National Law Enforcement and Firefighters Children’s Foundation Donates to Mobile CPR Training Program

National Law Enforcement and Firefighters Children’s Foundation donates the first of two $10,000 checks to Mobile CPR Training Program. (L to R) Capt. William Torres, Chief of Operations Patrick McNally, First Deputy Commissioner Frank Cruthers, Chief of Department Salvatore Cassano, Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta, National Law Enforcement and Firefighters Children’s Foundation Chairman Alfred Kahn, Foundation President Larry Levy and Foundation Board member Gary Parker.

National Law Enforcement and Firefighters Children’s Foundation on Feb. 6 presented the FDNY Foundation with the first of two $10,000 donations for the FDNY’s CPR Training Program.

“CPR can save a life if administered immediately during cardiac arrest,” said Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta during the check presentation at FDNY Headquarters. “So this is a real, life-saving program.”

The donation will purchase 400 Mobile CPR Training kits that the Department distributes to teach the life-saving technique.

National Law Enforcement and Firefighters Children’s Foundation's donation will purchase
CPR training kits, to train New Yorkers how to perform the life-saving technique.

“This donation allows us to train even more members of our community and, as a result, save more lives,” said Chief of Department Salvatore Cassano.

Alfred Kahn, founder of the National Law Enforcement and Firefighters Children’s Foundation, added: “Supporting the work of FDNY to train New Yorkers in life-saving techniques and supporting the families of those members that have made the ultimate sacrifice is an honor.”

He noted that a second $10,000 donation from the foundation will be delivered in 2010.

“With generous donations such as this, we can continue our program and continue to save lives,” said EMS Capt. William Torres, who spearheads the program.

Since the program began in 2005, 28,000 people have been trained on the kits, and vowed to take the kit home and teach an additional 40,000.

Learn more about the National Law Enforcement and Firefighters Children’s Foundation at www.nleafcf.org.