Kendall Lions Club donates 5 defibrillators to churches
Photos and information courtesy of Kendall Lions Club
KENDALL – The Kendall Lions Club on Sunday presented four AED devices to local churches. The automated external defibrillators is a portable electronic device that can be used to restart a heart of someone in sudden cardiac arrest.
Pictured from left includes Past District Governor Judy McKnight, Grant Coordinator Tom Bartolini, Patty Longrod (St. Mark’s Catholic Church), Pastor TC Smith (Mt Olive Missionary Baptist Church), John Becker (Kendall United Methodist Church), Pastor Steve Worrall (Morton Baptist Church), Beth Schmidt (Concordia Lutheran Church), Kendall Lion Club President Eric Maxon and District Governor Melanie Adams.
The Kendall Community gathered for a community worship at the town gazebo on Sunday. In a ceremony at the service the AED devices and cases were presented to representatives from the five Kendall area churches.
The Kendall Lions Club received funds for these devices through a matching grant from the New York State and Bermuda Lions Foundation. The total cost for the five AEDs was $9,400.
