(above): L-R: Chris Ensley (CPR Instructor, Rowlett FD), Jodie Maurer (Respite Staff), Nadine Burke (Art Instructor) , Mary Price (Substitute), Carter Harty (Brain Building Center Instructor), Darlene Blakey (Executive Director) , Debbie Alredge (Lead aBridge Instructor), Margretha Girvin (Volunteer Coordinator), Deborah Crosby (Outreach & Development Coordinator) , Sherri Rapp (Program Director). Not pictured, Mandy Grigsby (Respite Director and Creative Skills Instructor) and Jerri Penney (Respite Staff)
St. Paul, Texas, February 2023 — Coventry Reserve, a community of discovery for adults with special needs, recently received a generous grant from Farmer’s Electric Cooperative (FEC) of Greenville, Texas. This grant, in the amount of $2152.75, was designated for the purchase of an AED (Automated External Defibrillator), along with CPR training for the entire Coventry staff.
Mark Stubbs, CEO/General Manager of FEC, and Maggie Spurrier, Administrative Assistant of FEC
This grant process started when Maggie Spurrier, an administrative assistant at FEC, attended Coventry’s Annual Christmas Open House this past December. At that time, Ms. Spurrier made a point of telling Coventry’s Outreach & Development Coordinator, Deborah Crosby, that FEC was committed to continue partnering with Coventry in the coming year as they had done for more than a decade.
Then, on January 2, 2003, the need for AED equipment CPR training became very real to the staff at Coventry as they watched a life and death situation play out for Damar Hamlin that night during Monday Night Football. The world, and Coventry staff, watched and prayed as medical personnel resuscitated Hamlin on the field, using CPR and an AED.
As Coventry staff returned from the holiday break, their staff training discussions quickly turned to the importance of being prepared for potential medical emergencies involving their older participants, some of whom are now 50+ in age. Coventry wasted no time in researching the cost of both an AED and the necessary training needed to use it appropriately. Ms. Crosby then contacted Ms. Spurrier at FEC, conveying the concern of staff. Ms. Crosby also provided an estimate for the cost for both the AED equipment and CPR training. Less than 24 hours later, Ms. Spurrier replied that the funds would be sent immediately.
Coventry Reserve counts on many individuals and companies that partner with them in fulfilling the mission of their organization. Farmer’s Electric Cooperative has long been generous in its support of Coventry Reserve. The Coventry staff is looking forward to their retreat at the end of March, where they will be trained in CPR and the use of an AED.
ABOUT FARMER’S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
Farmer’s Electric Cooperative is a non-profit rural electric utility cooperative headquartered in Greenville, Texas. Founded in 1937, Farmers Electric Cooperative is a member-owned electric utility serving more than 50,000 homes and businesses in the fast-growing region spanning Dallas, Collin, Rockwall, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Hopkins, Delta, Franklin, Fannin, Van Zandt, and Wood counties.
ABOUT COVENTRY RESERVE
Coventry Reserve is a caring community where adults with special needs, who no longer qualify for public school programs, can experience a full, active, and purposeful life. Since 2002, Coventry has hosted a day program for adults with special needs, with an emphasis on providing participants with a broad range of life-enrichment opportunities.
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