Paoli Fire Chief Urges Community to Make Membership Donations Now

Dear Neighbor,

Paoli Fire Company and our Ambulance Division have always been there for you. Now I implore you to be there for us: Please make your 2021 Membership Drive contribution today.

This is our second 2021 Membership Drive. In years past, our first has always generated the great
majority of our contributions. This year, donations received so far total less than a quarter of your usual generous support. If you value the services that Paoli Fire Company and our Advance Life
Support Ambulance provide, this is an urgent call to action!

The majority of residents and businesses in the communities we serve have not yet contributed at all: Just 5% of residential households that received a membership drive mailing made a donation, and just 6% of businesses did.

We know everyone has had so many and so much to worry about over the past year. We understand if your mind was on many things other than your local fire and ambulance company’s appeal. Or perhaps you have newly moved to our community and did not realize that your local fire company and ambulance service is not fully funded by a municipal or fire tax and is run and staffed largely by volunteers.

While becoming a member is a generous act of community support, it also potentially has a tremendous personal benefit. If you are a member and need an ambulance in 2021, your insurance co-pay will be your only out-of-pocket payment to Paoli Fire Company.

If you are able, please give what you can.

If you wish to donate online, please visit givebutter.com/PaoliFireCo to donate with your credit card, Venmo, or Paypal. If you prefer to donate with a check, you will soon be receiving a membership drive mailing containing a donation card and envelope, as well as our newsletter.

Thank you for supporting us so we can support you and our community – neighbor helping neighbor.

Sincerely,

Andrea Testa

Paoli Fire Chief