STOUGHTON - The Stoughton Drop-in Centre has been around for a long time and now is run by the seniors of Stoughton.
The centre is open Monday-Friday for cribbage, canasta, shuffleboard and teas. It is also the gathering place for the Stoughton quilters, which meet once a month on Saturday.
The committee approached the council of the RM of Tecumseh about purchasing an AED machine for the centre due to members being mostly seniors.
Lynn Young said they had concerns about the aging group, and if something happened, they would not be able to help if someone had a heart attack.
Committee members, directors and the reeve of the RM were on hand March 31 at the RM building. Reeve Zandra Slater presented the committee with the new equipment.
According to Young, there are several places in Stoughton that have a defibrillator, but few places are open later in the day and the gathering of seniors is at the drop-in centre.
Now the drop-in centre will be equipped, and this makes the members feel at ease, knowing there is something they can turn to if something happens.
The committee and members of the Stoughton Drop-in Centre are thankful to the RM for purchasing this life-saving piece of equipment.
