Bystander CPR
Fairview Hospital will sponsor a Bystander CPR clinic Thursday, July 25, 2019 at Lawrence Field in Canaan, CT 06018.
The free clinic is part of Family Fun Night which is part of Canaan Railroad Days.
Along with the Bystander CPR Clinic, there will be food for sale as well as a variety of kid-centric games.
Bystander CPR is the shortened version of the full three hour CPR course.
In five minutes, one can learn the chest compression technique to save someone’s life (the protocol no longer uses mouth to mouth resuscitation).
Medical personnel will be offering this vital instruction from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm.
For each person who learns Bystander CPR Thursday evening, sportingAcause.com will donate $5 to the Canaan Ambulance Corp, up to 100 people.
First Annual Canaan Railroad Days Corn Hole Tournament
The First Annual Canaan Railroad Days Corn Hole Tournament will be held Sunday, July 21, 2019 at the Great Falls Brewing Company, 1 Railroad Plaza, Canaan, CT 06018.
The event, which is organized by Mike Hogan, is part of the Canaan Railroad Days celebration.
This will be a double elimination competition with a maximum of about 25 two-person teams.
There will be a Kiddos Cornhole Korner for the youngsters.
The entry fee is $25 per team, but sign up quickly because openings are limited.
Cash and prizes to the winners and a set of custom-painted corn hole boards to the champs.
To register email nccornholetourney@gmail.com.
Tournament Schedule:
1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Proceeds from the Tournament will benefit the Falls Village Day Care Center.
Find the Falls Village Day Care Center on Facebook to learn more about their programs.
Thank you to these generous sponsors:
Raynard & Peirce Realty
Segalla’s Construction
Great Falls Brewing Co.
Print Master
Debbie Murphy Carroll
Nani and Papi
Liz Avery
Billy Bunce
Barnstormers Food Truck
Mr. Padau and the HVRHS Wood Shop
Roma Pizzeria
Please Read to the End
You’ve just gotta love the sights and sounds of children at play, and if last year’s Family Fun Night during Canaan Railroad Days was any indication, many will descend on Canaan’s Lawrence Field on Thursday , July 25th to enjoy dozens of kid-centric amusements. There will be hula hooping, slack-lining, hay maze, obstacle course, Frisbee, ring and bean bag tosses, food…
But, also like last year, one activity will be conspicuously quiet – unless we can do something about it.
Fairview Hospital will again host its Bystander CPR training program. CPR Lite, as I like to call it, is a shortened version of the three hour CPR course that only takes five minutes to learn- that’s right, just five minutes. In the time it takes to order a hot dog, pay for and eat it, you can learn a skill that could save a life.
Bystander CPR is a hands-only technique (no mouth-to-mouth nastiness involved). You will learn chest compressions to the beat of the Bee Gees 1977 hit Stayin’ Alive. Fun, right?
The American Heart Association tells us that 350,000 of us will suffer cardiac arrest this year. If only 100 people learn this technique and then go about their lives, chances are that someday, somewhere, one of them is going to have a chance to help save someone’s life.
So this is what we are going to do to help – for every person up to 100 who visits the Bystander CPR tent on the 25th and learns this life-saving skill, sportingAcause.com will donate $5 to the North Canaan Ambulance Corp.
Last year two eager EMT’s and a practice dummy waited for someone , anyone to stop by and learn their life-saving lesson. Few did. Let’s change that this year.
For a two-hour time span on a warm summer night, you can entertain your kids, have a hot dog, trigger a donation to a worthy local cause and learn how to save a life.
Time well spent I’d say.
Canaan Railroad Days
The Canaan Railroad Days Run ( formerly known as the Canaan 5 Mile Road Race) will be held on Sunday July 16, 2017 at the Lawrence Pavilion in Canaan, CT.
The 5 mile race will both begin and end at the pavilion. There will also be a 2 mile walk and a 1 mile children’s run.
The online entry fee for the event is $20 for adult runners and walkers 13 years and older and $10 for children 12 and under for the Kid’s Run. Participants who pre-register before midnight, July 6th will receive a T-shirt. Registration fee increases $5 after July 6th.
Timing will be provided by greystoneracing.
Race day schedule is as follows:
8:00 am Registration and Number pick up
9:00 am Race begins, Kids Run starts shortly thereafter.
Awards and refreshments after race.
Awards will be bestowed upon the top overall male and female as well as the top male and female in 8 age categories. Winners must be present to receive awards.
The Canaan Railroad Days Run is the second race in the Grand Prix series. The first is the WYLD Obstacle Run (June 24th); the Stronger Women. Stronger World (Aug. 5th); the Highland Lake 10K (Oct. 7th) and the Zombie Chase Challenge (Nov. 4th). Go to the Running/Walking Calendar to learn more about these races.
Proceeds from the race will help fund the NWCT YMCA’s charitable services which provide memberships and program fees to deserving families and individuals.
To register or for more information go to nwcty.org or call (860) 824-2790.
