Sugar River EMS receives grant from Only in Wisconsin Giving

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – Sugar River Emergency Medical Services (EMS) received a $20,000 grant from Only in Wisconsin Giving on Thursday.

“This is an exciting time both for our region and state, and a real ability to show what happens when communities work together,” Sugar River EMS Chief Chris Backes said. “We think what we’ve built in partnership here is a model for what’s possible to improve rural emergency medical care.”

Only in Wisconsin Giving is the philanthropic area of the New Glarus Brewing Company.

The grant will help the department purchase a new cardiac monitor defibrillator for a brand-new ambulance that will be in use this summer.

“Only in Wisconsin Giving has taken great pride in providing grants to all the first responders in our area for many, many years,” President of Only in Wisconsin Giving Scott May said. “From police and EMS, to the volunteer firefighters in our area, ensuring folks in rural areas are covered is something that is very important to us.”

Sugar River EMS is a collaboration between seven municipalities serving over 10,000 people in northern Green and Dane Counties.

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