Grant for AED Case for the YMCA Lobby
by Kristi Potts on 06/10/14
Montgomery
County Family YMCA Press Release (Red Oak, Iowa)
YMCA News for Immediate Release
Monday, June 9th, 2014
The Montgomery County Family YMCA of Red Oak, Iowa
recently received a $250 grant from The Redwoods Group Foundation of
Morrisville, North Carolina.
The Redwoods Group Foundation is a 501c3 backbone
organization that catalyzes movements that create positive social change. The Redwoods Group which is commercial
specialty insurance risk management
organization that insures many YMCA’s
throughout the United States of which one is the Montgomery
County Family YMCA of Red Oak, Iowa.
The $250 grant will be use to purchase a case that
can mounted on one of the YMCA’s lobby walls and to place our current AED in
the case.
An AED is an
automated device that is used in emergencies to recognize a heart rhythm and provide an electrical shock, called defibrillation, if needed to restart or regain a normal heart rhythm. The sooner the shock is administered, the greater
the likelihood of the victim’s survival.
The current YMCA’s AED machine is located at the customer service
center.
To learn more about the Montgomery County Family
YMCA of Red Oak, Iowa one can stop in and visit the YMCA which is located in
the beautiful Red Oak Legion Park @ 101 East Cherry Street, Red Oak, Iowa,
phone: 712-623-2161, visit the YMCA’s website @ www.mcymca.com
or follow us on face book as well.
The Montgomery County Family YMCA : We’re for youth
development, healthy living and social responsibility.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY FAMILY YMCA
101
E Cherry Street, Red Oak, IA 51566
P
712
623 2161 F 712
623 4920 www.mcymca.com
