Dear Editor,
I joined the Sun City Center Emergency Squad in 2014 after the death of my wife of 57 years. During the last years of her life, we were homebound due to her illness. She was very weak and had many serous falls. The Emergency Squad was always there and provided many trips to the hospital and to rehab for her. After her passing, I decided to join the Emergency Squad in honor of her, and to pay back for all the Emergency Squad had done for us. It has been a comfort to me to be able to help my neighbors by serving on the Emergency Squad.
Emergency Squad services are available 24 hours a day 7 days a week. If they can’t recruit more people to volunteer, it’s possible they could not meet the needs of our community.
The SCC Emergency Squad is an all-volunteer organization and is funded by donations. I hate to think what would happen to our community if the Emergency Squad was unable to continue providing the service they have provided over the past 50 years.
If you are healthy and care about your neighbors, I ask you to please contact the Emergency Squad at 813- 633-1411 or call me at 813- 633-7501.
Brownie Hoffman
Sun City Center