Lemons into lemonade

Glenn Reynolds quoted me recently, but didn't mention my name... I got a little miffed (which was wrong), and so I'm going to try to get some sort of blog burst going about the REAL issue:

Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services

Every town in this country depends on men and women who volunteer their time and effort to save lives. Certainly, most metropolitan areas have paid or contract personnel, but there is no substitute for the backbone of these services, which depend upon volunteers.

These volunteers range, in the general sense, from candy-stripers to advanced medical technitians and firemen - and they all have one goal in mind:

To provide the best service to give health, life, and safety to the community

That's no quote from a website for any service... That is simply WHAT THEY **DO**

These men and women sacrifice their time and talents to provide their communities with the best health and safety services they can.

How can you climb aboard and lend your efforts?

• take First Aid/CPR courses
• train with Fire/Emergency medical units
• get certified in advanced emergency rescue courses
• support your local emergency service squads
• promote awareness about Fire/Emergency Rescue needs and issues
• ... (among many other things - be helpfully inventive!)

These men and women -whether they are paid or volunteers - serve their communities with valor and dedication. Please let them know how much they are valued, and do whatever you can to assist them and make their jobs easier!

Please, blog about volunteering and training in First Aid. Keep this topic up and vibrant! I don't care if you link to me (well, I'd LIKE it, I won't lie, LOL), but remind people that they can make a difference in their communities: it all starts...

WITH ***YOU!!!***

Blogging about this:

• Beth at Blue Star Chronicles
• Viva La Blog
• basil (yay, basil!)