Phillips County Ambulance Service Receives Grant

Ambulance volunteers Vince Mace and Janessa Malmend accepted a check from Northwest Farm Credit Services last week. The check in the amount of $2,800 will go toward the ongoing EMT Class supplies. The check was presented by Whitney Tatafu of the Glasgow Northwest Farm Credit Services office.

With this grant, the students currently enrolled in the EMT training have their class paid for. In addition to this boost to get new applicants ready and work earnestly toward finishing the class, Vince stated the EMT staff has secured funds to provide initiative for completing the class, such as the first one to complete their test and pass the board certification will receive a jump kit and other valuable supplies. With other grant funding they were able to supply the class with a stethoscope and an arm blood pressure cuff.

Vince stated the class is going well, one student has had to drop out, and otherwise they are looking forward to new faces ready to run the ambulances as EMT's.

The EMT's are appreciative of the grant and all donations, which are put to good use – for you, me, and others.