SALF Save A Life Foundation

Annual Report 2007-2008

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President i'.uH J Spi^mL.

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Secretary Honorable Rite MiiHinv

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Medical Director, Einergency Consultant*, Inc Steven Orebuiif!h,M-D-T

AnesthcsiotogV Director South Side HatpilaL PA Ernesto A. Pretto, MD, MPH. -FL

Professor of Clinical Anesthesia Jackson Memorial Hoepilal - U of Miami

Robert W Amler. MD Dean-Schwl of Public Health NX Medical College

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Advisory Bd«rd ken Alderson Jinr. Ex Director, Illinois Municipal League

Derek L. Crawford, Regional Director Ivrofl - IL Kdward Crew* FF7EMT*P Vice PraidenL

Associated Fiie Fighters of Illinois JohnDreikavy, President and CEO VELCQ- VT

Mark Friedman, MD, FACEP FACP ■ JL K i n d I l'.iriL-1-.^n ^:11-: KuLvi ^r . I in. i l .■! - ||.

Boh Rynn Vice President Gov'lAffiurs Comcast- IL J-_-I 11-_-:-- schorl / . IX' ■ u.

Dick Stipher Retired Assistant St hoot SiqiLmiiieiHtjiu - IL

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Sid !' m-i.r n Mike Crorrtis

Col. Russell A. Gallagher M K ll.l .1 \ :■ ■! : |;,!i I

\ \ ill M i l l IlLSlL/ Bob Kenny

Chief McHenry Gary Taylor

Rite HernngtoiL RN, UMTP Anne Johnson. M.D.

David Jones fr Mart Mitchell

Col Jtli Morgerttlialer [> Chris Nollette Dr. limcslo Pictlo

S.11 M.-nin SaudmJ Greg Scott

Mayor Sieve Slocklon Katonia K. Webb

■ < _ Sponsors Abbott Laboratories * Adolph Kiefer and Assoc "AhlbeckcV Company" Air Quality Maintenance* Alan and Sourixat Thavisouk * Albert Fernando Contemporary Marketing " Albrecht Enterprises " Alexian Brothers Hearth System, Inc

* Allstate Foundation * Aftria Corporate Services. Inc. *Anrerican College of Osteopatnic Emergency Physicians* Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois* Bank One " Blue Cross Blue Shield " Brrskman & Briskman ■ Browning Ferris Industries ' Bulklift" Cambridge Homes " Caraher Management" Charlotte-Mecltlenberg Police " Chicago Cubs" Chicago Wolves Pro Hockey * Chicagotand Speedway * Cisco Systems* City of Concord * City of DesPlaines*

CLJV " ComCast" Commonwealth Edison Co 'Competition Telecom Inc " Corporate Treats" Cremation Services Inc " Cross Containers " Cume Motors " Dairy Herald " Dave Pate and Son's" Degen & Rosato Construction Co."

Dundee Landscape * FJkay * ESPN's RPM Tonight * Exelori - ComEd and PECO *Floran Technologies* GO ARMY Racing " Gurtz Electric * Hernon ■ H i H Electric" Hilton Hotels World Headquarters" Household - KELP Chanty

Committee ' IL State Rep . Lee Daniels ' Irwin Andrew Porter Foundation " Italian American War Veterans #5 ' Jade Gurss* Jay Howard Enterprises * John O. Brill * John Spot/Tim Lintner * Kimball Hill Homes* Kintetsu Intl Travel

Consultants * Kraft Racing " Krispy Kreme " Legends in Stone" Lowe's Motor Speedway * McDcnatd's Corporation * Midwest Equipment Rentals " Motorola " NEXTEL Communications" North Carolina CERT" North Carolina Citizens

Corps.* North Carolina Governors Office * Northwest Display Corp * OCTAGON Marketing * Otto Engineering * Partner of R H. Partners 1. LLC " PACTtV Corporation * Performance Stamping ■ Parkway Bank and Trust ■ Pro Star " Ouiltmaster" R Carrozza Plumbing Co , Inc * Racing Reflections* Red Bull Cheever Racing" Richard Petty Driving

Experience * Ronald McDonald Gtobal * Ronafd McDonald House Charities Chicago/Northern Indiana * Rosemont Exposition Services" Rosemont Suites " Ryan and Ryan * SBC Communications" Spnng HitF Center CCH " Stanley

