City Council Newsletter - 11/30/06

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For more information about the ceremony, go to www.drix.com. Following the ceremony, residents will join City NeighborWoods and Tree Steward volunteers in planting new trees at the West University Park, th on 14 Avenue at Hilyard Street. For more information, contact Urban Forester Mark Snyder at mark.r.snyder@ci.eugene.or.us or 682-4819. Campbell Center Kicks Off Holidays Campbell Community Center began the holiday season on November 18 with its annual Holiday Bazaar. The opening day raised more than $4,000—a $500 increase over last year. The proceeds go to the center’s trust fund and will be used to purchase major equipment items not covered by the City’s General Fund. Last year’s funds helped upgrade the computer room. The bazaar continues for the next couple of weeks with remaining items for sale in the lobby. More than 100 seniors attended Campbell’s annual Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner on November 22. The traditional dinner, which includes “all the trimmings,” helps to promote friendship and fellowship among patrons. Campbell Center staff enlisted the help of the Eugene School District to cook the turkeys, and dozens of volunteers to serve the food. For more information, contact Campbell Community Center Manager Yvaughn Tompkins at 682-6315. Fire & EMS Administrative Services Staff Complete Training Sudden cardiac arrest can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. The likelihood of successful resuscitation decreases 10% for each minute that passes without defibrillation. With this in mind, the Eugene Fire & EMS Department is pleased to announce the completion of CPR and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) training for all department employees. EMS Chief JoAnna Kamppi and Paramedic Monica Hull provided training to Fire Prevention, Logistics and Fire Administration staff over the last three weeks. Additionally, EMS Training Coordinator Karen Anderson provided CPR training to all line personnel in March. It has been the department’s goal since CPR guidelines were updated in March to place AEDs in strategic locations within the department and to provide training to all department staff in those locations. AEDs can now be found in the conference room across th from the Fire Prevention Office at 13 and Willamette, in the Logistics warehouse and in the front lobby nd of the Emergency Services Center Training Building, both at 2 and Chambers. Additionally, AEDs are sited throughout all other City organization locations. Eugene Fire & EMS hopes that other departments understand the importance of providing training to staff at each location. City employees trained in CPR and the use of AEDs can assist emergency responders in making the community a safer place to be, as well as promoting this essential life-saving training. For more information, please contact EMS Chief JoAnna Kamppi at 682-7130. Adaptive Recreation Program Holds “Art Careers” Show and Sale on December 1 The semi-annual Art Careers Show and Sale will be held from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. on Friday, December 1, at the Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard Sreet. The show features cards, prints, pictures, and jewelry made by Art Careers students in the City of Eugene’s Adaptive Recreation Program. The program provides individuals with developmental and/or physical disabilities an opportunity to practice and create marketable art. All proceeds go directly to the artist. For more information, contact Hilyard Center Recreation Programmer Molly Elliot at 682-5311. EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 November 30, 2006