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2014 Annual VAVRS Conference Housing Info Mail or fax reservation to: VAVRS Housing Bureau, 2101 Parks Ave Ste 500, VA Beach, VA 23451 or fax to 757-437-6039 or email to ellogan@vbgov.com RESERVATIONS DEADLINE: 8/15/2014.

For complete details go to www.vavrs.com

WANTED —— RESCUE TEAMS The Rescue Contest Committee is seeking teams for the 2014 VAVRS conference in Virginia Beach.

The contest provides each team member the ability to demonstrate their knowledge and skills in a problem designed specifically for rescue teams.

The guidelines and rules for competing teams will be mailed to you upon request.

Questions – contact Lin Matthews (804-405-1247) Kelly Southard (540-718-0342) or Bill Camm (434-546-6909) Come join the fun and excitement of competing, use your knowledge and skills, and represent your squad at the conference. Hear your squad’s name called at the awards ceremony when you win a trophy.

We are looking forward to seeing more teams compete in the Rescue Contest at the annual conference September 23 -28, 2014.

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2013-2014 VAVRS Officers President Rickey Hodge Secretary Scott Davis Treasurer Steve Grayson Training Officer Cecil Leach Chaplain Darleen Ferguson Historian Dreama Chandler Editor Gary Dalton Legal Advisor S. Craig Lane Parliamentarian J. C. Phillips Lobbyist Ed Rhodes Immediate Past President Edward B. Bish Jr. Medical Advisor James R. Dudley, MD, MBA

District 1 V. P. Steve Southworth District 2 V. P. Carolyn White District 3 V. P. Kenny Frenier District 4 V. P. Gary Dalton District 5 V. P. L. Frank Smith District 6 V. P. Doug Adams District 7 V. P. Coby Fizer District 8 V. P. Steven Reynolds District 9 V. P. Darrell Beavers District 10 V. P. George Langford Office Manager Frances Brooks Training Coordinator Kathy Eubank Administrative Secretary Shirley Bagby

2013-2014 VAVRS Committee Chairs Nominating: Bruce Stratton Membership: Kim Craig VRSAWG: Bruce Edwards VRSAWG: Gary Dalton VRSAWG: Karen Wagner By-Laws: Bruce Edwards Lifeline: Gary Dalton Conference: Ford Wirt Camporee: Ronnie Slough Finance: Steve Grayson Scholarship: Carolyn Brand EMS Memorial: Kevin Dillard Grant: Elizabeth Papelino Facility Manager: Lin Matthews Web Page: Gary Dalton

Legislative: Dreama Chandler Legislative: Edward B. "Bubby" Bish Jr. Rescue College: Rickey Hodge Rescue College: Wayne Myers Human Resources: Kim Craig Life Membership: Ronnie Slough Rescue Hall of Fame: Ford Wirt EMS Advisory Board: Dreama Chandler EMS Advisory Board: Wayne Myers Strategic Planning: Karen Wagner New Course Development: Wayne Myers Recruitment and Retention: Fran Phillips Recruitment and Retention: Bobby Hill Volunteer Management: A. Page Entsminger EMS Exchange Program: Jane Laverne

2013-2014 VAJVRS Officers President Cora Fearnow District 4 VP Connor Smith Vice President Victoria Gaudin District 7 VP Patrick Jones Secretary/Treasurer Elizabeth Pittman Advisor, Chair Alfred Smith Chaplain Montana Looney Advisor Brandon Baugus Historian Danielle McCormick Advisor Woody Conner District 1 VP Emily Snyder Advisor Micky Grodski District 3 VP Cora Fearnow Advisor Steve Dove Official

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2013-2014 AVAVRS Officers President - Sharon Campbell Immediate Past President - Fern Puckett Vice President - Harry Householder Midwestern VP - Nancy Linkous Secretary - Dolores Hudson Northeastern VP - Debbie Smallwood Treasurer - Patsy Wingfield Southcentral VP - Clara Craig Chaplain - Ailease Short Southeastern VP - Fay Browning Historian - Linda Berkstresser Southwestern VP - Valarie Becker Parliamentarian - Maxie Skeen Western VP - Debbie Rohr

For a complete list of the current courses being offered by the VAVRS—go to

2013-2014 AVAVRS Committee Chairs Conference: Vickie Arnold Conference: Sheila Gordon Nominating: Ruth Swicegood Life Membership: Carolyn Brand Emergency Care: Laura Booze Resolutions: Maxie Skeen

Membership: Harry Householder Finance: Patsy Wingfield Roll Call: Donna Porter Roll Call: Valarie Becker Fundraising: Stacey Frame

Deadline for the Upcoming Issues of the VIRGINIA LIFELINE Articles may be submitted by any member of the VAVRS, AVAVRS and VAJVRS. Feature articles are encouraged. Photos and/or graphics are acceptable and can be returned if requested.

Contact the Editor if you need assistance in writing an article at gdalton@vavrs.com Deadline for future issues as follows: June 10, 2014 for July/August Issue August 10, 2014 for September/October Issue September 1, 2014 for Conference Issue October 10, 2014 for November/December Issue

THE VIRGINIA LIFELINE ISSN 0279-6023 is the official bimonthly publication of the Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads, Inc. Editorial material should be sent directly to the VAVRS Editor at P O Box 522 Woodstock, VA 22664 (H) 540-459-4849 (W) 540-536-2758 (FAX) 540-459-4925 (C) 540-481-0125 Email-gdalton@vavrs.com Requests for advertising rates, material specifications and deadlines should be directed to the Editor.

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From the VAVRS President Submitted by Rickey Hodge, VAVRS President Well, the Spring Board of Governors Meeting in Bristol was a great success due to a good turnout of our members.

