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 […]
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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
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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
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Business North 9/23/2016 The Northwest Wisconsin Workforce Investment Board, Inc. (NWWIB) recently presented Reclaimed Rustic Woodworks, Inc. with the Rising Star award. Jeannie Felix of Reclaimed Rustic Woodworks, INC. accepted the award at the NWWIB’s Annual Meeting at Lakewoods Resort in Cable. The award recognizes outstanding commitment and dedication to building their workforce. Established in
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Ashland Daily Press 5/25/2016 By Sara Chase The Northwest Wisconsin Concentrated Employment Program, Inc. – or simply CEP, as it is locally known – is looking to assist area individuals looking for job opportunities. CEP Executive Director Brad Gingras said they are looking for anyone 18 years of age and older who are seeking new
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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
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