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How RESCU Can Help You |
| Financial Assistance: Financial assistance
request forms can be obtained by downloading it
here or from your local
faire RESCU representative during the faire season. We are
here to help. Financial assistance for your emergency medical
needs is available to you and your dependents.
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If you need help from RESCU, hit this button to download our
aid request form.
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Advocacy: We have volunteers who can work one-on-one
with you. An Advocate will, with your written consent, contact
doctors and hospitals on your behalf to help negotiate down
your bills. Simply fill out the Advocacy Consent Form (third
page of Aid Request Form) and send it with your Aid Request
Form (available from RESCU reps and online).
Communicate: Contact us online, call us at 1-800-374-9215,
or talk to a RESCU representative at your festival. All
information concerning your health issues is held in complete
confidence in accordance with HIPAA regulations. Join our
forum on this site or check out our
MySpace page.
http://www.myspace.com/rescufoundation
Joy Program: Teaches our children about the joy of
charitable giving and healthy living.
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Everyone
Can
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- Inform RESCU about people that are in need
by speaking to a RESCU representative, calling 800-924-3715,
or emailing the foundation through the links listed.
- Support RESCU by telling people accurate
information about the foundation, or point them to the
right people for any questions, or directing the curious
to this web page.
- Suggest directions RESCU Foundation could
pursue to improve the effectiveness.
- Be integral and VOLUNTEER to lead the new
direction or improvement you suggest for RESCU Foundation.
Self-starters are encouraged to contact the RESCU Foundation;
there are always tasks to be done.
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Programs
RESCU Has in Place
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- RESCU Rallies and other fundraising/awareness
events See the list of festivals that support the RESCU
Foundation on the 'volunteer' page
- Disbursement program designed for immediate
effectiveness The majority of the money raised at any
event is usually disbursed within a few weeks of the
event, sometimes sooner. Any money that is earmarked
for the national level is used for those that have long-term
needs and is disbursed once the committee informs the
foundation of the need, or covers the costs of new programs
or business expenses. No money is ever used for salaries,
as this is entirely a volunteer foundation.
- Counseling Program - for emotional needs
RESCU Foundation recognizes that sometimes with illness
comes emotional trauma. We have available a PhD counselor
to help with adjusting to such difficulties.
- Legal Program - for living wills and power
of attorney A unique chance for our community to prepare
for what many don't want to think about. Many ignore
setting up wills until it's too late. This is the opportunity
to make certain you are prepared for your loved ones
peace of mind.
- First Aid / CPR program - in cooperation
with the Miami Township Fire/Rescue, we are proud to
bring to our community the American Heart Association
training program. There are now 48 people certified
in first aid and CPR through this program, with more
joining the ranks every few months.
- Advocate program - our opportunity to help
those that face astronomical medical bills. With just
a few people using their negotiating skills, we have
been able to drop hundreds of thousands of dollars worth
of bills from our community.
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RESCU is growing
every single year with your support. While we are striving
to be able to financially assist our community as much as
we possible can, we are not financially capable of completely
relieving someone’s medical debt. As part of our
Advocacy Program, and with thanks
to the many non profit organizations and knowledgeable professionals
who have helped train and guide us, we have discovered a
wealth of other resources that
may be able to help you even further beyond what RESCU has
to offer.
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