We were fortunate to have Virginia Senator Charles W. “Bill” Carrico Jr. of the 40th Virginia Senatorial District on hand to present a Virginia General Assembly Resolution to Page Entsminger for his many years of service to the Lexington Life Saving Crew, his community and the VAVRS. Another guest present was Michael Berg, Regulation and Compliance Officer for the Virginia Office of EMS. It is always a pleasure to have Mike visit with us and give us direction as well as answer any questions we may have of him.

I feel like the meeting went very well and smooth. The reports that the officers submit makes for good reading for you, the members, and not have us there all day. I enjoyed fielding questions and I hope I answered them to your satisfaction. I am only a phone call away if you need me.

I discussed the Raffle and its importance to our Association.

Make no mistake about this folks; this has got to be a success as we desperately need the funds to continue to improve our Conference.

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VAVRS Treasurer Steve Grayson and VAVRS President Rickey Hodge display several packets of raffle tickets that are on sale to benefit the expenses of the VAVRS Conference.

Meeting will be in Fredericksburg, Va. This was a long process to come up with this location. We have listened to many of you requesting various locations and we talked and got proposals from many.

However Fredericksburg was by far the lowest bid by hundreds and even thousands of dollars compared to some that bided. Many thanks to Ford Wirt and Kathy Eubank for their hard work.

In closing, I will be seeking the office of President at the upcoming Conference in VAVRS

September and would so appreciate your support. I have been honored to serve you this year. I have travelled many miles and had nothing but this Association at heart. The many trips I have made to Richmond along with Bubby Bish who filled in when I couldn’t go, and to the Legislative Committee for their hard work serving you it has been a good year. Again, I am a phone call away and I look forward to seeing you at various venues this summer.

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Waynesboro First Aid Crew Auxiliary Submitted by Jill Stachowski Hello to everyone from Waynesboro's first aid crew Auxiliary, Well we really have not been up to much since Christmas. We the Auxiliary hosted the dinner for the police officers who attended Reserve Officer Keith Quick funeral . At the end of February we were in Broadway with all the Auxiliary's that attended the District meeting, Its always great to see everyone when we go. We had to reschedule our Crew banquet from January to March and it

was wonderful like it is every year. We the Auxiliary gave a donation to our Crew to help with buying a new sign for in front of our Building. Sharon Campbell installed our officers for this year. We just did a Lunch for the Animal Control Board Meeting. With a few more things on our calendar it should keep us busy for a while.

Hope all is going well with everyone.

Take care from the Waynesboro first aid crew Auxiliary.

2014 AVAVRS Scrapbook Competition Each year the AVAVRS President picks a theme.

You may or may not follow this theme. This year AVAVRS President Sharon Campbell has chosen:

“Oh, the Places We Go Together” For rules for the competition visit www.vavrs.com DEADLINE – SCRAPBOOKS MUST BE IN THE HANDS OF THE AVAVRS HISTORIAN LINDA BERKSTRESSER ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 25, 2014 Official

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Women give 50 years of food and smiles January 31, 2014 article by Lauren Berg The Daily Progress Laughing and smiling at one another, Carolyn Beard and Audrey Roberts reminisced on Thursday about their 50 years as volunteers for the Waynesboro First Aid Crew (WFAC). Roberts started in 1963 and Carolyn Beard joined in 1964, as both women helped in the early days of the organization.

“We started it from day one, didn’t we?” Beard said.

“We did,” Roberts replied, laughing.

The WFAC is a combination agency of volunteer and career staff rescue squad providing EMS rescue services to the City of Waynesboro and the eastern part of Augusta County. The organization is a member of the Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads and averages 5,000 calls a year. All the buildings and equipment are owned by the WFAC and were purchased with donations for the community.

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money.

“Back then we baked most of our cakes for the banquets and things, but we enjoyed it,” Roberts added.

Both women were young wives with children when they first joined the Auxiliary.

“It’s just part of our life, I mean, it’s like family,” Beard said. “You spend 50 years and it doesn’t seem like 50 years. I just can’t imagine giving it up. So hopefully we’ll be here for 75 years.”

“We grew up right in this,” added Roberts.

Reminiscing about their beginnings with the Crew, the women remembered some good times and some mishaps.

“When we first started, there was a gentleman that drowned,” Roberts said. “The crew wanted some coffee because in the winter it was cold. We got the big percolator out and poured hot water on the coffee grounds. We waited and waited and it didn’t percolate.”

Beard added, “We thought putting hot water in it would speed it up, but it you have to start it cold.”

“By the time we got the coffee, the men were coming in. But of

course they appreciated the hot coffee,” Roberts said, laughing.

Beard and Roberts are both active lifetime members and still put together events with the Auxiliary. Every year, they help organize a Christmas dinner, a Thanksgiving family dinner, and other banquets. They also give food to people in need.

“I think, of all the things we do and have done, the thing that really makes my heart feel good is when we give Vector Industries a meal,” Beard said.

“We throw them a luncheon every Christmas and I love to see the joy on their faces.”

Roberts added, “They have to have macaroni and cheese.

They ask for that.”

The Auxiliary currently has 14 members and continues to provide food and warm smiles to the community. Beard said, “To me, it’s really been easy. It’s just something I have enjoyed doing.”

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Important VAVRS Events 2014 VAVRS Camporee

National EMS Memorial Service

May 16-17, 2014--Buena Vista

June 28, 2014--Colorado Springs

EMS Week

VAVRS Conference

May 19 - 25, 2014

September 24-27, 2014--Va Beach

VAVRS Rescue College

Virginia EMS Symposium

June 6-15, 2014--Virginia Tech, Blacksburg

November 11-15, 2014--Norfolk

IRECA 2011 Conference & Competition

VAVRS Executive Committee

June 6-15, 2014--Charlotte, NC

May 31, 2014--Teleconference August 9, 2014--TBA September 25, 2014--Va Beach

FOR SALE 2009 Dodge Charger 57,000 miles

Excellent condition Asking Price: $13,500

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The 60 Second Parliamentarian Tip

withdrawn by the maker of that motion?

