February 4th, 2012
The East Brunswick Rescue Squad would like to help get the word out that an East Brunswick Firefigher needs some help. One of our town’s bravest is a 22 year old Firefighter and is battling cancer. Tommie Lukowski has been fighting this for the better part of 4 years and has had somewhere in the ball park of 30+ surgeries to help battle the cancer and replace his elbow which was removed when he was first diagnosed. Tommie has mounted a considerable amount of medical bills.
On Thursday April 5, the Laughter Saves Lives Foundation is hosting a night of comedy at the East Brunswick Performing Arts Center. The event will raise money for the Tommie Fund that Old Bridge Volunteer Fire Department started when he was first diagnosed. Comedian Adam Ferrara from the Show Rescue Me will perform along with several other comedians. For more information, visit the following web sites:
Laughter Saving Lives Foundation: http://laughtersaveslives.org/Home_Page.html
Where to purchase tickets: http://get.crowntickets.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=649
Please help us get the word out and please do join us at this night of comedy to help support Tommie.
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February 4th, 2012
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ. The East Brunswick Rescue Squad and the St.
Bartholomew’s Knights of Columbus are teaming up again to run a another
blood drive with NJ Blood Services on Sunday, Feb. 5th 2012 from 8am
to 2pm. The blood drive will be at the St. Bartholomew’s Church
Parish Hall which is located at 470 Ryders Lane in East Brunswick.
Blood donations are desperately needed right now.
So that we can better anticipate the resources needed for this drive to minimize
any waiting, donors are asked to make a reservation by calling John at
732-387-8388.
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EAST BRUNSWICK — Most times their role is to prevent people from leaving this world. This past Monday evening, Dec 5th, the crew of an East Brunswick Rescue Squad ambulance helped bring a new life into this world. After dialing 911 at about 8:20pm Monday, the squad was dispatched to a local hotel for a women in labor. The expecting mom did exactly what she should have right after her water broke by not waiting and calling 911. Paramedics were also dispatched from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital as a precaution. Volunteer rescue squad members Sue Bender-Klien, Fred Beisser and Jimmy Chen were the first EMTs to arrive. They did an evaluation to make sure their patient was stable and then proceeded to meet the Paramedics who also confirmed the patient’s condition. Since contractions were still about 3 minutes apart with no crowning and this being the first baby for this patient, paramedics were released and the crew proceeded with the patient to St. Peters Hospital. On their way, EMT Sue Bender-Klein noticed that the patient had started to crown and directed that the ambulance pull immediately over for the imminent delivery. At 8:51 P.M., a healthy 7 pound, 1 ounce, baby boy was successfully delivered on the ambulance. Paramedics were again dispatched and were met on the way to St. Peters to confirm mom and baby were doing fine. On arrival at the St. Peter’s ER, mom, baby and the EMS team were greeted with cheers from the doctors and nurses who were on duty. While getting calls for women in labor is not rare, it is very unusual to have a baby born on an ambulance especially in East Brunswick where area hospitals are only 10-15 minutes away. Most volunteer EMTs rarely get to experience such an event and many who have been doing this for 20-30 years are still waiting. This was the second delivery for both Fred and Sue which is akin to hitting the lottery twice.
The East Brunswick Rescue Squad will be celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2012. This is an all volunteer organization whose financial support comes solely from donations. Tax deductible donations can be sent to EBRS at 346 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick NJ 08816.
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June 3rd, 2011
The East Brunswick Rescue Squad and the St. Bartholomew’s Knights of Columbus are teaming up to have a “Special” Blood Drive this Sunday, June 5th, at St. Bartholomew’s Church (470 Ryders Lane) from 8am-2pm. Summer shortages are common but having the low levels we are experiencing now is especially concerning. Obviously we need all blood types but if you are type Rh negative (A-, B- and O-), or type O+, we especially could use your help now.. Please consider donating a pint of blood this Sunday at St. Bartholomew’s Church. Also, please consider telling a friend or family member about this situation. It impacts every one of us.
If you think you can donate, please contact John Hosie or the East Brunswick Rescue Squad at 732-387-8388 so that we can anticipate the number of donors we think we’ll have to make sure adequate staff from NJ blood services is available. You can also directly register by going to: http://tinyurl.com/blooddrive-ebrs
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May 9th, 2011
On Tuesday, May 17th Hooters of East Brunswick will to donate 20% of merchandise and food sales to the East Brunswick Rescue Squad. You must bring a copy of the certificate below with you and present it to your server in order for 20% of your bill to be donated (click on it to download a copy).
Thank you to Brunswick Hooters and Brill’s Karate for their support!
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