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First aid squad fundraising drive draws "appalling" response
Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 09/20/07
BY NICK PETRUNCIO
STAFF WRITER
FREEHOLD — Few residents have responded to the Freehold First Aid Squad's campaign to solicit donations through the mail, according to squad trustee Bill Madden.
Madden told Freehold Borough Council members at their Sept. 4 meeting that the fund drive is going poorly.
The squad, which serves the borough and Freehold Township, reported that in 2006 it responded to 3,061 calls with an active membership of between 35 and 40 volunteers.
Councilwoman Sharon Shutzer, one of the council members to speak out about the issue, said she finds the low number of people helping the squad "appalling" and cannot understand the psyche of people who do not respond.
She said she doesn't know why people do not donate in someone's name or why they don't use the money they normally would use for wedding or party favors and donate it to the squad.
The Freehold First Aid Squad can be reached at (732) 308-1515.
Nick Petruncio: (732) 308-7752 or npetruncio@app.com
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First aid squad fundraising drive draws "appalling" response
Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 09/20/07
BY NICK PETRUNCIO
STAFF WRITER
FREEHOLD — Few residents have responded to the Freehold First Aid Squad's campaign to solicit donations through the mail, according to squad trustee Bill Madden.
Madden told Freehold Borough Council members at their Sept. 4 meeting that the fund drive is going poorly.
The squad, which serves the borough and Freehold Township, reported that in 2006 it responded to 3,061 calls with an active membership of between 35 and 40 volunteers.
Councilwoman Sharon Shutzer, one of the council members to speak out about the issue, said she finds the low number of people helping the squad "appalling" and cannot understand the psyche of people who do not respond.
She said she doesn't know why people do not donate in someone's name or why they don't use the money they normally would use for wedding or party favors and donate it to the squad.
The Freehold First Aid Squad can be reached at (732) 308-1515.
Nick Petruncio: (732) 308-7752 or npetruncio@app.com
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