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Red Cross Partners With Florissant For 3rd-Annual Community Heroes Day May 17
The American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter and the City of Florissant are partnering to host the third-annual Community Heroes Day on Saturday, May 17. The event will occur at the James J. Eagan Community Center, located at One James J. Eagan Drive, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Anyone can be a City of Florissant community hero. Being a hero means that you’re ready to save a life. Residents can take any of three steps: register for CPR training, donate blood, and prepare for emergencies.
Edward Jones, Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation and the United Way of Greater St. Louis are sponsors. Red Cross CPR training is only $10 for Community Heroes Day. Normally the registration fee is $46. Pre-registration for the CPR class is required.
Seating is limited. Those interested in getting their CPR certification should register now before it’s too late. To register, call the St. Louis Area Chapter at 314.516.2740 or go online at www.redcrossstl.org.
“The American Red Cross first partnered with the City of Florissant for Community Heroes Day in 2006. It was the first municipality in the St. Louis area to host this event, which has triggered others to join the cause including the City of St. Louis, City of Belleville, St. Louis County and St. Charles County,” said Joseph C. White, chief executive officer of the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter.
“Since the beginning, Mayor Robert Lowery and the City of Florissant have worked hard to grow this event year after year with the goal of training 100 people in CPR in 2008” White said in a statement.
For the past two years, the Red Cross has trained and certified 93 people in CPR for this one-day event. Participants also donated 41 units of blood. Since one unit of blood can save up to three lives, this means the blood collected for the previous two events had the potential of saving 123 lives. “We anticipate a larger turnout this year. When more people in the City of Florissant are prepared to save a life and be a hero, the community can be a safer place to live for all residents,” said Mary Beth Ohlms, American Red Cross manager of health and safety.
A new feature for this year’s event is Disaster Education for children. While parents are donating blood, young children can learn to prepare themselves for emergencies such as fires and severe weather through interactive games and activities. Parents must be available to pick up their children at the end of the presentation. Training is free and no registration is required.
