We are excited to report that we have trained 876 citizens as of last Wednesday so we are well on our way to 1000! In addition, we know have 20 AEDs distributed in our community. We're especially grateful for all the support we've been receiving from fellow Rotarians, the First Responders of North Fulton and all the citizens who have participated in our training classes. In addition to Marc Gelber and Steve Cory, Jeff Esterkes and Andy West have also become certified CPR providers. Today, with the capabilities of our own team and our First Responder partners, we can meet almost any request for a class. And the classes keep coming! We're scheduling classes for September and beyond; and our classes are starting to fill up very quickly. The appetite for our training is strong!

Several of our training classes have been attended by Sudden Cardiac Arrest survivors - our own Richard Matherly included - and their stories of survival are the inspiration behind our efforts. It's truly remarkable that you could literally save someone's life with CPR, an AED and knowing how to help someone who is choking. If you haven't had a chance to join a class, we would love to see you there.