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... Little Falls Times Online - News Email Alerts: Sign up for free daily headlinesCustomer Service: Subscribe Print this page HERKIMER — Herkimer Area Resource Center’s annual Life is Beautiful Appeal raised its largest amount ever in this past year’s effort, allowing the agency to purchase life-saving devices for each of its 31 county sites.HARC Executive Director Kevin Crosley said that with the help of the community and board members such as Len and Sandy Hendrix, the fundraiser raised $42,758 to purchase 33 top-of-the-line Automated External The most money ever raised previous to this year’s initiative was about $33,000, Crosley said.Each year, HARC requires all of its nearly 400 employees to be either initially trained or re-certified in CPR and AED training, according to Joan Wishod Reardon, the agency’s public relations director.“In our training effort we realized statistics show that more than 200,000 Americans die of sudden cardiac arrest each year.

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