O.S. paramedic to Haiti

Joe Hoffman, Lieutenant firefighter/paramedic of the Ocean Shores Fire Department, and his wife, paramedic Brianne Hoffman, are among a group of six paramedics heading for Haiti to provide relief efforts. They are seeking donations to help them:

The website is paypal (www.paypal.com) and donations can be sent by logining into paypal and sending money to an account email.  Our account email is brianne_daisy@yahoo.com. Alternatively, donations can be mailed to the Ocean Shores Fire Department at PO BOX 100 Ocean Shores, WA 98569 Care of Joe Hoffman Haiti Relief or dropped off at the Ocean Shores Fire Department.

We are a group of 6 paramedics from the Kitsap/Pierce/Grays Harbor Counties who are already scheduled to deploy to this disaster on February 16^th. Our first group was on the ground within a week of the disaster, and worked closely with physicians from NOAH (National Organization for the Advancement of Haiti). This physician group has invited our paramedic/RN teams to continue to work with them to deliver health care to those whose lives have been devastated by this earthquake.

We are departing 2/16 and returning 2/26. We have received generous donations of airline tickets, medical supplies, and cash, but we can definitely use more.

If you’re receiving this, it’s because one of us knows you personally, or knows of you. We’re giving nearly two weeks of our lives to this cause, and we’re not ashamed to ask this question:  “If you can find it in your heart to financially support us, would you please consider donating?”

We can still use  funds for additional supplies, passport and medical vaccination expenses, ground transportation, tents…the list is enormous. What is also true is that anything helps. One dollar donated is one dollar more than we have now.

Below is a list of our team members. We are all paramedic firefighters who have served our communities for years. We’re not a fly-by-night scam, just a group of folks who have seen a need, offered to meet it, and have been requested to do so. Our first crews were tremendously effective in saving lives and reducing suffering, and we are confident we will do the same.

If you can give, we’d be grateful. You can donate to us individually to either our paypal accounts listed, or by sending a check to our individual address if you request it.

Thank you for considering our mission. We’re grateful for anything you feel led to give.

For the people of Haiti,

Armadeus Davidson, FF/PM, PCFD #5, Team Leader

Travis Beach, FF/PM, Poulsbo F.D.

Greg Reimann, FF/PM, University Place F.D.

Joe Hoffman, Lieutenant FF/PM, Ocean Shores F.D.

Brianne Hoffman, Paramedic

Aaron Espy, Retired FF/PM, Consultant/Trainer, King/Kitsap/Pierce Counties

Paypal Account: brianne_daisy@yahoo.com