[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 133 (Wednesday, September 29, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1808]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RHAWNHURST--BUSTLETON AMBULANCE 
                              ASSOCIATION

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                        HON. ALLYSON Y. SCHWARTZ

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 29, 2010

  Ms. SCHWARTZ. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and congratulate 
the Rhawnhurst-Bustleton Ambulance Association on its 50th anniversary. 
This volunteer ambulance corps, located in Northeast Philadelphia, 
serves the residents of the Bustleton and Rhawnhurst neighborhoods.
   Fifty years ago Rhawnhurst and Bustleton were not served by the 
ambulances operated by area hospitals. This lack of emergency medical 
services was a serious safety and health challenge for these residents 
and businesses. Seeing this need, a small group of dedicated citizens 
took action. Five individuals met in the basement of a neighborhood 
home to take an oath to provide this much needed service. Six months 
later, with two ambulances in its fleet, the Rhawnhurst-Bustleton 
Ambulance Association incorporated as a non-profit organization.
   The ambulance association is now state-licensed and certified, 
operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Over the past 50 years these 
dedicated volunteers have incorporated advanced technologies and 
practices into their daily operations. This neighborhood has been safer 
and more secure over these past 50 years because this small group of 
committed people decided to take an extra step to care for their 
neighbors.
   Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in congratulating 
and wishing the Rhawnhurst-Bustleton Ambulance Association many more 
years of faithful service to the community.

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