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Introducing Our 'Grateful Patient' Initiative

We at Holmdel First Aid have received many calls by patients or their caretakers asking why we didn't send them a bill, or asking how much should they submit to their insurance. 
Holmdel First Aid does not charge for its services. 
We are an all volunteer organization that relies on the generous donations of residents to fund our operations. Sometimes, however,  an emergency requires the services of Advanced Life Support, also known as the Paramedics or MONOC. If they are dispatched to your home by 911, they will send a bill. 
While, we appreciate the generosity of our residents in our yearly fundraising mailers,we are continually asked by people we have helped, how they can donate to the first aid squad, so we thought we would make fulfilling that request easier. To that end, we are introducing a new program, we have named it  the "Grateful Patient Initiative".  It's as simple as it's name, we will be directly asking our patients for a donation. 
This is not a bill or a mandatory request for payment. 
We also have a new website where Grateful Patients or residents are able to donate online via Paypal and credit card as this is another request made by our patients. 

We want to thank you for allowing us to serve you and your outstanding support of our Squad. We strive to serve the residents and visitors of Holmdel 24 hours a day with the finest equipment and the best trained EMT's available. If you have any questions, need any assistance, or would like to become a member of our organization, please visit us online at holmdelfirstaidsquad.org or call 732-946-8488

Very truly yours,
Mike Nikolis, President
Holmdel First Aid

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