At the Friendship Breakfast, we are especially thankful this Thanksgiving.
On Sunday, we held our first training on the administration of Naloxone (Narcan), a life-saving drug used for people during an overdose. Our wonderful trainer, Haley, from Rhode Island Communities for Addiction Recovery Efforts, Inc. (RICARES), demonstrated everything we needed to know and gave us each our own treatment pack to take into the world.
Unbelievably, within six hours, Breakfast Volunteer Joel Esparanza used his training and treatment pack to save a woman’s life in Kennedy Plaza. The EMTs and police on the scene reported that without Joel’s heroism, the woman would not have survived.
So, we are very, very thankful…For community partners like RICARES that help us to better serve our community…For our amazing volunteers like Joel, who we love, admire, and are proud to have in our Breakfast Family…And for all of our friends and supporters, like YOU, who allow us to continue every Sunday.