In honor of “National EMT and Paramedic Appreciation Day” last Saturday, Apr. 15, MileOneCares — the charitable arm of Heritage | MileOne Autogroup and MileOne — pledged to match up to $250,000 in donations for the fundraising campaign of Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Co. to purchase a new ambulance (“Medic 505”) and Advanced Life Support Unit, as well as the life-saving medical equipment required for both, totaling $565,000.
“The Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company works every day to save lives, and MileOneCares wants to ensure that they have the proper tools to do so,” said Amanda Kodeck, chief giving officer of MileOne Autogroup. “We are pleased to support the fundraising efforts for the Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company and hope others throughout the community will do the same.”
Founded in 1956 and located at 12020 Greenspring Ave. in Owings Mills, the Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Co. handles an average of five medical calls daily and approximately 1,800 calls annually.
Recently, the fire company turned to MileOne in need of replacement vehicles for both units. Chestnut Ridge’s area of coverage consists of approximately 3,800 homes in Greenspring Valley across Owings Mills, Reisterstown, Lutherville and Cockeysville. As a nonprofit, Chestnut Ridge depends on the support of the community.
“We are grateful to Heritage | MileOne Autogroup and MileOneCares for their support in bringing state-of-the-art medical equipment to our community,” said Larry Getlan, president of the Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Co. “The funds raised allows us to provide the highest quality care and equipment for everyone we serve.”
On Sunday, June 4, Heritage | MileOne Autogroup and MileOneCares will co-host a “Community Safety Day” with Chestnut Ridge from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The free event, which is open to the public, will include firetruck rides, raffles, snowballs and pit beef available for purchase. Proceeds will be donated directly to the fundraising drive.
In 2022, MileOne Autogroup launched MileOneCares to encompass all philanthropic efforts across the company’s franchises in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and North Carolina as part of its Hall, Heritage, Herb Gordon, Annapolis and MotorWorld divisions. Since MileOne’s founding in 1997, the company has donated funds, volunteer hours and vehicles to hundreds of nonprofits throughout the communities where its employees work and live.
Under MileOneCares, the company primarily focuses its philanthropic outreach on transportation-related initiatives. MileOneCares also supports the company’s 3,800 employees through the NextMile Scholarship Program; the MileOne Support Fund, which provides financial assistance in times of disaster or emergency hardship; in addition to an employee-nominated grant program, in which employees can apply for funds to support causes to which they are personally connected. For information, visit mileonecares.com.
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