LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending the Little Neck-Douglaston Community
Ambulance Corps, Inc. upon the occasion of hosting its EMS Celebration
Day on May 20, 2012

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and pay
tribute to those organizations within the State of New York which
provide vital emergency medical rescue services; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
the Little Neck-Douglaston Community Ambulance Corps, Inc. upon the
occasion of hosting its EMS Celebration Day, to be held at its headquar-
ters in Little Neck, New York, on Sunday, May 20, 2012; and
WHEREAS, Volunteer ambulance corps are an important part of the safety
net of America's healthcare system; they provide lifesaving care to
those in need, 24 hours a day, seven days a week; and
WHEREAS, Access to quality emergency care dramatically improves the
survival and recovery rate of those who experience sudden illness or
injury; and
WHEREAS, The Little Neck Lions Club, under the leadership of Al Hough-
ton, spearheaded the idea of a local volunteer ambulance corps; this
idea soon became a reality and, to the credit of practically all civic,
fraternal and religious organizations and clubs in the area, the Little
Neck-Douglaston Community Ambulance Corps, Inc. became a defining accom-
plishment of Little Neck and Douglaston in 1958; and
WHEREAS, For over 50 years, the Little Neck-Douglaston Community Ambu-
lance Corps, Inc. has served the community in their own building which
serves as the office for their volunteers and garage for their two
modern, state-of-the-art ambulances; and
WHEREAS, Their Emergency Medical Technicians are fully trained and
certified by the State of New York to give basic life support to their
patients from the time they arrive, until the time they transfer them to
the hospital; and
WHEREAS, Each and every member involved with the Little Neck-Dougla-
ston Community Ambulance Corps, Inc., past and present, is deserving of
the highest commendation for their contributions to the noble mission of
this lifesaving organization; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when organiza-
tions of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of
this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend the Little Neck-Douglaston Community Ambulance Corps, Inc. upon
the occasion of hosting its EMS Celebration Day on May 20, 2012; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Little Neck-Douglaston Community Ambulance Corps, Inc.