The Talbot Paramedic Foundation is conducting their annual direct mail fund drive appeal in Talbot County. The foundation is a national leader, along with the Talbot County Department of Emergency Services and other partners in placing public access AEDs in area parks and recreational facilities. The program was recently renamed Talbot CARES- Cardiac Arrest Rescue Emergency Station.
“Talbot CARES continues to expand the number of parks where the units are located. As one of the largest such projects in the country, the goal is to make public access AEDs available at recreational locations throughout Talbot County. Placing AEDs in our communities and parks allows for a greater chance of survival in these time-critical emergencies,” stated Talbot Paramedic Foundation President Wayne Dyott.
There are over 200 AEDs located throughout the community in businesses, government facilities, and other locations that are part of the foundation’s efforts to increase access to AEDs in Talbot County. For example, local law enforcement vehicles carry AEDs and officers are immediately dispatched along with EMS and fire/rescue units to any reported cardiac arrest.
The foundation also sponsors the Sylvia Gannon and Gary Jones Memorial Scholarships supporting local students pursuing classes related to Emergency Services. In addition, the foundation’s grants have helped the county Department of Emergency Services, as well as Talbot’s volunteer fire departments purchase life-saving EMS equipment such as the LUCAS CPR device and power lift stretchers.
Dyott said it is never easy to ask for donations, but his group carefully works to do good things in the community with the donations.
“The Talbot Paramedic Foundation has a long history of working toward saving lives by increasing awareness, raising funds, and developing life-saving programs, providing training and encouraging paramedic professionalism.”
Additional information and a link to make a donation can be found at the foundation’s website.
Contact information:Kevin Knussman (410) 253-7102, [email protected] Wayne Dyott (410) 310-3921, [email protected]
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