March 12, 2015
The Rotary Club of Shreveport has generously agreed to donate $5,000 to the Shreveport Fire Department K9 Search and Rescue Task Force’s Project Lifesaver. This donation, which will be matched with another $5,000 by the task force’s non-profit Support Group, will go towards purchasing more tracking bracelets for the program.
“We wish to thank the Rotary Club of Shreveport for supporting this worthwhile program,” said SFD K9 Handler Jeffrey Witte. “Due to their generous donation, our canine team will be able to prevent those with dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease and other mental illnesses from becoming lost.”
The Shreveport Fire Department K9 Search and Rescue Task Force’s goal is to have Project Lifesaver functional with high-risk members of the Shreveport community wearing the tracking bracelets by this summer. Look for more updates coming throughout the spring.
About Project Lifesaver International
ProjectLifesaver.org
Project Lifesaver is a national proactive, electronic tracking program used to assist in locating people with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and other related diseases or children with Down’s Syndrome or Autism Spectrum Disorder that wander from home and become lost. The program uses a personalized transmitter, powered by a small battery, that emits a constant radio signal 24 hours a day. Once the teams are notified that a person is missing, personnel identify that signal from a specialized directional antenna and are able to track that wandering individual.
About the Rotary Club of Shreveport
RotaryClubofShreveport.org
Rotary Club of Shreveport is comprised of business and professional men and women, representing each distinct business or profession in the community, who accept the great “Ideal of Service” and organize to put it into effect.