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FEBRUARY 2018 | Vol. 23 | Issue 2
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EMMITSBURG AMBULANCE COMPANY Merges
to Become Part of VIGILANT HOSE COMPANY
by Deb Abraham Spalding
At a combined meeting of all
available Emmitsburg Volunteer
Ambulance Company (EVAC)
and Vigilant Hose Company
(VHC) members at Vigilant Hose
Company’s Station 6 on Tuesday
evening, December 12, 2017, the
signing of merger documentation,
in which the Emmitsburg
Volunteer Ambulance Company
became a part of the Vigilant
Hose Company, took place.
This followed the signing of
merger documentation by
EVAC leadership members
that authorized the transfer of
all assets and liabilities to the
VHC. The VHC was represented
by the Law Offices of Michael
H. Delauter, while EVAC was
represented by Ian Bartman of
Offutt & Kurman.
Following a presentation by
VHC Attorney Michael Delauter,
EVAC and VHC membership,
together and unanimously, approved
the action, thus exceeding the required
two-thirds membership vote.
The merger documents stipulated
that the legal transfer would take
place at 12:00 a.m. on January 1,
2018. At the stroke of midnight,
during EVAC’s New Year’s Eve
Bingo at the Activities Building on
Creamery Road in Emmitsburg,
the crowd of approximately 350
people had more to celebrate than
just the new year 2018. As they
burst into cheer at midnight, it
was to celebrate the new year and
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Courtesy Photo do for the community. The merger
strengthened the community in
emergency responses. It’s taken
two groups of talented individuals
and put together one of the best
emergency services organizations
in the state.”
As with all volunteer
organizations, the need for funds
to drive the mission is vital. In
addition to a new Six of Hearts
fundraiser that is ongoing until
a winner is drawn in 2018,
the VHC hosts bingo every
Wednesday afternoon in the
Activities Building, with games
starting at 1:00 p.m., as well as
every Friday evening, with games
Pictured from left are: (standing) Vicki Long, EVAC secretary and Mary Lou Little, EVAC president; starting at 6:50 p.m. Food is
(seated) Tom Vaughn, VHC assistant secretary; Steve Valentine, VHC secretary; Frank Davis, VHC available to participants and the
president; Mike Delauter, VHC Company attorney; and Steve Hollinger, VHC treasurer.
general public for eat-in or take-
out during these games.
the merger. Earlier that night, in a Little, former president of EVAC, The VHC’s annual Spring Fling
different part of the same facility, “I can’t emphasize how well it’s event will be held at a new location
a party was held during the final working. It’s the greatest thing ever! this May: at the Company’s Activity
hours of VHC’s Six of Hearts It made Emmitsburg stronger than Building, located on Creamery
fundraiser. Tickets were drawn it’s ever been. We’re all so proud.” Road in Emmitsburg.
every ten minutes until a winner VHC President Frank Davis Spring Fling will be held May
was finally pulled at 10:00 p.m. The expressed a similar sentiment, “The 19, 2018, with winners drawn
name Barbara Berg was drawn and biggest thing is that it was the right from noon-5:00 p.m. See their
the card behind number 45 revealed thing to do for both organizations, advertisement on page 14 for more
the 6 of Hearts. Barbara became overall, and it was the right thing to details and ticket information.
the lucky winner of the $54,000
cumulative jackpot.
The New Year’s Eve Bingo and Catoctin Youth
the Six of Hearts fundraisers are
perfect examples of the new stronger Association (CYA)
volunteer force, working together
for one unified organization. “It’s a Basketball Holds Its
win-win situation,” shared Mary Lou First Annual Shoot-A-
Thon at Catoctin H.S. Photo by Hillary Palmer
— Read the story on page 27
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