Firehouse Donates AED To Local Rescue Team

For the second time this year, Firehouse Subs has awarded a local safety unit with equipment. On Wednesday, SC Foothills Search and Rescue received an automated external defibrillator (AED) and accessories worth more than $1,600. The donated device will help to provide on-scene emergency services to cardiac arrest patients.

In February, the Donaldson Center Fire Department .

A ceremony to mark the occasion took place at the .

"We are truly serving subs and saving lives," said Elliot Goldsmith, franchisee of the Mauldin Firehouse Subs restaurant. "Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation, with the support of our restaurants, is dedicated to equip, educate, and fund first responders."

Each restaurant recycles leftover, five-gallon pickle buckets and sells them to customers for $2. Donation canisters on register counters explain the non-profit's mission and collect spare change, while the round up program allows guests to literally "round up" their bill to the nearest dollar.

Since 2005, Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation has donated more than $525,000 to public safety entities in South Carolina.

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