Emergency: Please Help Freehold First Aid

[lisas84]

I was at Monday's council meeting when Jim McAllister of the Freehold First Aid Squad made a chilling and compelling appeal. Their fundraising efforts have drawn woeful declilning numbers. In 2007, the fundraising efforts received a 23 percent response, compared to this year's 14 percent response - a decline of 9 percent.

The organization also needs good volunteers. Know of anyone who wants to help make a difference?

Freehold First Aid, which covers the Township and the Borough, is a free service for those patients who need first responder care and transport to the hospital. I have a feeling that CentraState is salivating here, hoping it would close its doors (FFAS has been operating, saving thousands of lives since 1941) -- so they can charge and make money.

When healthy, we don't think of the necessity for this service, but the a falll off a ladder, a baby choking, a heart attack, etc., happens, these folks are saviours, plain and simple.

Please, let's keep our real saviours operating. Spread this message and donate.

Keep it free, keep it Freehold.

[lisas84]

Oh, by the way, if any of you have any good/creative ideas of what this organization can do to raise funds, as well as attract volunteers, please post them.

This is the true beauty of a community board such as this. Forget the election and politics for a few moments.

Thanks.

[admin]

Lisa,

Thanks for the heads up. This is the type of stuff we need to hear and see posted. It is a very good reminder.

[admin]

PS,

Be a good moderator and sticky this thread! It is worthy.