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SUMMARY:Fire/EMS Children's book launch
DESCRIPTION:\nHello my Family and Friends. Most of you know by now tha
 t I am trying to get a children's book completed and self published. I
  hold this project very near and dear to my heart. It's a project that
  combines my two favorite things in life. No - not hockey (maybe that 
 will be my next project). I'm talking about kids and emergency service
 s. Yes, I know what you are all thinking. What a dork! And it may be t
 rue, but since I've joined the ambulance company it's become a passion
  of mine. You all know me as the \"nice guy\". The guy that can never
  say no. That's me. I love to help people. And you all know the most i
 mportant people are our children.So during this year, I had the opport
 unity to visit a couple of elementary schools, as well as volunteer fo
 r my son's cub scouts. One class was my son Isaac's, and the other was
  to visit a class for a teacher who is a good friend of mine. In both 
 instances, I had a whole lot of fun. We got the chance to teach the ki
 ds, and show them all of the gear from the ambulance. Although I could
 n't help but notice that many of them seemed frightened and nervous at
  first. It wasn't until after they learned about what we do and what t
 he gear is used for that they felt more comfortable. This made me real
 ize that there is a real need for a children's book to explain what a 
 firefighter looks like in a fire, and what type of tools he and EMS wi
 ll use around and on them if they are injured. The book will also need
  to let them know not to hide.One of my major drives comes from the be
 low quote:\"It all depends on the situation the child is in and their 
 prior experiences and their prior education as far as what to do when 
 someone is coming to help them,\" said PFA spokesman Patrick Love. \"U
 nfortunately, within the history of the fire service, we've had childr
 en hide from firefighters and had tragic outcomes.\" So I came up wit
 h a story about a little boy and girl who have experiences where they 
 need a firefighter and EMT. As the story goes on, the book will displa
 y many illustrations, and real photos of the equipment so the children
  can get a first hand look at it.If I could, I would visit every schoo
 l but we all know that is not an option. As a Husband, Dad, full time 
 professional, volunteer EMT and now Children's author, I don't have ti
 me for that. None of us do. So I chose to work on this book to help re
 ach as many classrooms as possible. I ask you all to please help me. 
 Below is the link to my Kickstarter campaign. If you like please make 
 a pledge. I understand money is tight so if you cannot make a pledge, 
 please share this with your friends and family. I'm looking to spread 
 the word. By making a pledge, you are actually pre-ordering the book. 
 It's all explained on the kickstarter site, but please let me know if 
 you have any questions. I have 23 days left to reach my goal, and it's
  all or nothing with Kickstarter. The link is below.http://www.kicksta
 rter.com/projects/611795399/dont-be-afraidThank you all very much for 
 your love and support. - Joe\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more information visit htt
 ps://my.firefighternation.com/events/fire-ems-children-s-book-launch
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120913T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120913T190000
CATEGORIES:fundraiser
LOCATION:Book Launch
WEBSITE:
URL:
CONTACT:
ORGANIZER;CN="Joe Galizio":https://my.firefighternation.com/profile/Jo
 eGalizio
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ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Joe Gali
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