LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending the College Point Community Ambulance
Corps upon the occasion of its 71st Annual Installation Dinner on May
19, 2012

WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize and pay
just tribute to organizations and individuals who devote their purpose-
ful lives to serving others, expressing its highest regard and admira-
tion for their skill and courageous dedication to protecting and caring
for the residents of our great State; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern and fully in accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is proud to commend the
College Point Community Ambulance Corps upon the occasion its 71st Annu-
al Installation Dinner, to be held at the Knights of Columbus in College
Point, New York on Saturday, May 19, 2012; and
WHEREAS, Emergency Medical Services personnel and team members are a
vital part of the safety net of America's healthcare system, providing
lifesaving care to those in need, 24 hours a day, seven days a week; and
WHEREAS, The College Point Community Ambulance Corps is an all volun-
teer service; it provides free emergency care and transportation to all
residents, visitors and employees of College Point, Queens, New York;
and
WHEREAS, The College Point Community Ambulance Corps squad is certi-
fied by the New York State Department of Health as an ambulance service
and, its new, state of the art ambulance is staffed by New York State
Emergency Medical Technicians; and
WHEREAS, In addition to its ambulance service, the College Point
Community Ambulance Corps also loans, free of charge, wheelchairs, walk-
ers, crutches, and other items to the residents of College Point; it
also provides free CPR training to businesses and organizations in
College Point and, with advance notice, will make an ambulance available
to standby at community events such as parades, block parties, and
sports and other events; and
WHEREAS, The College Point Community Ambulance Corps was founded in
1941 by College Point residents who were concerned about ambulance
service to the community; it is well-known and highly regarded as New
York City's first volunteer ambulance squad and the second such squad in
New York State; and
WHEREAS, The College Point Community Volunteer Ambulance Corps proudly
protects 22,000 people living in an area of two square miles; it oper-
ates out of its own headquarters and protects a commercial/residential
area; and
WHEREAS, The College Point Community Ambulance Corps responds to calls
in a modern, fully equipped ambulance with a defibrillator for the
sudden cardiac arrest patient and Albuterol for the asthmatic in
distress; and
WHEREAS, Blood Pressure Screening is also made available by the
College Point Community Ambulance Corps free of charge to the community;
residents are welcome to come to its headquarters, where any of its
volunteers will be happy to assist them; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body cannot express sufficient gratitude to
organizations, such as College Point Community Ambulance Corps and its
members, who accept that the preservation of life is a sacred responsi-
bility and make that responsibility their own, and is pleased to have
the opportunity to recognize the sacrifices and contributions they make
to the welfare and safety of their neighbors and community; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that organizations
and individuals of such noble aims and accomplishments richly merit the

appreciation and support of a grateful community and should be cele-
brated and recognized, as well, by all the citizens of the great State
of New York; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend College Point Community Ambulance Corps upon the occasion of its
71st Annual Installation Dinner on May 19, 2012; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to College Point Community Ambulance Corps.