LAKEPORT, Calif. – The American Red Cross serving Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino Counties is offering health and safety training in Lakeport on Saturday, July 16.

Any combination of CPR (Adult and Child), AED and First Aid training is available on this date.

The class components include:

• Adult CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) with AED (automated external defibrillator). Certificate: Adult CPR/AED, valid two years.

• Child and Infant CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) with AED (automated external defibrillator). Certificate: Child and infant CPR, valid two years.

• First aid. Certificate: First aid, valid two years.

The classes take place on Saturday, July 16, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 527 Konocti Ave.

Costs range from $70 to $110 per person depending on the components chosen. In CPR classes, students learn how to respond to adult or child and infant emergencies by providing CPR and using an

automated external defibrillator (AED).

In first aid classes, students learn how to deal with cuts, bruises, bone and muscle injuries, shock,

bleeding and other first aid emergencies.

Fees from classes put on by the Red Cross help disaster victims recover, support members of the armed forces and their families, and help keep communities safe and prepared for disasters.

For more information or to register for classes, participants can:

• Go online at www.arcsm.org (click on “Course Registration”).

• Call 707-577-7600 for exact times (to register, have credit card ready).

• Fax registration information to 707-543-8523 (include date and time of class desired, VISA/MasterCard information, phone and all contact information).

• Mail check or credit card information (include same information as for fax).

• Visit the chapter location (5297 Aero Drive, Santa Rosa) Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

American Red Cross, Sonoma, Mendocino & Lake Counties is a neutral, humanitarian organization that provides relief to victims of disasters, and prepares people to prevent and respond to emergencies.

Like all Red Cross chapters, the local chapter is self-sustaining and is funded by local contributions. All assistance to disaster victims and to members of the armed forces provided by the chapter is free and made possible by voluntary donations of time and money by the people of Sonoma, Mendocino

and Lake Counties.

Donations can be made at www.arcsm.org, www.redcross.org, via mail to American Red Cross, 5297 Aero Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95403, or by phone at 707-577-7627 (Sonoma and Lake Counties), 707-463-0112 (Mendocino County).