in the state of NewYork to be able to take thisquick class. It’s only anhour,” said Community ofWindham Foundation Boardmember Jeri Miltenberger,who helped organize theevent.
“It’s for anybody. Theyhave mannequins wherethey pretend they’re bleeding
and they give you the equip-ment to stop the bleeding,”said Miltenberger, adding,“You can get certified if youneed that - such as coachesfor after school programs.”
Greene County SeniorPublic Health Educator andEmergency PreparednessCoordinator Penny Martinezwill teach the March 6 class.
“Penny had an emergencypreparedness class in thefall and Denise (Communityof Windham FoundationBoard member Denise Mee-han) and I attended an at-tended some things to putin the shelters,” said Mil-tenberger, adding, “Pennywas a speaker there. Weasked at that time if therewas a class available. … Ibelieve she said they wereworking on something(then).”
Fast forward severalmonths and Windham TownSupervisor Thomas Hoythas taken a class as a re-quirement for his work withthe county.
“He knew I was lookingto have this class taughthere and knew Penny wasgiving the class. He put meback in touch with her,” saidMiltenberger.
Scheduling was compli-cated by another instructor’sschedule, that of ReayMahler.
Mahler teaches the CPRand Automatic External De-fibrillator classes for theCommunity of WindhamFoundation, and after un-dergoing the Stop the Bleedtraining in March will be a
certified trainer for this pro-gram as well, Miltenbergersaid.
The activities of the Com-munity of Windham Foun-dation are supported in partby the separate WindhamFoundation, which helpsfund the work of othergroups focused on the well-being of the community.
“This fits into our biggervision of preparedness,” saidMiltenberger, adding. “If youwatch the news it seemslike every day there’s ashooting or a stabbing or aconstruction accident, or aworkplace accident. Withso many restaurants, some-body could cut a finger orget injured with slicers or atthe lumberyard …. Brokenglass… hazards are allaround us.”
The Wastewater Treat-ment Plant can accommo-date about 35 participants,if interest exceeds the avail-able space Miltenberger saidorganizers will ask Super-visor Hoyt about hosing thetraining at Town Hall.
To sign up call Jeri Mil-tenberger at (518) 734 4335or [email protected]; orcall Denise Meehan (518)734 4605 or email [email protected]
Registration for the May2 CPR training can be han-dled via the same numbersand email addresses.
More information aboutthe Stop the Bleed initiativeis available at www.stopthe-bleed.org.
Around the Mountaintop onPresident’s Weekend
Photos by Jonathan Ment
Server Sue Ellen McCullar stops by a table at VFW Post 1545. Pancakes,sausage, bacon and eggs any way you like them were on the menu, alongwith hot and cold beverages and various fruits and rolls
Windham Town Supervisor Thomas Hoyt, Jim Scarey and MichaelScarey prepare a plate to order in the kitchen at James F. Cartey, D.S.C.VFW Post 1545 free-will offering breakfast fundraiser on Sunday morn-ing
Friends of the Feathered and Furry Wildlife Center hosted its annualFreeze Your Butt Off for Wildlife Bake Sale on Saturday February 15.It’s a free-will offering event. The macaroons and lemon bars were de-licious…
Banana Trees, Continued from C1
The inside jungle con-sists of banana trees, onewith over 200 bananasand still producing. Du-ane related that the ba-nana tree needs threetrunks, a grandfather, fa-ther and son. As the ba-nana ripen and get har-vested the trunk dies off.The next trunk takes overand a new sprout startsto grow a new trunk andthe cycle continues. Inaddition to bananas,
there are lemon trees,lime trees, fig, orangeand mango trees. Avo-cado and Aloe plantsalong with a multitudeof unusual floweringplants call this spothome.
One special plant is aNight Blooming Cereus.This is a very strangeflowering plant. It bloomsonly once a year and theflower only lasts onenight. Other plants like
the Trumpet Vine roundout the selection.
From the road and un-known to most, this trulyamazing project exists.And thanks to DuaneBanks and his grand-daughter Sophia, itshould flourish and pro-vide fruit and enjoymentfor years to come. Itproves, anything is pos-sible through a little hardwork, research and a bitof luck.