Submitted By J.C. Phillips, VAVRS Parliamentarian

So, in most cases, the request to withdraw a motion never has to come to a vote in order to grant the request. In some organizations, the maker of the motion will request to withdraw the motion and the person that seconded the motion agrees to withdraw his or her second is fine, but the Chair still must make sure the assembly has no objections to withdrawing the motion. Remember, a request to withdraw a motion can happen at anytime before the Chair calls for a vote. I hope this helps, should this come up in one of your meetings.

Can you withdraw a motion that you have just made? This is another question that has a "yes" and a "no" answer. This yes and no answer comes up a lot when dealing with parliamentary procedure. Yes, you can withdraw a motion that you have just made before a second is recognized by the Chair of that meeting. In this particular incident, the motion still belongs to you. When a motion is made and seconded, it belongs to the assembly and no longer belongs to you, even though you made the motion. Once the motion is seconded, you turn over the motion to the assembly for them to act on it. So at this point, this is the "no" part of the yes and no answer.

now belongs to the assembly. The Chair can say something like. "If I hear no objection, the motion is withdrawn." If there is no objection, the motion is withdrawn.

If there is an objection (and this seldom happens), then the Chair has to ask for a motion to withdraw the motion that is on the floor. Whether or not the motion is withdrawn depends on how the vote turns out. As I mentioned before, a vote to settle a motion that is requested to be withdrawn, seldom happens, because why would an assembly want to debate a motion that has been requested to be

The Chair now has to get permission from the assembly to withdraw the motion since it

CBVRS to Launch Area’s First Flu Vaccine Drive Submitted by Sara Hunt Touch Points Public Relations

King George counties with FREE access to the seasonal flu vaccine during the 2014-2015 flu season. Watch for more information coming soon about the first-ever Flu Vaccine Drive for the Colonial Beach area. For more information, contact Dan Freeman, drfreema@mtu.edu.

Colonial Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad and the Guadalupe Free Clinic are partnering on a new initiative with the goal of providing residents of the Town of Colonial Beach and surrounding areas of Westmoreland and Official

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Auxiliary to the Virginia Association of Volunteer To: AVAVRS Auxiliary Presidents AVAVRS Officers AVAVRS Life Members April 18. 2014 Hello to each of you, I wish that I could say “Happy Spring” but Mother Nature is still playing tricks on us as it is another cool day.

The AVAVRS Officers’ and many guests had a great meeting in Bristol on April 5th. As usual it was wonderful to see many old and new friends.

The Conference Packet is now online, some of the dates are incorrect and hopefully they will be corrected soon. I am making a list of the reports and the dates that each report/ scrapbook, etc. is due.

AVAVRS Conference Questionnaire

July 25, 2014

Auxiliary President’s Annual Report

July 15, 2014

AVAVRS Outstanding Service Award

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AVAVRS Life Membership Nomination June 26, 2014 by 5:00 pm AVAVRS Auxiliary Scrapbooks

August 25, 2014

AVAVRS District Scrapbooks

August 25, 2014

Auxiliary of the Year Award

July 25, 2014

AVAVRS Emergency Care

August 25, 2014

AVAVRS Chaplain’s Report

September 1, 2014

AVAVRS Roll Call Delegate Form

September 1, 2014

Please note that the Opening for Conference is on Wednesday, September 24th at 6:00 p.m.

Also the AVAVRS Thursday meeting will begin at 1:00 so that we will finish in time to get ready for the VAVRS Picnic (the information concerning this event is online).

Please start selling your AVAVRS Raffle tickets and remember that Stacey Frame has more if you need them. The more we sell now the less we will have to sell at conference.

Things are really coming together for our 2014 Conference and I anticipate many new and exciting things happening at the beach. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns and I hope to see each of you sometime this summer.

“Oh, the places we will go”, Sharon Karlet Campbell, AVAVRS President

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First Annual Kids EXPO Includes Public Safety Agencies

Submitted by Steve Dove The Fredericksburg EXPO & Conference Center held their first annual Kids EXPO on February 22nd & 23rd. In October of 2013 I was asked to help coordinate the logistics of having public safety agencies as this event. I was given a large area within the Exhibit Hall to work with and began planning for this event. My first task was to determine what apparatus I would have inside the Hall, and since the EXPO Center is within the boundaries of the City of Fredericksburg I invite those agencies to have the apparatus on display and for tours.

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The Fredericksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad provided an ambulance for kids to walk through and see the inside of our “office space.� The Fredericksburg Police Department brought in a new police cruiser and a patrol bicycle for the kids to take a look at. In addition the Chancellor Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department displayed a fire engine and assisted with the Spotsylvania County Fire Safety House, along with Spotsylvania Volunteer Fire Department. LifeCare Medical Transports also provided the Neonatal transport unit for this event so kids could see the

inside and some of the newer power equipment that is coming into the field of EMS. My next task was to solicit public safety agencies in the Fredericksburg region that may

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want to take part in the event by having a booth space available to them. This space came with some stipulations however. Each agency that wanted to take part had to provide some type of safety awareness or education.

Several local agencies decided to take advantage of this exciting event and also the possibility of recruiting new volunteers. The Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Department set up a booth about the “DARE” program and talked about the dangers of drug abuse. Stafford Volunteer Rescue Squad talked about poison prevention and handed out information about the local poison control center and the emergency contact information.

Chancellor Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department provided a Hands-Only CPR station for the participants to learn the two easy steps to help save a life.

