By Maria Lockwood on Jun 16, 2017 See original article on the Superior Telegram website. Middle school girls dove into the world of emergency medical careers this week at Camp Northwoods in Bayfield County. These Rescue Divas tested their self-defense moves, learned how to read a compass and discovered the importance of dogs in search […]
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FOX 21: Pre-Teens and Teenage Girls Learn to Become Rescue Divas
By Lena Takada on June 12, 2017 See video at the Fox 21 website Mason, Wis.- Kylie Burhans wants to be a police officer when she grows up. That’s why she decided to take part in the Rescue Divas EMS Summer Camp for girls, hosted at Camp Northwoods in Mason Wisconsin. “To be a police […]
KBJR 6: Rescue Divas EMS camp kicks off third year
By Jessie Slater on Jun 11, 2017 (Update: Video has been removed from KBJR Site) MASON, WI – Deep in the backwoods of Northwest Wisconsin, Rescue Divas EMS Camp has begun their third year of teaching young girls hand-on activities that focus on a variety of skills and knowledge needed in Emergency Medical careers. Along […]
Ashland Daily Press: Rescue Divas recruiting campers for third annual session
By Sara M. Chase on Apr 11, 2017 See original article on the Daily Press website. Registration is going on through April 21 for the third annual Rescue Divas EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Summer Camp for Girls. The event is a five-day residential camp experience, focusing on educating middle school girls about careers or volunteer […]
Ashland Daily Press: Rescue Divas recognized with a billboard
By Sara M. Chase on Sep 30, 2016 See original article on the Daily Press website. Rescue Divas has been selected to represent Ashland County as part of a new ad campaign launched by UW-Madison known as Project 72 with the slogan, “Boundless Together.” Carrie Okey, the Rescue Divas creator, Northwest Wisconsin CEP Focused Initiatives […]
Rescue Divas Saving Area’s Future
Ashland County In far northern Wisconsin, a demand for more emergency medical technicians (EMTs) is providing middle school girls with a pain-free opportunity to experience an ambulance ride and see how an emergency room works. With help from a grant provided by UW-Madison, Ashland County EMT Carrie Okey has launched Rescue Divas, a summer camp […]
Making A Difference: Rescue Divas
KBJR 6/16/2016 By Danielle Taylor (Update: Video has been removed from KBJR Site) Delta, WI (NNCNOW.com) — From the fire department to the emergency room, middle school girls, at a unique summer camp, are just wrapping up their final day. This camp is about exciting and educating Middle School girls about opportunities in E-M-S. “I […]
Second annual Rescue Divas camp is underway
Ashland Daily Press 6/15/2016 By Sara Chase The Rescue Divas EMS Summer Camp for Girls is back for its second year. A total of 20 girls are attending this year’s camp – four eighth graders, eight seventh graders and eight sixth graders – representing six out of the nine area schools in Ashland and Bayfield […]
Rescue Diva Camp Trains Potential Young EMTs
Fox 21 6/15/2016 Author: Nikki Davidson, Anchor/Reporter, ndavidson@kqdsfox21.tv Graham Hakala, Photojournalist, ghakala@kqdsfox21.tv MASON, Wisc. – There is a shortage of EMT workers in the Northland, and a recruitment strategy is bringing summer camp to a whole new level for some young girls. The camp might just help solve a employment problem in the adult world. […]
Rescue Divas is recruiting campers
Ashland Daily Press 4/12/2016 By Sara Chase Since roughly only about one-third of the nation’s emergency medical technicians and paramedics are women, last year Northwest Wisconsin CEP Focused Initiatives Manager and volunteer EMT with the Washburn Area Ambulance Carrie Okey started Rescue Divas. This five-day residential camp experience marked an effort to do something about […]