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For Immediate ReleaseDecember 15, 2019Contact: Jamie McDaniel Jamie.McDaniel@503.412.9028AMR Paramedics Deliver Christmas Gifts to Children WHAT: AMR Paramedics and EMT’s (Emergency Medical Technicians) will make special deliveries Monday to deliver Christmas gifts to children at the Alberta office of Department of Human Services (DHS) in north Portland. This is the fifth year AMR has hosted a “Giving Tree” for Alberta DHS. AMR’s Emergency Medical services (EMS) personnel and their families have been donating gifts all month so that each child will receive a gift. The gifts will be delivered today - December 16.WHY:Children need more than basic food and shelter during the holidays - they need to have fun and feel special. Paramedics in the field often see families without the resources to provide their children with gifts. WHO:AMR Paramedics and support personnelWHEN:11:00 am on Monday, December 16, 2019 WHERE:Department of Human Services (DHS) for Children30 North Webster Street, Suite APortland, Oregon 97217 *Visual & audio opportunities available during special delivery of gifts# # #About Department of Human ServicesThe Department of Human Services is Oregon's main agency for helping Oregonians achieve wellbeing and independence through opportunities that protect, empower, respect choice and preserve dignity, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.DHS self-sufficiency and child welfare offices offer help with: food benefits (SNAP), cash for families (TANF), childcare assistance, adoption, foster care and parenting, and child abuse and neglect.About American Medical ResponseAmerican Medical Response, Inc., America’s leading provider of medical transportation, provides services in 40 states and the District of Columbia. More than 28,000 AMR paramedics, EMTs, RNs and other professionals work together to transport more than 4.8 million patients nationwide each year in critical, emergency and non-emergency situations. AMR also provides fire services through Rural Metro Fire Department, . For more information about AMR, visit and follow American Medical Response on Facebook @AMR_Social on Twitter and Instagram.AMR is part of the Global Medical Response family of companies. Global Medical Response, Inc. is the industry-leading air, ground, specialty and residential fire services and managed medical transportation organization. With more than 38,000 employees, we deliver compassionate, quality medical care, primarily in the areas of emergency and patient relocation services, in the United States, the District of Columbia and around the world. For more information, visit .Locally, AMR provides emergency medical services and ground ambulance transportation in Clackamas, Clark, and Multnomah Counties. ................
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