Whereas, The mission of the Save a Life Foundation is training and developing people as volunteers equipped with life supporting skills to act in an emergency; and,

Whereas, Heightening public awareness is a key goal of the Save a Life Foundation in addition to training individuals, especially children, with life supporting skills that are essential to maintain the life of the injured or ill in an emergency until more advanced care arrives; and,

Whereas, The Save a Life Foundation encourages communities to incorporate the Save a Life for Kids life support program for all school age children; and,

Whereas, Citizen training in emergency preparedness and life supporting first aid, including Community Emergency Response Team education, is critical in situations where quick thinking and action can save lives; and,

Whereas, Save a Life Foundation, an affiliate of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and of the U.S. Homeland Security’s Citizen Corps, encourages communities to demonstrate a commitment to emergency preparedness; and now therefore be it,

Resolved, That I, Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor of the State of Michigan, do hereby proclaim September 2006, as Save a Life Month in Michigan.