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| The AED donated through grant from the Louis J. Acompora Memorial Foundation |
Old Bethpage, NY - January 29, 2007—The Louis J. Acompora Memorial Foundation generously provided a grant to Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE) for automated external defibrillators (AEDs). These life-saving devices will enable Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. to deliver defibrillation if sudden cardiac arrest were to strike any of the hundreds of individuals with disabilities who participate in day programs offered by the agency or its staff. The portable automatic devices will be used at the agency’s programs in Old Bethpage, East Setauket and Middle Island as a precautionary measure to restore a normal heart rhythm to individuals in cardiac arrest. Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. provides educational, residential and other support services for individuals with special needs.
Barbara Cohen, Assemblyman Andrew Raia, Barbara Townsend-Chief Executive Officer Family Residences and Essential Enterprises Inc., Karen Acompora, John Acompora, Jeff Cohen-Director of Gift Planning National Foundation for Human Potential, Robert Budd-Chief Executive Officer Family Residences and Essential Enterprises Inc.
