Russ King, Lori King and Nicole Ryan, corporate members of AED4Life/BERRN Consulting gave a demonstration of CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and AEDs (automated external defibrillator), at their headquarters at 55 Head Street in Dundas. Several times a year the Rotary club will do off-site meetings at an area business or organization as part of its vocational service program. http://aed4life.ca

Heart attack and cardiac arrest are serious health issues but lives can be saved if people know how to do CPR and how to locate and operate an AED.

Mike McDonald, CEO of The Bruce Trail Conservancy, welcomed the club to its headquarters at 55 Head Street in Dundas. Several times a year the club visits organizations or businesses in the area as part of its vocational service program. Mike outlined the role of the organization and the size of the area that it manages. Its website 

http://brucetrail.org states, “We conserve and care for land within the Niagara Escarpment UNESCO World Biosphere to protect its ecosystems for the benefit of all and make it available to explore by foot along the magnificent Bruce Trail”. The organization is funded without any government money, with over 12 000 members contributing to the cause. Four key areas are, strategic land conservation (70% of trail within protected natural corridor), proactive land stewardship (18 889 acres protected), connecting people to nature, and, engaging dedicated volunteers (1500). All this to give 1 376 km of trail.

Thie Convery and Frances Manias were inducted into the club. Both were members several years ago of the Rotary Club of Dundas and have returned to the Family of Rotary to start the Rotary Satellite Club of Dundas Valley Sunrise: End Polio Now. District Governor Lisa Bishop assisted club president Phil Wood and Erin Holl (not in the photo) in the induction ceremony.