Guest guest Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 The National EMS Museum Foundation is proud to announce the opening of Phase II, the Traveling Museum, in booth # 994 in the Orange County Convention Center at EMS Expo, October 11-13. There will be many exciting happenings including interviews with some of the pioneers and current leaders in EMS. Items to be on display include a fully restored 1972 Dodge Ambulance with era appropriate equipment, the " Code-in-a-Can " which was carried by Medics in Urbandale, Iowa during the Pope's visit and Mass in 1977, and a 10 X 8, high quality photo display depicting the history of ambulance evolution and a few of the individuals instrumental in the growth of EMS through the years. ?Included in this display will be artifacts from the n Wise Foundation's " To The Rescue Museum " formally in Roanoke, VA, which was forced to close. We sincerely appreciate and thank the Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads, Inc, the parent organization for the museum,? for allowing the National EMS Museum to be the umbrella for these many historical pieces, insuring a part of our history was not lost. Included will be some items from 9/11, the 1st LifePak 33, the Pulsonator-a precursor to the Thumper, books, articles, toys, pictures and numerous other pieces of EMS history. The National EMS Museum Foundation, Board of Trustees will be holding the 1st annual board meeting in room 305B on Thursday, October 11, 2007 from 10am-12noon. This meeting will recap the progress made over this past year, announce the seating of the Advisory Board members appointed in August and elect 5 additional Board members to fulfill the bylaw requirement of 15 members of the Board of Trustees. Remember---Booth # 994!!? We look forward to seeing you all!! Jules Scadden, NREMT-P Secretary-Board of Trustees National EMS Museum Foundation, Inc www.nemsmf.org scadden@... ________________________________________________________________________ Check Out the new free AIMĀ® Mail -- Unlimited storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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