Brewster P.D. Awarded Grant to purchase AED

Brewster P.D. Awarded the 2016 John T. Sloper Fund Grant

The Brewster Police Department has been awarded a $1,789 grant, from the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley, to purchase an additional AED (Automated External Defibrillator). This award was received through the generosity of the John T. Sloper Community Fund of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley. The Village received the additional automated external defibrillator (AED) and accessory equipment, so that this life saving equipment is available to our residents and visitors alike.

The John T. Sloper Community Fund was established at the Community Foundation and endowed with the proceeds from the sale of Sloper-Willen Community Ambulance Service. Founded in 1958 by John T. Sloper, the company motto was: “That lives may be saved.” This fund was established to honor the legacy of John T. Sloper and the Sloper-Willen Community Ambulance Service, to promote and encourage people and organizations to provide emergency medical services, and to save lives.   The John T. Sloper Community Fund promotes programs in Southern Dutchess and Putnam counties, areas previously served by the Sloper-Willen Community Ambulance Service, by providing training and emergency medical equipment to enhance the delivery of emergency medical services to residents of those communities to improve accessibility to emergency health services in order to save lives.

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) can happen anywhere and anytime, an individual’s chances of survival improve significantly if CPR and the lifesaving AED shock are administered within minutes of a cardiac arrest. The Brewster P. D. will have the Heartstart AED in the patrol vehicle available to respond to cardiac emergencies. The Department is grateful to The Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley for project funding, the Police Department’s mission is to enhance the quality of life of all persons residing, visiting and doing business in the Village.