Safe Corps members teach CPR to Project Apple AmeriCorps

In January the California Safe Corps members of LA conducted their first large CPR/FA course to another local AmeriCorps group called the Bellflower Project Apple. Project Apple members work with an after school program of the Bellflower school district. As a result of the large size of the group, the course took three separate Friday sessions. Logistics and course preparation was led by CSC member John Vidaurrazaga who worked with the group contact, Shanti, over the month prior to the initial day.

The Project Apple participants were attentive and generally well humored. John led through the first two Friday sessions and made use of his own great sense of humor to keep the relatively young group engaged. The rest of the LA 7 CSC members checked skills and supplemented information as the course went on. Jean Milan from the Santa Monica chapter came out for the first Friday session which covered the longer section, CPR. As a result the second Friday went by faster since it only covered the First Aid components.

To bring the course to a wrap CSC members Charles Allen and Hildi Cruz went out for a third Friday to cover a make up session. Overall it was a beneficial experience for all of the LA CSC members as instructors and as team players.