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foreign body airway obstruction in an adult that was choking, using a hands-on device that demonstrated removing an obstruction.

While planning for this event I decided to invite several Public Safety mascots to take part in the EXPO to interact with the kids. Sparky the Fire Dog made several appearances throughout the weekend along with Rescue Sam the Fredericksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad mascot. A firefighter in full gear with breathing apparatus was also making rounds to show the kids how they would appear in an actual emergency.

We were also thrilled to have the appearance of the VAVRS District 10 EMS Clown at this event.

year for this event and it was a huge success. With over 6,000 people coming through the exhibit hall that weekend, it made for two busy days with lots of public safety awareness and education. Planning for next year’s event have already begun and I will meet with the EXPO Center in the near future to work on expanding the area and number of public safety agencies we include to take part in this exciting venture. Next year’s Kids EXPO will be held on February 14th & 15th. Hope to see you there!!

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The Legislative Attic Submitted by Ed Rhodes Spring BOG is complete - along with the four and half hour drive each way. The surprise of the day was the presentation of the "framed" resolution from the General Assembly to Page Entsminger commending him for all of his work for EMS over the past four decades. Senator Bill Carrico presented this to Page.

Congratulations to Page.

Unfortunately, the General Assembly is still meeting in some fashion. Both houses met on April 8th and went home after about an hour or so. No budget. VAVRS was represented during the Finance Committee public hearing on their budget and part of our message was asking that a budget be passed that included funding for the Line of Duty Act. There are funds included in the Senate version, but not in the House version.

Bubby Bish and I attended a meeting of the stakeholders at VAVRS headquarters on April 10th. We discussed the Line of Duty Act, where we stand on it along with other issues, such as VDFP training. Three of us were directed to meet with the Secretary of Finance and the Chief of Staff for the Governor to discuss the Line of Duty funding. This meeting has already been scheduled for two weeks from now. The Fire/EMS Page

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Legislative Caucus will be meeting again in August in conjunction with the Virginia State Firefighters Association convention in Hampton, then moving west in late fall to the Roanoke area.

All are invited to attend these meetings.

Work continues on the EMS terminology legislation and meetings with the proponents of the reduction in EMT training hours. May 8 and 9 are the spring dates for the EMS Advisory Board meetings.

Funding was included in the "caboose" budget bill (one that covers state expenses through June 30) for additional engineering work for the Public Safety Memorial, but also for the General Assembly Building.

We have been told that because of the upcoming demolition of the GAB, putting the memorial where it was originally planned would not work. Therefore, the suggestion has been made that it be moved to in front of the Patrick Henry Building, a smaller site, but safer. Private donations for the memorial remain in place as of now, but if not used within a specific timeframe, they could be lost.

Most of the public safety organizations agree with this change.

There were also funds included

The “Real� Attic for the LODA study that we worked on for 58 days of the 60-day session. We were able to gain agreements to broaden the scope of the study and to bring representatives from the public safety stakeholder's organization into the study.

The Senate budget bill also reorganizes the workgroup from approximately three years ago, which VAVRS was at the table.

Again, I wish to thank all of you for the phone calls and e-mails when asked to contact legislators in opposition the EMT training bill. It did work.

It was good seeing a number of you in Bristol and I look forward to seeing you in Virginia Beach or at your district meetings throughout the remainder of the year. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact the Legislative Committee or myself.

Have a great spring and summer.

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House Joint Resolution No. 172 Commending Ashby Page Entsminger Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 24, 2014

executive, and president, and still maintains his membership; and

Agreed to by the Senate, January 30, 2014

WHEREAS, Page Entsminger exhibited his leadership abilities at the Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads, Inc. (VAVRS), in 1974 when he was elected secretary; in 1977, he was elected president, and he continues to serve the organization in different capacities to this day; and

WHEREAS, Ashby Page Entsminger has excelled in each of the endeavors that he has undertaken and is a model of community involvement to those in and around Lexington; and WHEREAS, after his graduation from Effinger High School, Page Entsminger was employed by Lee's Carpets before joining the United States Army; he served as a military policeman in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for two years before returning to his employment with Lee's Carpets; and

WHEREAS, Page Entsminger served a number of terms as chaplain of VAVRS, having enhanced the annual memorial service to its current status; and due to the importance of the office he held, was named chaplain emeritus in September 2013; and

WHEREAS, Page Entsminger was a member of Collierstown Baptist Church and Lexington Baptist Church, serving as an adult Sunday school teacher, Sunday school superintendent, and youth director; and WHEREAS, Page Entsminger displayed his passion for community involvement to the Lexington Life Saving Crew and became an active member in September 1970; he served in numerous positions of leadership, including captain, training officer, 1st lieutenant training, 1st lieutenant Official

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WHEREAS, Page Entsminger has held numerous training certifications, including Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) lay instructor, CPR instructor, and as a shock trauma technician between 1982 and 1991; and WHEREAS, in 1991, Page Entsminger received Virginia's Outstanding EMT Instructor of the Year award; he was certified as a basic and light duty rescue instructor trainer and received the status as one of the first rescue technicians;

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and WHEREAS, Page Entsminger was also appointed to serve on the Governor's Committee on Emergency Medical Services; and WHEREAS, Page Entsminger was awarded life membership in VAVRS in 1981, in the Lexington Life Saving Crew in 1991, and in VAVRS District 1 in 2009; and WHEREAS, in 1993, Page Entsminger was selected to be a member of the Virginia Life Saving and Rescue Hall of Fame; and WHEREAS, in addition to his many years as part of the lifesaving and emergency medical services community, (Continued on page 25)

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Back row l-r—Kelly Walters, Wanda Morehead, Rickey Hodge, Kevin Dillard.

2nd Row l-r—J. Kenneth Morgan, J. C. Phillips, Bubby Bish, Dreama Chandler.

