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CA NEWS

COPs train in CPR and First Aid Landscaped Maintained Homes
Town Hall
Submitted by Susanne White, COPS volunteer
Tuesday, Dec. 1, 10 a.m., SCB
Occasionally, a health incident or accident occurs requiring Attention Landscaped Maintained Homes residents: Please
immediate assistance. While waiting for professional help to attend this year-end Town Hall! The LMH Committee will
arrive, it is possible that a passing COPs (Citizens on Patrol) give a recap of landscape activities completed in 2015 and
member could be the first on the scene. Because fast action present the 2016 LMH budget. Various LMH Subcommittee
can aid in positive outcomes for distressed individuals, COPs members will be introduced, and we will discuss plans for
are trained and certified to provide life-saving CPR, AED the future. TCB Landscape will provide refreshments. We
and first aid. Additionally, each COPs car carries a first aid will see you there.
kit at all times and can quickly access any of the 16 wall-
mounted AEDs located throughout Sun City Texas. As part December Schedule:
of the Emergency Management team, we consider safety part Landscaped Maintained Homes
of a long-term plan and we’re taking it seriously.
NEXT LMH MEETING
Alert! If you think you’re having a heart attack or stroke, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 10 a.m., AC MR 3/4
call 9-1-1 at once. Note when symptoms started – this
information is crucial to your healthcare provider. DECEMBER SCHEDULED LANDSCAPING
MAINTENANCE
Warning Signs: Heart Attack
Monthly Irrigation Check
Stroke - think FAST Chest discomfort: pressure, Insect & Disease Monitoring
F - Face drooping squeezing, pain Perennial cutbacks • Weed Control in Beds
A - Arm weakness Pain in arms, back, neck,
S - Speech difficulty jaw, stomach QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS
T - Time to CALL 9-1-1 Shortness of breath David Longacre - [email protected]
Cold sweat, nausea,
dizziness, fainting Call: 512-948-7795
Thomas Brantley - [email protected]

Call: 512-948-7796

Sun City Texas regularly offers courses in American Red Cross
CPR/AED and first aid. Consider enrolling – you could save
the life of someone you know.

N13 VETERANS POTLUCK
On Veterans Day, Neighborhood 13 held a potluck at the Legacy Hills Park Pavilion. The annual tradition began around ten
years ago to honor the neighborhood’s veterans. Everyone brings a dish to share and after a short ceremony of posting of the
colors, singing and an invocation, everyone sits down to eat. The ceremony also includes a remembrance of POWs and MIAs.

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