In The Villages, neighbors regularly look out for one another and are happy to lend a helping hand in times of need. Itâs also a community where your neighbor might just save your life.
Through the Neighbors Saving Neighbors program, there are now 234 groups in The Villages that have deployed a total of 613 AEDs in place among residential streets, according to Bob Sjogren, public education technician with The Villages Public Safety Department, who oversees the program. Approximately 200 more also are in businesses, recreation centers, churches, government offices, public safety vehicles and more.
More than 5,500 Villages residents have completed CPR/AED training to serve as neighborhood responders.
Citrus fruit will be available at the Everett Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 203 Drive-In Lane (near UPMC Hospital), in late January. Order by Jan. 3. Fruit available includes navels, honeybells, grapefruit and navel/grapefruit mix. Pickup is at the church on Jan. 24 from 2 to 4 p.m. To place an order, or for more information, call 623-8447 or 735-3440.
First Night Free event for Perspectives on the World Christian Movement will be held at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 11 at Crossroads Bible Church, 5564 Business 220, Bedford. Bob Sjogren, president of Unveiling Glory Ministries, will speak and will offer a look at the upcoming Perspectives class. CDC guidelines will be followed. The course, designed to change people’s perspective on God and the world, will be offered Jan. 4 through May 3 at Crossroads. Classes will meet from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Orientation will be held on Jan. 4. Cost is $250 plus textbook. For more information or to register, visit www.perspectives.org/blairbedford, Perspectives