MIDDLE TOWNSHIP AMBULANCE CORPS

A house collapsed in Goshen and a township resident was injured. A man was crushed in the collapse and the nearest ambulance was located in Woodbine. By the time this ambulance arrived at the scene, the man was dead.

This incident gave Middle Township resident, Walt Oliver, the idea to begin a corps dedicated to safeguarding residents of the township in times of emergency. Walt got a group of guys together and they gave birth to the MIDDLE TOWNSHIP AMBULANCE CORPS. The Corps was incorporated on June 13,1958 and began operations on July 1.

During the first year, the 22 men comprising the Corps membership responded to 154 calls, covering 5,377 miles, and requiring 351 man-hours. They started out with a 1949 model ambulance which was replaced in 1959 by a 1955 Cadillac. Today the Corps has three well equipped ambulances and a donated police vehicle. There are now over 50 guys and gals ready to respond to the needs of township residents on an around the clock volunteer basis.

For the first couple of years, meetings were held in the old court house. In 1960 a parcel of land on the comer of Route 9 and Bennett Road was acquired and a new headquarters building was constructed. This building served the Corps well until around 1990 when it was decided that a larger building was needed. In 1991 this larger, three bay building was dedicated on October 13.

It is interesting to note that in 1961 the Township Committee proclaimed the month of August Middle Township Ambulance Corps month. In those early years, funds were raised through annual campaigns which included block parties and other fun-filled activities that served the dual purpose of raising funds and providing entertainment for township residents

Over the past 50 years, the men and women of the Corps have been providing emergency medical services for Middle Township residents on an around the clock schedule, seven days a week. They participate in the Christmas, Halloween, and Memorial Day parades along with providing emergency services at football games, soccer games and various community functions. They provide blood pressure screenings and ambulance familiarization sessions for elementary and high school students. They have dedicated annual graduation awards for high school students who plan to enter some medical field of study. They do all this as volunteers in addition to holding regular jobs. Fund raising for these activities consists of coin drops, occasional bake sales, and an annual fund raising letter to Middle Township property owners. The responses to these fund raising activities are most appreciated.

The Corps has had 18 presidents from Walt Oliver to its current President Debra A. Rue and 26 Chiefs from Robert Kindle to its current Chief Cynthia Gorman.

Congratulations on 50 years of Service

Arthur Cornell         Past President

Life Members	Year Inducted	Past Cheif	Years Served
Harold Arenberg	1958	Robert Kindle	1958-59
Maurice Evans	1958	Walt Oliver	1960-63
Walt Oliver	1958	George Simpkins	1964
James Killian	1958	Henry Pratt	1965
Jack Douglass	1958	Earl Simpson	1966-68
Evert Springer	1958	Fred A. Klug	1969
John Sherman	1958	Theodore Croiter	1970-71
Andy Grace	1958	Earl Simpson	1972
Clarence Davis	1958	Harry Fry	1973
Earl "Reds" Simpson	1959	Bert Schubert	1974
George Simpkins	1961	William Vance	1974-78
Jim Dougherty	1966	David May	1979
Dee Turner	1969	Tom Logan	1980-81
Edward Cox	1970	C. Bruce Back	1982
Georgiana Davies	1971	Gary Reichard	1983
Bill Vance	1971	Chuck Marriner
Ben Weimer	1971	Sally Garrison
Brodus Jester	1972	Edaward Watts	1984-90
C. Bruce Back	1972	Fred Klug	1991-92
Arthur Cornell**	1976	Robert Vitola	1993
Sally Garrison**	1976	Edward Watts	1994-96
Marguerite P. Back**	1977	Mark Senior	1997
Edward Watts	1977	Brian Raff
Ivy Mossbrooks	1980	Troy Perkins	1998
Pat Verycken**	1981	Wayne Mounts	1999
Chuck Mariner	1981	Cynthia Gorman	2000-Present
Fred Klug	1983	Past Presidents	Years Served
Debbie Klug	1984	Walt Oliver	1958-59
Ron Blahusch	1984	Harold Arenberg	1959-60
Robert Vitola	1986	Andrew Grace	1962
Nancy McDevitt	1989	Earl Simpson	1963
Brian Raff	1990	Harols Arenberg	1964
Mike Moosbrooks	1998	Fred Seymour	1965
Wayne Mounts	1998	George Seymour	1966
Cynthia Gorman**	2003	William Spaulding	1967
Zina Beth Thompson**	2003	Joseph T. Simpson Jr.	1968
Susan DeVico**	2004	Henry Pratt
Nancy Conover**	2004	Richard Bennett	1969
Cathy Cornell**	2004	Maurice Evan	1970
Joe Waicus	2005	Ben Weimer	1971-72
Joseph Eagan IV**	2005	Clarence Davies	1973-79
Eldon VonColln	2005	Arther Cornell	1980-1988
Matt Knipple**	2006	Kevin Comstock	1989-90
		Arthur Cornell	1990-2004
		Debra A. Rue	2004-Present
** Active Member