Front Row l-r-Carroll Hawkes, A. Page Entsminger, Bubby Phillips (Continued from page 24)

Page Entsminger found time to serve his community on the board of directors of Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital and Rockbridge Summer Youth Programs; and WHEREAS, Page Entsminger also coached little league baseball and was an instructor/ trainer with the American Heart Association; and WHEREAS, after a highly successful tenure of community involvement and sacrifice, Page Entsminger continues to be a

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teacher, mentor, and confidant to many in the Commonwealth; and WHEREAS, Page Entsminger is the father of three children, a grandfather, and husband of 55 years to his wife, Edith; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Ashby Page Entsminger for his distinguished service with the Lexington Life Saving Crew and the Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads and

to the community, which have all benefited citizens throughout the Commonwealth; and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Ashby Page Entsminger as an expression of the General Assembly's gratitude for his many years of service and for his valuable contributions to improving the quality of emergency medical services in the Commonwealth.

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LifeCare Medical Transports Turns Twenty Submitted by Daniel Wildman LifeCare Medical Transports, corporately based in Fredericksburg celebrated 20 years of service in January.

LifeCare employs hundreds of employees across the Commonwealth and aside from Fredericksburg; it serves several metropolitan areas, including Richmond, Charlottesville, Roanoke, and Northern Virginia. LifeCare began operations on January 9, 1994 and has since transported over a half million patients.

And So It Began In the early 1990’s, Kevin Dillard and Danny Wildman, life members of Fredericksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad and Chancellor Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department, saw a need in the Fredericksburg region for a reliable, high quality medical transport company. At the time, local patients requiring hospital discharge transports would end up in the back of emergency service ambulances when the only other commercial transport company in town was unavailable. Dillard and Wildman began working on their business plan with the assistance of the Small Business Development Administration and developed a plan to grow the business to 5 ambulances to serve the greater Fredericksburg region.

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In the early days, Dillard and Wildman recruited colleagues and family members to assist with the upstart of the business which was originally headquartered in Dillard’s basement. Parents, grandparents, and siblings would rotate “dispatch duty” during the evening and overnight shifts, while others would assist with running calls, vehicle maintenance and marketing of the business.

LifeCare quickly outgrew its small facility in Spotsylvania County and in 1997 purchased twenty acres for its corporate headquarters in Stafford County, Virginia. The swift growth and success of the company lead to Dillard and Wildman being named Virginia’s Ernst and Young’s “Entrepreneurs of the Year” in 1999. With its new corporate offices, LifeCare expanded its services to include fleet vehicle maintenance and revenue recovery (billing for services.)

LifeCare was one of the first EMS agencies to arrive on the scene at the Pentagon on 9/11 and its headquarters served as a staging area for EMS agencies across the VAVRS

Commonwealth waiting to be deployed. LifeCare has also been involved in several FEMA deployments, including hurricanes Katrina (Louisiana,) Rita (Texas,) Gustav (Texas,) and Sandy (New York.)

In 2007, LifeCare was awarded the Governor’s Award for Outstanding EMS Agency – the only commercial ambulance company to receive that award.

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Frontier Award for its “green” initiatives. Dillard was the founding chairperson to the Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squad’s initiative to establish the National EMS Memorial Service.

Both Dillard and Wildman have served on the Board of Directors of the Memorial Service Board and continue to help at the annual event in Colorado Springs, CO.

Twentieth Anniversary Celebration On March 16, 2014, LifeCare employees, families, and friends gathered in Stafford, Virginia at the Del Webb Celebrate Virginia Clubhouse to celebrate LifeCare’s 20th anniversary. Attendees were presented a video and oral presentation of LifeCare’s journey to being one of Virginia’s premier medical transport providers. Employees were presented with “Length of Service” awards for the dedication and professionalism exhibited over the years.

LifeCare Historical Highlights: 1994 First Transport – Crew: Kevin Dillard & Danny Wildman 1995 Purchase of Webb Ambulance Service 1997 Purchase of Anderson Ambulance in Charlottesville 1997 Governor’s Award – Excellence in EMS – Kevin Dillard 1999 Groundbreaking Corporate Headquarters on International Parkway in Stafford 1999 Ernst & Young Entrepreneurs of the Year – Virginia 2001 Among First Crews to arrive at Pentagon 09/11/01 – Corporate HQ serves as staging 2005 First FEMA deployment – Hurricanes Katrina (Louisiana) and Rita (Texas) 2007 Governor’s Award – EMS Agency of the Year 2012 Governor’s Award – Outstanding Contribution to EMS Health & Safety 2014 Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce Green Frontier Award

LifeCare’s Future LifeCare’s growth can be attributed to not only the hard work and perseverance of its founders, but also to the hard work and dedication of its employees. The highest quality patient care and customer service has remained the focus of LifeCare. Utilizing the latest technology of medical equipment, such as LifePak 15s and LTV & Revel ventilators, to power stretchers and power stair chairs, LifeCare has improved patient care and employee health. A continued emphasis on excellence in patient care, customer service and safety, and a commitment to community medicine will launch LifeCare into the next 20 years.

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Recruitment and Retention Committee Submitted by Fran Phillips, VAVRS R&R Committee Chair HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Every Senior Squad, Auxiliary, or Junior Squad has an ANNIVERSARY! It may be your 1st or your 80th. This is the date when you formed and should be celebrated. How you celebrate is up to each individual organization. Listed below are ideas for this festivity. @ A designated line item should be placed in your budget to be spent on your Anniversary. This amount may be small, medium or large.

Community businesses may wish to donate to say “Thank YOU”. @ Form a committee to suggest how your organization would like to celebrate and how to spend the money designated.

