The Virginia Beach Holiday Boat Parade of Lights
To benefit The Virginia Beach Rescue Squad Foundation
Decorate your boat with holiday lights, décor and themes, and be a part of a fun celebration by supporting a very important and noble cause!
About The Virginia Beach Rescue Squad Foundation
Supporting And Promoting Our Volunteer-Based EMS System
- Your local Volunteer Rescue Squads around the City of Virginia Beach respond to almost 46,000 calls per year and have a 97% customer satisfaction rating.
- The 10 local Volunteer Rescue Squads around the City of Virginia Beach operate 37 ambulances, three squad trucks, six boats, support & command vehicles, and have over 900+ volunteers, augmented with 50 career paramedics and supervisors.
- The Volunteers’ time on behalf of public health and safety is valued at over $22 million each year.
- The squads raise over $2.1 million each year in private contributions.
- The local Volunteer Rescue Squads around the City of Virginia Beach still do not charge patients for services.
