 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – JANUARY 10, 2011  |
CONTACT: Paula Lineberry, PTAR Chief EMAIL: lineberry747@northstate.net PHONE: 336-887-3411 PTAR "Volunteer of The Year" For 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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Piedmont Triad Ambulance & Rescue (PTAR) recently announced the winner of their "Volunteer of The Year" award for 2010. The award was presented during their annual Christmas dinner, which was held on December 11, 2010. The recipient of the 2010 PTAR "Volunteer of The Year" award was Holly Patton, who has been a volunteer with PTAR since January 12, 1989. She served as Secretary of the Board of Directors, under the late Chief Bill Osborne, when PTAR was known as the High Point Rescue Squad. During that time, she also served as an active volunteer for about 15 years, working as an EMT and riding 2nd person on the ambulances 5–10 times a month. Mrs. Patton has attended many seminars and training classes over the years on search and rescue, man–tracking, and high level rescue, and has been on many searches for missing persons, both on land and water. She also completed four years of State Rescue College. She participated and competed for several years in mock practical rescue scenarios as a part of the Rescue Team representing High Point Rescue Squad at annual Rescue Conventions. She retired in 2004 from the Guilford County Sheriff Department's Civil Process Division. And she continues to help out as a volunteer for GOFAR Races, Drag Boat Races, and other events as specified where PTAR provides medical care for the competitors. She currently serves on the PTAR Convention Committee for a Rescue Convention to be held in September 2011 in High Point. The 2010 "Volunteer of the Year" award was presented by PTAR Board Chairman Gart Evans, who said, "Holly has done a tremendous job this year in helping us be successful in a lot of different areas. Just two are the Convention Committee – she is there at every meeting, and she is working with us on doing whatever needs to be done – and she was there at the Boat Races making sure that we were organized. And we are greatly appreciative of those folks who do that." Chief Lineberry added, "Congratulations, Holly. You really deserve that, and then some." Holly Patton resides in northern High Point with her husband, Jeff, who is also a long–time PTAR volunteer.  PTAR 2010 "Volunteer of The Year" Holly Patton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOTE: News media organizations have permission to publish the photographs contained within this press release. |
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Formed in 1971 as the High Point Rescue Squad, PTAR is a private non–profit organization which provides all levels of emergency medical assistance, as well as rescue service, transportation for convalescent patients, and "stand-by" service for special events in the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina. PTAR's local service area includes High Point, Greensboro, Jamestown, Archdale, Trinity, Asheboro, Thomasville, Lexington and other areas of Guilford, Davidson and Randolph counties. The organization also provides transportation outside its normal service area, including many out-of-state trips. PTAR's Administrative Offices are located at 1422 South Main Street, High Point, North Carolina. PTAR currently operates out of five Base Stations, with their Headquarters Station located at 901 South Elm Street in High Point. They have two Base Stations in Greensboro, at 300 Concord Street in southern Greensboro, and at 600 Huffine Mill Road in northeast Greensboro. Their fourth Base Station is located at 2011 Sandy Ridge Road, in the Colfax community, while their newest Base Station is located at 108 East Balfour Avenue, in Asheboro. In addition, PTAR operates 2 other ambulances on a daily basis from temporary quarters in Lexington, and Thomasville. Their fleet has grown to now include 20 ALS Licensed Ambulances, 17 of which are operated on a daily basis. They also have 1 Heavy Rescue Truck, 3 Boats, 1 Emergency Support Vehicle for disasters and mass casuality situations, and 3 Staff Vehicles. They have a staff of roughly 80 full-time and part-time employees, including several office staff members. In addition, they also have about 25 volunteer members. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "39 Years of Serving Our Community" ~ OUR MISSION STATEMENT ~ To Provide The Best Possible Care For Our Patients By Providing The Best Equipment And Training For Our Personnel |
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