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Public Awareness
We have found that the more we are able to
talk to groups to explain PAD programs, the greater their acceptance.
Thus, we have taken nearly every opportunity given us to talk to church
groups, resort personnel, civic organizations, businessmen, nursing homes,
school nurses, elementary and high school students, and anyone else who
has invited us.
We have
been honored for our efforts by the Monroe County Bar Association, the
American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, the American Resort
Development Association, Cardiac Arrhythmia Research and Education, and
the Pennsylvania Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. These
honors are greatly appreciated because each one offers another opportunity
to reach someone who might not recognize the value of AEDs. When we donate
an AED to a school, we ask to make the presentation during a regular
school board meeting. School board members walk away with a whole new
perspective after hearing our story.
Through
the generosity of Adams Outdoor Advertising we have embarked on a public
awareness campaign using billboards.
(use billboard picture)
Adams has agreed to
donate space on some of their unused billboards so that we can spread the
message about the need for AEDs in schools. This is a powerful reminder
that schools need to do everything in their power to protect their most
valuable commodity.
We have
written a number of articles and pamphlets that have been distributed and
a number of newspaper and magazine articles have been published about Greg
and the Fund (See Media). Every article that is written helps raise public
awareness one more notch. Once awareness increases, things really start to
happen.
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