April is Autism Awareness month, Valhalla EMS will proudly be displaying Autism Awareness Patches on all of our ambulances and our Flycar as part of the New Rochelle Police Autism Patch Challenge. If your agency wishes to join in on the challenge, The Cruisers Division, is making Autism Awareness magnets and decals, proceeds of which are donated to Christopher’s Voice! Please join us in supporting this cause and promoting public awareness!
On Friday night Valhalla Ambulance Corps held our annual Installation Dinner, where we formally induct incoming Line Officers and Board of Directors members into their new positions. This dinner also gives us the opportunity to recognize members, and past officers for their accomplishments throughout the past year, and to acknowledge those members that have dedicated their service for an extended number of years. Please join me in welcoming our new officers, and congratulating our award recipients!
Captain Michael Dawson
1st Lieutenant Steven Marello
1st Lieutenant Stuart Goldstein
2nd Lieutenant Susan Briggs
2nd Lieutenant Justin Flynn
Board Members
Andy Petretti
Karen Fragano
Mary Coleman
Carole Petretti
Project Coordinators
Regina Zeppieri
Trish Mihallo
Christopher Pagliuca
Jacqueline Briggs
Jim Spies
Emt of Year- Trish Mihallo
Junior Corps Award-Cameron Flynn
Rookie of the Year- Rowan Thomas
Jimmy Dwyer Award- Arnold Trezza
Driver of the Year- Marcelo Quellet
Most Hours- Khalil Saleh
Most calls- Christopher Pagliuca
Longevity Recognition
Sister Gertrude Kallenbach- 40 years(wow!)
Jim Spies-20 years
Andrew Sindell-10 years
Kenneth Marello-10 years
Christopher Pagliuca- 5 years
Andrew Hutnik- 5 years
Valhalla Ambulance Corps is honored to acknowledge receipt of the EMS World & NAEMT National EMS Award Of Excellence as the 2016 VOLUNTEER EMS SERVICE OF THE YEAR (sponsored by Zoll). This Award Recognizes our advances in EMS education/ training , innovations in prehospital care, medical community involvement, EMS system program upgrades, workers safety, well being programs, injury and illness prevention projects and Public Education projects. Valhalla Ambulance continues to work hard to provide round the clock service to our community.
We are thrilled to be recognized for this high honor at the EMS Expo in New Orleans On October 4, 2016
VVAC had a great Pool Drill with the MT.Pleasant Pool this year. Take a look at the cooperation between the lifeguards and EMS in the images below
On January 11th we held a CPR class with a grand total of 19 students. That practice patient was sure put to good use.
