Summer, 2010
ged July 23rd, 2010
Another month has flown by and we’re still making the same begging noises for new responders to come forward. Too few of us are trying to give the best possible cover we can but it could be so much better if we could get some new blood or maybe get some ex responders back with us. There are two levels of responders now, advanced and intermediate. The commitment to training and exams is not as great for the intermediate level but they are not allowed to administer drugs or carry out some of the procedures advanced responders are trained to do but their skills are still vital and life saving and this does suit some people. Please think about it and encourage anyone who shows the slightest interest!
We met Emma Wentworth on a very wet and windy day at Flash to receive her £800 London Marathon Money, a brilliant effort and a big boost to our new vehicle fund, thank you. Emma lives in Knotbury and she kindly gave us a tour of the area and showed us how to get to some places that look so close but have to be approached from the least obvious direction! It was a big help and hopefully we won’t struggle so much to find people and places in that tricky area. For all of us names on gates are the important thing to help us find you in an emergency as well as clear directions and a good local landmark.
Waitrose in Buxton have our group as one of their nominated charities for the month of August. When you shop there you can ask for a token to place in a collecting box and at the end of the month, according to how many tokens, we receive a cheque. If lots of us do even a little bit of shopping in Waitrose in August it could be a rather handsome cheque.
KEEP WELL and KEEP SAFE
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