Our Austrian exchange student Leonard Scheiber spoke to us today and recapped his last several months as a student at Mounds View High School, culminating in the school's graduation ceremony for 450 fellow seniors. He stayed very busy all year both at school and with his host familes. He was involved with running events all year, including a recent half marathon. He did us proud and we will miss him upon his return to Austria this summer.
Paul Mendoza was our scheduled speaker. Paul, a former paramedic of more than 20 years, is the founder of Advanced First Aid. The mission of this company is to teach businesses and organizations to save lives using Automatic Electronic Defibrillator (AED) technology. Every year in the U.S. hundreds of thousands die from sudden cardiac arrest. If AED equipment is nearby and someone takes the initiative to use it, many of these lives can be saved. Paul brought with him one of their newest products, a tall cabinet which contains the AED and can be permanently kept at outdoor locations, such as sports stadiums and parks.