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Agnes Lindsay Trust Recently Awarded The Littleton Regional Hospital Charitable Foundation a Grant
From left: New parents Aaron and Elizabeth Bronson watch as Sheryl Loveland, Car Seat Safety Technician at LRH demonstrates securing newborn, Thomas Aaron safely in his car seat for the trip home.
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The Agnes Lindsay Trust recently awarded the Littleton Regional Hospital Charitable Foundation a grant of $2,500 to support the Hospital’s Child Passenger Safety Program. In addition to the $2,500 grant from the Agnes Lindsay Trust, LRH Charitable Foundation received a gift from Garnet Hill to partially match this gift. LRH takes the lead to ensure that each newborn leaving the hospital travels in a "safe" car seat. Three Child Passenger Safety Technicians are available and familiar with different types of car seats, seat belts, and proper placement of each child secured into the appropriate seat. In 2007, more than 275 parents received instruction on safety measures involved with the selection of car seats and proper placement of each child in to the seat and the car seat placed inside the vehicle.
In New Hampshire, 90% of car seats checked at car seat check-up events are incorrect. Studies have shown that child safety seats reduce fatal injuries to infants by 71% and to toddlers by 54%. With this in mind, LRH's OB/Maternity Staff feels strongly that it is their responsibility to educate parents about car seat safety. Each year hundreds of children will travel safely in their car seat.
The Agnes Lindsay Trust was established in memory of the late Agnes M. Lindsay who was well respected and whose life was marked by a quiet generosity. During her life, she gave to many community projects and to individuals in need. Her employees were her trusted friends, which is the way she was remembered by those who knew her. Agnes Lindsay and her late husband, Edwin owned a farm in Bridgewater, New Hampshire at Newfound Lake.
The Agnes M. Lindsay Trust supports health and welfare organizations, healthcare related projects and special needs, including the blind, deaf, and learning disabled, the elderly, children’s hospitals, children’s homes, youth organizations, youth/family services and summer camper ships and enrichment programs. The Fund supports post secondary schools, universities, and colleges through scholarship funds each year. Grants are also awarded for capital campaigns, capital items, renovation needs, and equipment.
Anyone interested in learning more about child passenger safety can email the Birthing Center at obdept@littletonhospital.org or by calling 603-444-9567. To learn more about the Child Passenger Safety Technician course, please contact Jo-Ellen Courtney, Child Passenger Safety Specialist, at the Injury Prevention Center at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center at 1-877-783-0432. A variety of information, including a list of CPST's in the area is available. Log on to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration web site at nhtsa.dot.gov <http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/>.
Anyone interested in having their child’s car seat checked for size and safety, should call LRH’s Agnes Norris Birthing Center director, Koren Superchi, RN at (603) 444-9286 or (603) 444-9567 to speak with one of the Child Passenger Safety Technicians.
Littleton Regional Hospital’s, director of development and community relations, Gail Clark stated, “The LRH Charitable Foundation is the primary fundraising entity for LRH. Monies received through grants will assist the Foundation to fulfill its mission to raise funds for the benefit of Littleton Regional Hospital including the creation of a permanent endowment to support patient care, equipment needs, and programs directly related to the health and well-being of the members of the community we serve. Support is vital to support the programs and services provided to patients and visitors at Littleton Regional Hospital. Anyone interested in supporting the LRH Charitable Foundation, should contact Clark at (603) 444-9304.
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