Seal Beach Church Gives Heart Units to City
Posted by Terry White on October 22, 2006
The death of a beloved staff member, Michele Fishback, has motivated the Grace Brethren church in Seal Beach, California, to memorialize her with a gift of more than $17,000 to help local law enforcement agencies.
Michele’s Fund, was initiated by Grace Community Church Pastor and Seal Beach Police Chaplain Donald Shoemaker and Seal Beach Police Chief Jeffrey Kirkpatrick, to equip the Seal Beach police cars with Automated External Defibrillator (AED) units.
In this photo Pastor Donald Shoemaker (left), who has just completed five years as police chaplain in Seal Beach, presented Chief Kirkpatrick with one of the defibrillator units and with the check to purchase additional units.
Funds were received through Grace Community Church and the Seal Beach Police Department from many individuals, businesses and civic groups within the Seal Beach Community.
The goal of Michele’s Fund was to raise $8,000 by August 31. Members and participants in the community contributed over $17,000 to this goal.
Michele’s Fund was named in honor of Michele Fishback, Director of Women’s Ministries at Grace Community Church. She died in March of this year following a heart transplant. The funds were presented at the Seal Beach City Council Meeting on Monday, September 25, 2006, with the Fishback family in attendance. (Vicki Barilla photo)
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