Machine " Stoffel Seals Corporation "Stonnor Ramello& Duriyn "TCP Bank " United Airlines Foundation " Vahey . Construction Co.. Inc * West Cook Municipal League * Westpoint Stevens * William A McGmly Company

Save A Life Foundation Annual Report

Table of Contents History of Save A Life Foundation ...ii Message from Our Founder/President iii SALF Affiliations v Mission, Vision and Map 1 Fast Facts 2 Program Overview 4 Program Achievement Percentage Rates 6 Annual Performance Measurements 7 SALF Programs: A State View 8 Youth ChalleNGe Partnership 9 Girl Uses SALF Lesson to Save Friend 11 Highlights & Accomplishments 13 Carpentersville Unanimously Passes Save A Life Resolution 14 Save A Life Foundation Coalition.... 15 Cost-Benefit Analysis 16 In Memory of Jan Kelley 18

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SALF Affiliations These partners have proven valuable in our efforts to train America's children:

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SALF Statistics to Date •1,647,385 children trained • 9 Branches/Satellites in four states • 34 Youth ChalleWGe sites in 29 states and Puerto Rico - Average number of students 25 per class • Controlled testing shows 97% percent retention and

57% percent attitude change as of 2008 •Average EMS credit hours 12,800 • Average school teacher credit hours 6,800 • Federal and state funds contributes 77% of training

costs, while hosting sites provide a minimum of 23% of the base cost

• 91 % of funds are used for training, while 9% is used for operating expenses

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SALF officialy opened it's first state office in Springfield IL in 2005.

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SALF Youth ChalleNGe Partnership

Throughout the past year National Guard Youth ChalleA/Ge Academy Cadre (staff) have worked diligently with Save A Life Foundation (SALF) to train thousands of Youth ChalleA/Ge cadets in basic life supporting first aid (LSFA) skills. Cadet training continues at sites across the country, with the expectation of thousands more being trained in the coming year. Funded by the Department of Defense, SALF coordinated the training of 140 Youth ChalleA/Ge Cadre, with medical backgrounds as instructors, provided training materials and equipment to train their cadets at Youth ChalleA/Ge Academies in more than 30 sites nationwide.

In 1993, the Youth ChalleA/Ge program, opened in Rantoul, Illinois (at the former Chanute Air Force Base) by the National Guard Bureau in an effort to provide alternative education for high school "at risk" students ages 16-18 who were in danger of dropping out of traditional school environments. The success of Lincoln's ChalleA/Ge lead to the opening of Youth ChalleA/Ge sites, most at military bases, across the country.

In 2005 Lincoln's ChalleA/Ge Academy's Director, Sergeant Major Peter Thomas initiated a partnership with SALF to empower cadets with life supporting first aid skills as part of a well balanced education, creating a network of spontaneous volunteers ready to lend aid in an emergency prior to emergency medical service arrival. Mentored by their instructor the cadets also come to value the role of emergency medical service (EMS) as a possible career choice.

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Led by National Guard professionals, SALF's Bystander Basics© course became so well accepted by the cadets that in 2006 the Guard's Independent Inspection Team observed and evaluated the training for themselves, reporting to National Guard Bureau Headquarters in Washington, DC their extreme satisfaction with the program. Alimentally this stimulated Youth Challe/VGe Academies at 30 sites to incorporate SALF's course for nearly 7,000 cadets.

Over the course of one year SALF monitored, evaluated and reported the results of each trained Cadet, revealing 97% retention of skills learned. Thus, proving cadets now have the knowledge and willingness to lend aid in an emergency. This was further demonstrated at Florida's Youth Challe/VGe, Camp Blanding, Starke, Florida, with a cadet's life being saved shortly afterthe course. "By empowering our youth with life saving skills they become a more responsible citizen," stated Carol Spizzirri, SALF Founder.

Save A Life Foundation continues to work with Youth ChalleA/Ge Academies, to expand its focus on our youth, by providing classroom and practical training with it's First Responder - Careers in Healthcare (FR-CIH) course to willing cadets. FR-CIH is geared toward high school aged youth. The cadet can receive National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) First Responder, Incident Command System (ICS) and National Incident Management System {NIMS) certifications upon completion. FR-CIH compliments the Youth Challe/VGe program perfectly, preparing young men and women to enter advanced training for a career in emergency medical services, law enforcement, fire service, nursing, emergency management or public service, and could earn cadet's an additional stripe should they enter the military service.

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