COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AWARDS $100,000 TO NEW EMS TRANSPORT HUB

Pledged grant monies to support classrooms and conference center

Madison, IN – The Community Foundation of Madison and Jefferson County, Inc. (CFMJC) has awarded the Norton King’s Daughters’ Health Foundation (NKDHF) $100,000 to support the creation of a new EMS Transport Hub. This is a multi-year grant to help build the classrooms and conference center within the hub. The CFMJC Board of Directors approved this pledge because they understand how crucial emergency medical services are in providing vital, often lifesaving, pre-hospital care.

“Our Board of Directors greatly appreciate these first responders and wanted to support their work which covers every person in Jefferson County,” stated CFMJC President & CEO Bill Barnes.

Grants of this size and nature are made possible by Flexible Community Funds. Flexible Community Funds give the Community Foundation Grants Committee and Board of Directors flexibility to address the ever-changing needs of Jefferson County’s residents.

“We are truly grateful for the support of the Community Foundation for their generous $100,000 pledge toward building a new EMS transport hub to strengthen emergency services in our community,” said NKDHF Director Rachel Sharpe.

The new, more strategically located EMS Transport Hub will include, with the classrooms and conference center for training, an expanded garage, upgraded technology, and improved quarters and facilities for the first responders.

Established in 1991 by a group of local volunteers, the Community Foundation of Madison and Jefferson County fulfills the mission of building a strong, vibrant community by helping donors provide perpetual funding for the people, projects, and passions of Jefferson County.

For more information about the Community Foundation, visit www.cfmjc.org, contact Bill Barnes at 812-274-0241, or email bill@cfmjc.org.

For additional information on the NKDH EMS Transport Hub project, contact Rachel Sharpe at 812-801-0555, or email rachel.sharpe@nortonhealthcare.org.