This committee should be formed a year before the Anniversary year so plans may be made and announcements or

questions about your equipment so have someone by each piece to answer questions. Your members may take Blood Pressures and give out information on your squad verbally or in a printed brochure. You may wish to have something to give to each attendee such as a pencil, a pen, small first aid kit, etc.

Your name should be on each item as a reminder of the “Anniversary” day and that your people are there to serve the community. These items are an excellent Recruitment tool, too.

SOMETHING FOR YOUR MEMBERS: A new uniform makes everyone feel special. A banquet or picnic will bring your members together with their families for fun. Awards may be given. The following are suggestions: who pulls the “Most Duty Hours” award, [operations] “Chief’s” award,

[administrative] “President’s” award, or “Crew of the Year”.

There are many other ways to say “Thank YOU” to your members. During EMS Week have a cookout and give each person who is an active member - riding or administrative - a gift. Some ideas for gifts are: water bottles that can be taken on call, pens, blankets, coffee cups, etc. Each of these items may be embossed with your squad’s name.

By having a “Celebration” you are letting your community know that you appreciate their monetary donations. They will also learn of your squad members commitment of time and money to the community and of their life saving skills.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO ALL!

advertising may be made. Below are some suggestions.

AN OPEN HOUSE is a great way to let your community know what you do, to show off your equipment, squad house and your members. If possible, give each member a new uniform for this occasion. Have a coloring contest for the children with prizes. The adults will ask Official

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Vehicle Rescue Awareness and Operations

Submitted by Cecil Leach, VAVRS Training Officer and Vehicle Rescue and Awareness and Operations Coordinator Do you need training for your squad in vehicle extrication? One place to get training is at the VAVRS Rescue College held in Blacksburg, Virginia in June each year.

The VEHICLE RESCUE AWARENESS AND OPERATIONS course was developed by VAVRS. This course stresses skills and the latest techniques in vehicle extrication. With emphasis placed on, orderly and efficient approach to the crash situation, safety procedures, protective equipment and use of tools (hand tools, power tools, hydraulic tools, air bags, etc.)

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portions. So what does all of this add up to? The classroom portion contains information as to why training is needed, equipment needs, and size up, protective equipment for rescuer and patient, the hazards of vehicle that has been crashed, establish command, patient care, need for transport units, safety of rescuers and removal of patients. The practical portion is how to control the hazards found at crash scene. Some of the hazards are unstable vehicle, fluid leaks, and vehicle air bags, down power lines just to name a few. Also usage of tools (hand tools, power tools, hydraulic tools, air bags, etc.) to remove the doors or roof on a vehicle to gain access and extricate patients.

If you have VEHICLE RESCUE AWARENESS AND OPERATIONS basic level and are thinking about becoming an instructor the place is Rescue VAVRS

College in Blacksburg Virginia.

If you are interested in these and other courses check out the VAVRS web and the address is WWW.VAVRS.COM The following is a description and requirements for: VEHICLE RESCUE AWARENESS AND OPERATIONS This course developed by the VAVRS, Office of EMS and Dept. of Fire Programs stresses the skills and latest techniques of vehicle extrication. Emphasis is placed on: 路 Orderly and efficient approach to the accident situation 路 Safety procedures 路 Protective equipment 路 Use of tools (hand tools, power tools, hydraulic tools, air bags, etc.)

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Vehicle Rescue Awareness and Operations Reference Materials: Course Hours: 16 hours ( 4 classroom, 12 practical) Basic Course Prerequisites: · Minimum 18 years of age · MUST provide own protective gear which is to include: -helmet (with or without shield) -leather type work gloves -hard sole shoes, steeled toe boots -turnout coat (or long sleeves) -goggles or safety glasses **NOTE: FULL TURN OUT GEAR IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AND PREFERRED* Instructor Course Prerequisites: · MINIMUM of 18 years of age · MUST hold current certification in HTR Vehicle Rescue · MUST be certified in basic HTR Vehicle Rescue for a minimum of two (2) years · MUST have successfully completed the HTR Vehicle Rescue pre-test with a score of 80 · MUST provide own protective gear (see above)

TO SCHEDULE A TRAINING CLASS IN YOUR AREA: Call the VAVRS State Office at 804-749-8191 or 800-833-0602 or email at vavrs@vavrs.com Page

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Students Create the Art of Fire Safety with CVFR Submitted by Steve Dove, Chancellor VF&R On Monday, February 10, 2014 four members of the Chancellor Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department met with the 3rd Grade Classes at the Chancellor Elementary School. The appearance presented fire safety information to the kids, discussions about the importance of smoke detectors and having a good battery in these devices, staying away from matches and lighters, preventing wildfires and having an escape route from their homes with a central meeting place outside was included during the site visit. The students met Sparky the Fire Service Mascot.

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Also two of the firefighters donned their turnout gear and SCBA so the students could identify what a firefighter would look like in an actual emergency. Many of the kids referred to the firefighters as “Darth Vader� based on the sounds coming from the breathing apparatus and the appearance of the firefighter with the protective face shield. Members talked to the students about the importance of not running away or hiding from firefighters during an emergency.

was discussed during the presentation about fire safety. Later in February these coloring pages were collected and judged by a panel.

While they may seem frightening they were there to help them.

A 3rd, 2nd and 1st Place winner were chosen and each received a medal and award certificate from Sparky on March 14th. The 1st Place winner was also driven to school that morning in the fire truck.

The members left the students with paper to do a drawing of Sparky and focus their drawings on something that

Chancellor Elementary School was thrilled to be able to host this program about important life-saving information that they wish to make this an annual event with the 3rd Grade Classes.

