Crime & Safety

LFHRS Presented With $3K Grant To Help Save Lives

Levittown-Fairless Hills Rotary President Jack O'Connor presented LFHRS Chief Christopher Reif with a grant of $3,000.

 

A generous grant will assist the Levittown-Fairless Hills Rescue Squad in saving lives.

Levittown-Fairless Hills Rotary President Jack O'Connor presented LFHRS Chief Christopher Reif with a grant of $3,000 during an event on Tuesday. The funds will be used to purchase EZ-IO needles.

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"These needles are a way for our paramedics to administer life-saving medications and fluids to our most critical patients," Reif said.

The grant from the Levittown-Fairless Hills Rotary is one of the Four Avenues of Service based on the Object of Rotary; Community Service -- projects and activities the club undertakes to improve life in its community, according to a news release.

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The Levittown Fairless Hills Rotary Club is part of Rotary International, a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world. Approximately 1.2 million Rotarians belong to more than 31,000 Rotary clubs located in 166 countries


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