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Happy Holidays <<First Name>>!

As the year 2022 comes to an end, the Board of Directors of The National EMS Museum want to say thank you to all of you, our members and donors who have supported the Museum over the past year. It would be hard to overstate how much your help means to us! Quite simply, we couldn’t do it without you. We mean that in a financial sense, of course, but perhaps more importantly, your support helps us to stay motivated to keep the idea of a museum dedicated to telling the story of EMS alive. Pun intended.

Like many non-profit organizations, we faced some challenges and celebrated successes this year. We hope you have enjoyed some of the many projects we are bringing to life…

We staged exhibitions in various locations around the country and hosted several online presentations featuring pioneers and EMS influencers. We were able to travel to EMS conferences with historic displays and debuted our vintage Packard ambulance in Tennessee this spring. We excitedly participated in an EMS Week event in Washington D.C., sharing the EMS story with members of the public and national leaders in our nation’s capital. Most recently, our second issue of EMS Historian - the Museum’s journal, was published and is receiving acclaim from academics and practitioners across sectors. None of that would have been possible without your support!

Our biggest challenge came towards the end of the year and we find ourselves in an evolving opportunity to deepen the role of NEMSM in our community. In October, the Board of the National EMS Museum initiated the process of restructuring the leadership and organization of the Museum. While we said thank you and good-bye to some old friends we are excited about the new structure and how this change will continue to allow us to grow into a national museum devoted to the story of EMS in which you all can be proud.

We often say that the story of EMS is well worth telling and we want your story to be our story. In the new year, The National EMS Museum will expand the story of EMS beyond the bonds of 1966. We want to explore the pre-EMS days with you and inspire the next generation of practitioners by highlighting innovations and changes in emergency care, not only historically, but history being made today and shaping tomorrow’s EMS. With your help, we will bring our communities together and build a network of EMS supporters, advocates, and providers that work together to keep our communities healthy, safe and thriving. Most importantly we will help lead the charge to recruit people to the EMS field and celebrate those who work tirelessly every day to provide the care we need when we need it. Together we are the story of EMS, past, present, and future!

Stay tuned to the Museum happenings and news as we run full steam into 2023. While we bring a new team on-board to spearhead new initiatives, we are going to work on making your museum experience more valuable. We have a number of programs under development, a THIRD volume of the EMS Historian is starting to percolate, and exhibits are getting their final touches before we build them for all to enjoy. 2023 is going to be a big year and we need you by our side as we move into a bigger role than we’ve ever had before.

Thank you for being part of our crew. Your support, advocacy, and contributions to the museum are the lifeblood of this organization. We can’t do this without you. As we close out 2023, we wish you and yours a wonderful holiday season and we look forward to our meeting up with you in the new year. And if you get a chance, thank an EMS worker. They work hard for your communities all day, every day - so they deserve it!

Stay safe out there and thank you for being the awesome Museum Friend that you are!

Alan, Fred, Jon, and Kristy

on behalf of the Board and volunteers at The National EMS Museum

You all have done so much for NEMSM this year - THANK YOU! If you find yourself making a last minute gift for 2022, please remember NEMSM in your end of year giving. Much Love and Many Thanks!