Foundation Presents Funds for AED

Assistant librarian Jan Vopalensky accepts a check for an AED from North Bend Community Foundation President president Pat Beebe. Other foundation members, Deb Andrews, Deanna Wolf, Tom Wolf and Cec Hall, check out the area where the new equipment will be installed.

From the North Bend Eagle by Mary Le Arneal, Reporter

In the back hallway of the North Bend Public Library members of the North Bend Community Foundation gathered to present a check to help the library purchase an Automated External Defibrillator. An AED is a portable device that checks the heart rhythm. If needed, it can send an electric shock to the heart to try to restore a normal rhythm. AEDs are used to treat sudden cardiac arrest, a condition in which the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating.

Librarian Amy Reznicek thought the device would be a positive addition to the library given the vast range of clientèle that the library serves.

A machine is being purchased for the Platte Valley Bank and the case was brought to show the size and possible site of installation for the library.

The NBACF donated $900, half the amount needed, with the other half coming from the Fremont Area Community Foundation