Editorial: Dashed hopes turned into EMS opportunity

Published 12:00 am Wednesday, June 29, 2005

The Glenville Community Booster Club has turned a case of dashed hopes into one that will benefit all of Freeborn County.

We applaud the club for not letting its disappointment in not receiving a substantial grant for a senior housing project get it down and agreeing to donate $2,000 of the money it raised to Freeborn County for a program to train emergency medical technicians online.

Because the people of Freeborn County helped so much, organizers say, they wanted to give back as much as they could.

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Budget shortfalls limited services and training programs for Southeastern Minnesota Emergency Medical Services.

Each county involved in SE MN EMS was asked to donate $2,000 for a total cost of $25,000 to continue services and training. Because Freeborn County is also facing funding issues, the boosters were approached for a donation.

The new online education will allow volunteers to take some classes at their home computer when it’s convenient for them, reducing time and travel it now takes to be certified and recertified. The new database will also coordinate information and reporting management as well as managing new education and programs.

While the senior housing project is now on hold, at least emergency training doesn’t have to be.

In other words, everyone wins.

We thank the Glenville Boosters for their generosity.