Friday, December 21, 2007

Press Release - York Region paramedics help make Christmas Eve warm and "bear-able" for local children and seniors

NEWMARKET – York Region Emergency Medical Services (EMS) paramedics will distribute teddy bears this Christmas Eve to children who require paramedic assistance en route to, or in, York Region hospital emergency rooms and children's wards.

Ganz: The Teddy Bear Company generously donated 350 teddy bears to York Region EMS for distribution. This is the third consecutive year for the Christmas Eve teddy bear giveaway.

More than 45 blankets will also be distributed this year to elderly patients in York Region hospital palliative care units. These blankets were hand-knit and donated by the "Nanny Blanket Drive," a team of York Region EMS paramedics, family and friends.

The media is invited to interview paramedics as they load teddy bears and blankets into emergency vehicles.

WHEN: Monday, December 24, 2007 11 a.m.
WHERE: EMS Paramedic Response Station 520 Cane ParkwayTown of Newmarket For more information on this or any other EMS-related topic, please contact York Region Health Connection at 1-800-361-5653.