Summer Safety Training for Teens, Adults
Red Cross Summer Safety School 2003: MAY 15 to JUNE 18

Press Release from the Westchester Red Cross

(April 28, 2003) The American Red Cross in Westchester County will launch its Summer Safety School for Westchester residents on May 15, offering about 60 classes in safety training at 11 different locations throughout the county. Classes will include adult CPR, infant/child CPR, water safety, first-aid basics, automated external defibrillator essentials, lifeguard training, a new lifeguard management orientation—even a class on pet first-aid for dogs and cats. Tuition ranges from $40 for a six-hour community water safety class to $250 for 40 hours of lifeguard training. Classes will run through June 18th.

“We offer these courses before summer arrives in order to train as many Westchester residents as possible to prepare, prevent and respond to the emergencies that can occur at a moment’s notice – both in and out of the water,” said Barbara Bischoff, the Red Cross’ director of Health and Safety services.

The Red Cross is also offering special courses for the professional rescuer and those who would like to become instructors and have already met certain prerequisites. A new lifeguard management orientation will be held at the Chapter offices in White Plains on Friday, June 13 from 9 a.m. to noon, and again on Saturday, June 14 from 9 a.m. to noon. The course certifies students to teach the Red Cross Lifeguard Management course, which covers the responsibilities of the lifeguard supervisor, risk management and emergency response planning. Tuition is $30.

Other instructor course offerings are water safety instructor, lifeguarding instructor, first aid & CPR instructor, waterfront lifeguard, babysitters’ training instructor and oxygen administration for the professional rescuer.

Courses will be held at Ardsley Middle School; Theodore D. Young Community Center, Greenburgh; Camp Hillard in Scarsdale; Manhattanville College, Purchase; Sparkle Lake, Yorktown; Mount Pleasant Recreation, Valhalla; PACE University; SUNY Purchase; YWCA of White Plains and the Chapter office in White Plains.

Visit the organization’s Web site at ww.redcross.org/ny/westchester for a complete course schedule. Those interested should call the Red Cross at 946-6500 and ask for “health and safety.”