Community Event Standbys for:
Gene Bednarowski Memorial 5K in Watervliet
Watervliet Independance Day Celebration Weekend
Paw Paw Lake Triathalon
Kalamazoo Speedway
BTR Park Bike Race in Kalamazoo
Van Buren County Fair, Hartford
Dutch Sport Park, Bloomingdale
Sister Lakes Triathalon
Derby Darlings, Wings Stadium
Watervliet Safety Day
Dowagiac Summer in the City
Steve's Run, Dowagiac
Tendercare Portage Community Carnival
Participated in Summer Youth Days sponsored by Borgess Medical Center and KRESA
Participated in Oshtemo Fun Days
Community Event Standbys:
Cass County Fair
Glad-Peach Festival, Coloma
Dutch Sport Park, Bloomingdale
Kalamazoo Speedway
Zombie Dash, Kalamazoo
Van Buren Votech Backpack Give-away
Southwestern Michigan College Open House
Great Lakes Burn Camp
Derby Darlings, Wings Stadium
Loy Norrix Football
Kalamazo Christian Football
Watervliet Football
Dowagiac Football
Portage Football
Potawatomi Gathering, Dowagiac
Parchment Football
Pride Care would like to thank The Pokagon Fund for it's generous award in the amount of $8250.00 for our Pre-Hospital Training Program project.
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Pride Care Ambulance strives to make a positive impact in the communities we serve. Some highlights of community involvement are:
Spring 2010
-Successfully trained the City of Portage and Kalamazoo Township Fire Departments in PHTLS
-Wrote a letter of support for Texas Township Fire Department, helping get a millage passed for 24 hour fire coverage
-Held the most well attended EMS Day Celebration in Kalamazoo
-Participated in the Berrien County 2010 Senior Expo
Summer 2010
-Participated as a display ambulance at the Westwood Ice Cream Social
-Partnered with Kalamazoo Township Fire Department to offer Community CPR/Basic First Aid to almost 100 Township residents
-Participated as a display ambulance at Northwood Fire Station�s Safety Day event
-Introduced our new Pride Care ambulance and Major to area residents Glad-Peach Festival and Parade in Coloma
-Provided ambulance coverage for assigned days at the Van Buren County Fair
Fall 2010
-Provided Shuttle Service for the Kalamazoo Home Expo as well as Senior Expo and introduced our new mascot, Major, to almost 14,000 attendees
-Held a Fall Festival at the Mountain Road base in Coloma for all employees and municipalities that we service
-Provided ambulance coverage during local football games in 5 school districts
-Sponsored �Home for the Holidays� providing complimentary Care-A-Van transportation for nursing home residents to spend Thanksgiving Day with family & friends
-Provided a booth at the North Berrien Fire Arts & Crafts Show
Winter 2010
-Participated in the City of Kalamazoo Holiday Parade
-Provided a decorated ambulance and took part in the Dowagiac Candlelight Christmas Parade and the Bangor Annual Christmas Parade
-Provided Christmas Light Viewing Bus Tours throughout December for nursing home residents in 3 counties
Ongoing
-Provided standby coverage for hundreds of community and sporting events
-Provided Blood pressure clinics to numerous assisted living facilities
-Gave tours of ambulances and career day speeches to numerous schools and Boy Scout Troops
-Participated in numerous parades and Safety Day events in all 5 counties Pride Care services
Pride Care and CEMS Form Merger to Become the Largest Ambulance Provider in Southwest Michigan
This morning the CEMS Medical Transport crews officially reported to Station 6 for their shift.
CEMS voluntarily eliminated all tax subsidies from the City and Township of Coloma.