A Resolution

adopted by Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees

of the City of Chicago, Illinois
WHEREAS, the Save a Life Foundation has declared their mission to be the promotion of
training and continuing education of life supporting first aid and has developed the Save A Life for
Kids and Bystander Basic curriculum for students in grade K-12: and

WHEREAS, because 2.5 million children needlessly die or are injured nationwide in school
or home accidents, it is widely held that the Save A Life Foundation instructional curriculum should
be implemented in as many Illinois schools as possible: and

WHEREAS, Save A Life Foundation instructors are either fire or police/emergency medical
service providers who have successfully completed a rigorous program of instruction, and all
candidates were appraised and received a passing evaluation by a Senior Instructor, as well as a
favorable background check by the Illinois State Police; and

WHEREAS, the foundation has trained 35,000 statement in 1998, including 10.000 Chicago
children and 23,000 more students who are schedule to complete the Save a Life Training by April
1999;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that we, the President and members of the
Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees, gathered here this 26th day of May, 1999, do hereby
deem is desirable for the Save A Life Foundation to expand their efforts and include additional
Chicago Public School K-8 students to receive the Save A Life for Kids' training, as well as the
Bystander Basics Program for additional students ill grades 9-12.