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3rd Place Winner (Finn Irving)

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Lakeside Volunteer Rescue Squad Takes Delivery of a New 2014 Ambulance Submitted by Ryan Scarbrough Secretary Richmond, VA - The Lakeside Volunteer Rescue Squad (LVRS) has been providing emergency medical care to the citizens of Henrico County since 1958. On March 27, 2014 LVRS took delivery of their new 2014 Chevrolet G-4500 ambulance.

After months of committee meetings, deliberating, and designing, the new, $157,350, ambulance rolled off the production floor of Wheeled Coach and was delivered to the station by Select Custom Apparatus.

"The new unit will be replacing our old unit 15 and has been an anticipated addition to our fleet." said Trey Powers the agency's Automotive Officer.

"With the introduction of this new unit we will improve our ability to provide patient care and will increase our visibility on the roadway with the new graphics package." The new unit has been equipped with a rearfacing camera which will allow the ambulance driver to have better visibility to the rear.

This new addition to the LVRS fleet is the second unit of its type that the agency has purchased and symbolizes their commitment to the citizens of Henrico County to offer them no cost quality care.

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"With the hot and humid temperatures in the Richmond area we wanted to ensure that our patients and crews had the most efficient air conditioning system available," Powers said.

"After some research we found that the best way to meet this need was with an external condenser mounted on the front of the ambulance body.

The problem was that most of the solutions we found were unsightly. That was until we found the NEW Wheeled Coach Cool-Bar." The Cool-Bar has 30% higher condensing capability with four high capacity fans, and 50% greater airflow as opposed to what was found in other outside mounted condensers.

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installation of response and scene lighting directly onto the housing." The front scene lights are located on the diagonal face of the housing and are aimed out, facing the area where the driver and front passenger enter and exit the unit. This improvement imparts the responding crews with better lighting of the area around the vehicle and improves crew safety.

Reflective chevrons and LED warning lights have been installed on the inside of back and side patient compartment doors to help alert passing motorists of an open door.

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graphics will introduce a modern style logo on the box and will incorporate a half star of life on the rear corners.

This will help citizens to differentiate us from the fire department" "This new unit will demonstrate to the community that we are ever changing and growing but still providing the same great care that we always have," said Doug Davies the Squad's President. “The prehospital setting is ever changing and growing and we try to anticipate those needs before they occur," In an attempt to increase provider efficiency, the patient compartment was designed to be a bit larger than the what was seen on the previous unit. and was custom designed to meet the ever growing needs of the agency's dedicated members, who answered over 1,195 emergency calls in 2013.

You notice as you climb into the patient compartment the use of LED lighting. Gone are the days of hot incandescent bulbs and fluorescent tubes. This update was unquestionably a "bright" idea. The new LEDs will help to keep the patient compartment cooler and provide improved lighting for the providers.

This new fleet addition was only made possible by the continued contributions of the citizens and a grant from the Rescue Squad Assistance Fund (RSAF). "Unlike other agencies around the Richmond area, Lakeside Volunteer Rescue Squad does not charge for services rendered." Davies said, "Without grants, Henrico County Emergency Management, the support of citizens, and the dedicated volunteer members, we would not be able to provide our services to the community."

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SVEC Graduates Eight New EMT’s Submitted by Hal Good Southside Virginia Emergency Crew began its second EMT academy the beginning of October, 2013. Class began with fourteen students from multiple agencies in the surrounding jurisdictions. On February 23rd, SVEC held a graduation ceremony for its eight newest EMT academy graduates. These eight individuals persevered through 21 weeks of class, clinicals, and field rotations to obtain their eligibility to sit for the NREMT exam. At the time of this article, five have successfully tested and received national certification, with the remainder still waiting to test.

SVEC’s EMT academy goes above and beyond the basic requirements for the state of Virginia. In addition to the required Incident Command courses, students received certification in Hazardous Materials Awareness, Mass Casualty Incidents one and two, and had the opportunity to take Emergency Vehicle Operator’s course. SVEC provides these opportunities for its students with the goal of producing more skilled EMT’s who are immediately ready to precept and provide services, ultimately providing a higher level of care for the Official

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Of the eight graduates, seven are members of Southside Virginia Emergency Crew. One of those is a dual member of both Colonial Heights Fire & EMS and SVEC. The eighth graduate serves as a member of Hopewell Emergency Crew.

The graduation ceremony was held at the Southside Virginia Emergency Crew headquarters.

The ceremony, which allowed the graduates a much-deserved chance to relax and celebrate their accomplishments, was possible largely due to a generous donation from one of our local entrepreneurs, Chris Skordas, owner of the Mad

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Italian restaurant. SVEC would like to take the opportunity to thank Mr. Skordas again for the generosity shown through his business’s contribution.

Graduates from the recent academy are already underway in the process of precepting and Southside Virginia Emergency Crew is honored to help launch eight bright new futures in the field of emergency medicine.

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District Three

Submitted by Cindy Swann, District 3 Historian

Colonial Heights Fire & EMS working on their Brunswick Stew on Saturday March 22.

Pictured left to right Ben Barrett, Rose Elder, Stew Master Walter Bishop, Kevin Nevetral and Josh Ayscue.

District 3 February meeting was held at Ashland VRS, which I didn't get to attend.

This year so far has been crazy for me. I did hear we had a pretty good turn out. Kenny Frenier, our District Vice President put a great article in the March/April Lifeline. Our next meeting will be May 3rd at Colonial Heights Fire & EMS are checking a Bensley-Bermuda car that ran off I-95 Southbound near Exit Paula Lindsay VRS. Training 54 during the February 12 snow storm. class will be at Life Member LVRS No one was injured or trapped.

4p.m. The meeting and dinner will begin at 5:30 Philadelphia. On this date the own. The event was held at p.m. Dianne Montgomery, Holly restaurant donated 15% of Bob Evans Restaurant to raise Grove VRS President and I did sales for that day to help with funds for Life Member Paula attend the Spring BOG this event. Paula has 2 teenage Lindsay. Paula has been meeting. Had a good time. As children and her husband is a battling oral cancer for two always got a lot of information.

