National EMS Museum Traveling Exhbit at Expo

[Guest guest]

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@...

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