New AED for Wellspring

Bethlehem, CT – Wellspring was recently awarded a grant for a new Automated External Defibrillator (AED) courtesy of the Carlton D. Fyler and Jenny R. Fyler Fund, a fund of the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, Inc.

“The Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation has provided the funding for an AED on Wellspring’s main campus that serves children, adolescents, adults, and families from the surrounding communities,” shared Janet Samela Sorrell, Wellspring’s Director of Nursing. “This AED will help ensure our organization is prepared to provide medical assistance if an individual is having a life-threatening cardiac event.”

With the AED provided through the generosity of this grant, Wellspring is more equipped to handle a heart-related emergency on their Bethlehem campus. All members of the direct care staff at Wellspring and the Arch Bridge School maintain CPR and AED certification.

Marty Newell, who oversees Wellspring’s CPR and AED training program shared, “Often when it comes to using an AED seconds count. We are so grateful to have this new AED centrally located on our campus.”

About The Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, Inc.

As your Northwest Connecticut community foundation, our mission is to enrich the quality of life for residents of our 20 town service area in Connecticut's Northwest Corner through the generosity of fundholders. We seek to enrich the quality of life for residents of Northwest Connecticut by inspiring local philanthropy, convening stakeholders in community welfare, strengthening the regional nonprofits network and fostering collaborative funding partnerships. To learn more about the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, Inc., please visit their website at: https://northwestcf.org/

About Wellspring and The Arch Bridge School

Since its beginning in 1977, Wellspring has progressively expanded its services to provide residential treatment services in a private school environment for adolescent girls on the main campus, residential treatment for adult woman on their own private campus; extensive outpatient services and therapeutic special education services for residential and day students on the main campus at their NEASC accredited Arch Bridge School.

Wellspring is a multi-service mental health agency and educational center, licensed by the State of Connecticut and accredited by The Joint Commission. Wellspring’s excellent reputation for quality care, comprehensive mental health treatment and special education services has accompanied its growth. Wellspring is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Learn more at www.wellspring.org.