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A “Thank You” to the VAVRS Scholarship Committee A letter to Carolyn J. Brand Scholarship Chair

Scholarships available through the VAVRS- for information go to www.vavrs.com/scholarships

Dear Mrs. Brand, As my tuition bill for my next semester at James Madison University came, I was again humbled to see the deposit of the Julian S. Wise Scholarship into my account. I want to thank you again for awarding this scholarship to me.

Julian Stanley Wise Scholarship Fred E. Weymouth II Scholarship Kimball Lee Glass Memorial Scholarship Sylvia & Garry Clatterbuck Scholarship Anne J. Gwaltney Memorial Scholarship Trula Peach Scholarship

I also wanted to let you know why this scholarship is such a blessing to me.

Of course my Dad and I have discussed who Julian S. Wise was and the things he accomplished. With our dedication to the volunteer rescue squads, this means so much to me.

However, there is another side to this story that is equally important to me and that is what I wanted to share with you.

On the day before I was to leave for school, my dad took the day off to spend with me. While we were having breakfast we were discussing my financial needs with a certain amount of anxiety. I was telling him that I had not heard from The Julian S. Wise Scholarship application and what a help that would be. He cautiously reminded me that The Julian S. Wise Scholarship Official

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was highly sought after, highly competitive state wide scholarship and that I really should not get my hopes up. I could tell he was preparing me so I would not be disappointed. He then said, “Let’s pray about it”. We stopped right there and he prayed. He did not pray that I would be awarded The Julian Wise Scholarship.

His prayer was that we would continue to put our faith in God and that He would provide for us.

We went on to enjoy our morning together. Around noon, my Dad went to the mailbox and handed me a letter that had come in today’s mail. As I opened the envelope

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We were both overwhelmed with your selection and generosity as well as how God works and answers prayers. Who would have ever thought that a simple prayer of putting your faith in God to provide would have been answered that very day.

I hope this gives you a better idea as to why this scholarship is so special to me.

Thank you again for being a part of this blessing.

Sincerely, Brianna N. Ryan

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Dear Rescue Ranger Dear Rescue Ranger, As your neighbor and friend I wanted to give my belated condolences to your young son regarding the death of his goldfish. I recently was very upset and withdrawn when my pet cat ran off and has been missing for weeks. I saw you and him burying the goldfish and having some quiet time.

Again, I am so sorry. By the way, why did you dig such a big hole?

K W Dear Karen, Because his goldfish was inside your cat!

Dear Rescue Ranger, A few years ago you wrote about some incidents with your wife and all of them ended with “That is when the fight started!” Got anymore?

R S Dear Ronnie, Yeah—last week I suggested to my wife that two times a week, we should go to a nice restaurant, have a little wine, some good food and companionship. She agreed. I said, OK, you go on Tuesdays and I’ll go on Fridays-that is when the fight started!

Because of her snoring I suggested we sleep in separate beds. She said OK and I said, yours is in Florida and mine is in New York-that is when the fight started!

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suggested a trip. She said, “I want to go somewhere I haven't been in a long time!" I suggested the kitchen-that is when the fight started!

The other day my wife said, I have an electric blender, electric toaster, and electric bread baker. Then she said, "There are too many gadgets, and no place to sit down!" So I bought her an electric chairthat is when the fight started!

My wife told me the car wasn't running well because there was water in the carburetor. I asked where the car was, she told me, "In the lake." -that is when the fight started!

She got a mudpack and looked great for two days. I told her it looked great till the mud fell off-that is when the fight started!

Lastly, I was helping the trash pickup guys with our garbage and suddenly my wife comes running out of the house with small bag of trash. She ran after the garbage truck, yelling, "Am I too late for the garbage?" I said, "No, jump in!"

-that is when the fight started!

Dear Rescue Ranger, How are you getting along with keeping your grandchildren in the morning?

WW Dear Warren, Found out something

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interesting just yesterday morning. My grandson asked me, "Paw Paw, can I sit on your lap? I said, "Why sure you can," As he is sitting on my lap, he said, "Paw Paw, can you make a sound like a frog?"

I said, sure, "A sound like a frog? Well, sure I can make a sound like a frog."

He said, Please, please, please MAKE a sound like a frog?"

I was perplexed, and asked, him, "Little Buddy, why do you want me to make a sound like a frog?"

And he said, “Cause Maw Maw said that when you croak, we will all get to go to Disney World-that is when another fight started!

Dear Rescue Ranger, Can you tell me how a two pound box of candy can make a person gain five pounds.

B B Dear Bubby, Don’t know, it is truly one of life mysteries. Kind of like, why is it that a plastic surgeon's office the only place where no one gets offended when you pick your nose?"

Well, I got to go, I am reading a very interesting book about anti-gravity. I just can't put it down.

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PO Box 279 2535 Turkey Creek Road Oilville, VA 23129 ISSN 0279-6023

NON-PROFIT ORGAN..

U.S.POSTAGE PAID WOODSTOCK, VA PERMIT NO. 82

Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads, Inc.

Phone: 804-749-8191 Phone: 800-833-0602 Fax: 804-749-8910 E-mail: vavrs@vavrs.com

"Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That A Man Lay down His Life For His Friends." John 15:13

2014 VAVRS and VAJVRS Scrapbook Competition Each year the VAVRS Historian picks a theme.

This year VAVRS Historian Dreama Chandler has chosen:

“SERVICE BEFORE SELF” For rules for the competition visit www.vavrs.com

DEADLINE SCRAPBOOKS MUST SUBMITTED TO THE VAVRS HISTORIAN ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 18, 2014