Radio-a-thon recesses $14,000 for Ambulance Service

Facing a budget shortfall. the Phillips County Ambulance Service reached out for help and Phillips County answered the call and raided 14,000 during a KMMR Radiothon last week.

"With the challenges of COVID 19, our usual fundraisers such as concessions and our annual BBQ weren't feasible this year, and so we had to find a different avenue," said Rhei Tharp, Malta EMS Coordinator.

"Many people don't realize that we are a self-funded organization and that our crew is staffed by volunteers, aside from myself. We are so grateful to the community for their support, and to the busi-nesses who allow their employees to serve on the crew, even when it means leaving work at the drop of the hat."

In the coming year, the group hopes to get on the ballot as a mill levy and has also recently been awarded the TC Energy Grant for $15,000.

KMMR's Greg Kielb noted, "The neat thing about this community, is that even though we had done four radiothons right in a row, our folks were willing to keep on giving. It really speaks to the generosity of our town and to how vital these services are to the county."