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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Angleton Area Emergency Medical Corps |
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celebrated 30 years of service to the citizens of Brazoria County in |
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2010; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded as a nonprofit corporation in 1980 by a |
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group of committed volunteers, Angleton Area Emergency Medical |
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Corps was created out of a critical need for first responder |
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services in the local community; initially using a borrowed |
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ambulance, the organization quickly grew and modernized, providing |
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advanced life support care beginning in 1984 and achieving mobile |
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intensive care status the following year; currently, AAEMC utilizes |
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four ambulances, two command vehicles, and a special operations |
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trailer, as well as both paid and volunteer staff; the service |
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region encompasses Angleton and about 400 square miles of Brazoria |
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County, and AAEMC staff responded to more than 3,200 calls in 2010; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Along with emergency aid, the organization also |
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provides disaster assistance, running drills with other agencies |
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throughout southeastern Texas to ensure preparedness in the event |
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of a large-scale catastrophe; in addition, AAEMC trains community |
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members in injury prevention, first aid, and CPR, and it works with |
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the Angleton Independent School District to teach students |
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lifesaving skills and to educate them on the dangers of drunk |
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driving; and |
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WHEREAS, This outstanding organization received the EMS |
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Volunteer Provider Award at the 2002 Texas EMS Conference; |
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moreover, director Lucille Maes took home the Administrator Award |
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at the 2004 meeting, while AAEMC was recognized with the Public |
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Information/Injury Prevention Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Corps members and their families also support the |
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community through the actions of the Sunshine Committee, which |
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donates food and other necessities to the elderly and |
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disadvantaged; and |
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WHEREAS, AAEMC has demonstrated an enduring dedication to |
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providing urgent lifesaving care to those in need, and the citizens |
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of Angleton and the surrounding area owe these brave first |
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responders an enormous debt of gratitude for their tireless efforts |
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over the past three decades; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the Angleton Area Emergency Medical Corps |
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on its 30th anniversary and extend to its staff and volunteers |
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sincere best wishes for continued success with their important |
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work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Angleton Area Emergency Medical Corps as an |
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expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |