Naas Lions Club's Message in a Bottle could be lifesaver
Members of ALONE (standing) Tara Phibbs, Deirdre Dunne, Annette Head, and Manager Robbie Wells, with (seated) Naas Gda Deirdre Davoren, Tom Keightley, Naas Lions, Damian Carberry, ‘Message In a Bottle’ District Officer for Lions International, Marie O’Neill of Naas Lions, and Newbridge Gda Laura Bokmane, at the launch of the ‘Message in a Bottle’ initiative at Naas Garda Station on Tuesday 14 January Photo: Tony Keane
NAAS Lions Club have launched a new initative that encourages people to keep their personal and medical details in a common place which can be found easily in case of an emergency.
The group launched the ‘Message in a Bottle’ campaign on Tuesday 14 January at Naas Garda Station, with an Garda Síochána on board with this great initiative.
Emergency services members together with local community groups gathered with members of Naas Lions for the launch including Civil Defence, Order of Malta, National Ambulance Service & Fire Service, Alone, Naas General Hospital, Naas Men's Shed, Naas Care of the Aged, Sallins Sunshine Club.
This is an initiative that the Lions club are hoping to roll out successfully in the local garda district and then to be further rolled out within the garda division, with the intent to roll it out nationally.
The initiative encourages people to keep their personal and medical details in a common place, mainly top shelf of fridge, where it can be easily found in an emergency.
At a minimum it will save the emergency services valuable time identifying someone in difficulty and will quickly provide his or her emergency contacts.
It’s a simple form that consists of all personal details and medical details for a person. This form is to be filled out and then popped into the bottle.
This bottle is kept in the fridge so emergency services will know exactly where it is in the event of an emergency. The bottle will have two labels. One is fixed on the inside of the front door of your house and the other on the door of the fridge, so it can be easily accessed by emergency services.
The bottle costs €1.
The main target audience is for vulnerable people living on their own, elderly and people who have medical conditions. For more information contact Mary Burke on 086-8178790 of Naas Care of the Aged or the community policing unit at Naas Garda Station on 045-884300.
