AtlantiCare to Hold Second Annual Lifeguards SAVE – Attitude and Gratitude Event for Lifeguards

NORTHFIELD – The Harrah’s Regional Trauma Center at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Atlantic City Campus will hold its second annual Lifeguards SAVE, an attitude and gratitude event, Thursday, July 28 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Atlantic City Country Club, 900 Shore Road, Northfield, New Jersey. The event will include dinner and presentations. ARMC will host the recognition of lifeguards from southern New Jersey for their Safe Attitudes and Valiant Efforts (SAVE) in collaboration with the Life Rolls On™ Foundation and the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. The event is free and open to all lifeguards. Registration is required.
Speakers will include:
•Alexander Axelrad, MD, medical director, Harrah’s Regional Trauma Center at ARMC
•Jesse Billauer, of Malibu, California, founder and ambassador of the Life Rolls On™ Foundation
•Chad deSatnick, of Cold Spring, New Jersey, northeast events coordinator, Life Rolls On™; former Cape May lifeguard and former spinal cord injury patient
•Kathy McNulty, MSN, RN, ACNP-C, Harrah’s Regional Trauma Center at ARMC nurse practitioner
About Jesse Billauer
Jesse Billauer, founder and ambassador of the Life Rolls On™ Foundation, professional surfer and Nike athlete was surfing at Zuma Beach in California when he was pushed headfirst into the shallow sandbar, fracturing his neck and severing his spinal cord, leaving him a quadriplegic. Billauer was featured in the in the surf epic, Step Into Liquid and the feature film, Jesse’s Story. Billauer inspires millions each year through speaking engagements and television appearances.
About Chad DeSatnick:
Chad DeSatnick, of Cold Spring, New Jersey, was a patient at the Harrah’s Regional Trauma Center at ARMC after a 2001 surfing injury in Cape May. DeSatnick needed spinal fusion to repair several broken vertebrae in his neck and back. After attending his first Life Rolls On™ fundraiser in 2005 DeSatnick started organizing fundraisers for the organization, and now serves as the organization’s northeast events coordinator.
About Life Rolls On™:
Life Rolls On, a subsidiary of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for young people affected by spinal cord injury and utilizes action sports as a platform to inspire infinite possibilities despite paralysis. Its signature program, They Will Surf Again, is an award-winning quality of life program that empowers young people with spinal cord injury to experience the freedom and mobility of surfing a wave through adaptive equipment and dedicated volunteers. With a worldwide network of supporters, LRO is one of the fastest growing, contemporary charitable organizations in the country and has been featured in national print, television and radio. For more information, visit www.liferollson.org.
About The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation:
The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research, and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information and advocacy.
How to register:
To register for AtlantiCare Lifeguards SAVE, call the AtlantiCare Access Center at
1-888-569-1000 or visit www.atlanticare.org or www.facebook.com/atlanticare.