Every dollar counts.
Your gift buys the equipment, supplies, and training that let volunteers answer the call, at no cost to the patient.
We volunteer, but rescue is not free.
Rescue cannot happen without you. It takes the donations your neighbors send, the tickets you buy, and the equipment your group gives.
Because of our volunteers, emergency medical care in Virginia Beach stays free to residents and visitors. Give one time or monthly, in honor or memory of someone, or to a campaign like the Fund Drive. However you give, it keeps a rig on the road.
Your neighbors, on call at dawnGive the way that fits you.
Every path leads to the same place: neighbors cared for, at no cost to them.
One-time gift
The fastest way to help. Give any amount securely through Network for Good, and you are done in a minute.
Give nowMonthly giving
Steady support the squad can plan on. A small gift each month adds up to a rig kept ready. Set it up on the Network for Good page.
Start a monthly giftHonor and memorial giving
Honor someone you love, or remember someone you have lost. Gifts can also take the form of memorials, bequests, trusts, endowments, and honorariums. Add a name and a note when you give.
Give in someone's honorCampaigns
The squad holds two fund drives every year, one in the spring and one in the fall. Every gift goes toward the equipment, supplies, and training that keep a rig on the road.
Sample figuresEvents
Oyster Fest and Protection in Pink raise funds and friendships in equal measure. Come out and support the squad.
See upcoming eventsMore easy ways
Federal employees can give through the Combined Federal Campaign, CFC number 82014. You can also give while you shop, at no extra cost, through Kroger Community Rewards (NPO number 88532) and through GoodSearch and GoodShop.
Questions about a gift? Email treasurer@vbvrs.org.
In plain terms.
Both names belong to the same mission. Here is how they fit together.
VBVRS, the volunteer squad
VBVRS is the volunteer squad that answers the calls. Your neighbors, trained and on duty, around the clock.
VBVRS Foundation, the fundraising arm
The VBVRS Foundation is the squad's fundraising and donor support arm. It exists to keep the equipment, supplies, and training funded.
Both exist for one reason: so that care stays free for the patient.
Donations are processed by Network for Good. Exact entity naming on donation pages and receipts is confirmed with the squad during the build.
Your gift, on every call.
No gift is too small. The squad keeps ten ALS certified ambulances on the road, along with support vehicles and response carts, and here is the kind of work every dollar supports.
Equipment on the rigs
A brand new, fully equipped ALS ambulance costs about $300,000, with a monitor and defibrillator, a power stretcher, an automatic CPR device, and more. Your gift helps keep that equipment current and ready to roll.
Supplies for every call
Bandages, oxygen, and the everyday supplies a crew reaches for on call after call. Your gift restocks the shelves.
Training that keeps about 175 volunteers sharp
Certification and refreshers for every member, at no cost to them, so every crew stays ready for the next call.
Be the reason the answer is always yes.
For 70 years, you have been coming to our rescue so we can come to yours. Please keep the answer yes.