This past Saturday CARS celebrated our 50th Anniversary. This is quite a milestone for an organization to achieve. It was important to pay homage to our past while looking forward to our future. The ceremony and open house was a special way to celebrate this momentous occasion with State & local officials, area agencies and our community. We want to thank our Founding Members for recognizing the need and their vision to establish CARS, our Life Members for their years of dedicated service, and our Active Members, Command Staff & Board for their continued commitment to CARS mission. We appreciate the support and efforts made by the following organizations and individuals. Whether it was contribution of time, expertise or equipment, this led to a very successful day enjoyed by all. Thank you. Town of Charlestown Charlestown Fire District Charlestown Police Department Comolli Granite Dunn’s Corners Market Dunn’s Corners Fire Department Kingston Fire District RI DEM Environmental Police University of RI Community First Responder Program Rebecca Schilke, Photographer
Program Participants: Emily Ali, Soloist Deborah Carney, President, Charlestown Town Council David Hiltz, CARS Life Member Father Gary Lemery, TF Green Airport Fire/Rescue & RI Association of Fire Chiefs Ronald MacDonald, President, Westerly Ambulance Corps Tony Mello, CARS Life Member RI Professional Firefighters Pipes and Drums Band Jason Rhodes, Chief, RI Department of Health, Center for EMS Donald Scales, World War II USN Veteran |