Massena Rescue Squad

08/23/2026

🚑 Celebrating 50 Years of Service & an Incredible MVEU Family 🚑

Last night, the Massena Volunteer Emergency Unit came together for our annual banquet, and this year we had the privilege of celebrating a truly incredible milestone — Gary Paradis’ 50th year as a volunteer with MVEU! 🎉👏

Fifty years of answering the call. Fifty years of serving his community. Fifty years of dedication, sacrifice, and volunteerism. That is an accomplishment few will ever achieve, and we could not be more proud to call Gary one of our own.

We were especially honored to have Gary’s family there to witness and celebrate this milestone alongside him.

We would also like to extend our sincere appreciation to the community leaders and representatives who joined us to recognize Gary and present proclamations honoring his remarkable service:

❤️ Mayor Paquin, Village of Massena
❤️ Sam Carbone and Ray Lancto, Town of Massena
❤️ Rita Curran, St. Lawrence County
❤️ Kevin Wells, representing Senator Dan Stec’s Office
❤️ Scott Gray, representing the New York State Assembly

Thank you for taking the time to celebrate Gary and recognize what 50 years of volunteer service means to our community.

We are also incredibly proud of our entire MVEU membership. Every call answered, every hour volunteered, every training attended, and every sacrifice made helps keep this organization going. Last night was an opportunity to celebrate all of you and everything you do throughout the year. 🚑💙

A special thank you to everyone who helped make our banquet possible:

🏠 AMVETS — thank you for the use of your building and for giving us a wonderful place to celebrate.

🍽️ Aunt Bea’s — thank you for the absolutely delicious meal!

🎂 The Bakery — thank you for the beautiful and delicious cake and rolls!

And most importantly, thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate with us. Having so many people together to recognize our members and honor such an extraordinary milestone made the evening even more special.

Gary, congratulations on 50 YEARS of service to MVEU and the Massena community. Your dedication represents the very best of volunteer EMS, and we are incredibly fortunate to have you as part of our MVEU family.

Here’s to Gary, our members, our families, and everyone who continues to support the Massena Volunteer Emergency Unit! 🚑❤️

50 years. Countless calls. One incredible legacy. Congratulations, Gary! 🎉👏

08/01/2026

Congratulations Triston 🎊 🎉

The members of the Massena Volunteer Emergency Unit (MVEU) are proud to congratulate our associate member, Triston, on being named the 2026 Emerging PA of the Year! 🩺🏆

This prestigious recognition reflects your dedication, compassion, professionalism, and commitment to providing exceptional patient care. While we know the countless hours of hard work and determination that brought you here, it's wonderful to see those efforts recognized on such a deserving stage.

Your MVEU family is incredibly proud of this achievement and honored to have you as part of our organization. We can't wait to see all that you'll continue to accomplish in your career.

Congratulations to Triston Riley, PA-C!

We’re proud to announce that Triston Riley has been named as one of the recipients of the 2026 Emerging PA of the Year award! Please join us in celebrating all of our award recipients’ dedication, impact, and excellence to the profession at the NYSSPA CME Conference, October 16-18, 2026, in Albany! 👏

https://www.nysspa.org/page/2026Awards

07/20/2026

💙♻️ THANK YOU, MASSENA! ♻️💙

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who donated cans and bottles during our MVEU Summer Bottle Drive! Every bag, every bottle, and every can helps support the Massena Volunteer Emergency Unit and allows us to continue serving our community.

Missed the bottle drive? Good news! You can still help!

We've opened a permanent donation account at East Orvis Bottle Redemption. Simply bring your returnables in anytime and ask that they be donated to the Massena Volunteer Emergency Unit (MVEU). It's an easy way to support your local volunteer EMS all year long!

Your generosity helps us purchase equipment, support training, and continue providing emergency medical services to our community.

Thank you for standing behind your local volunteers. We truly couldn't do it without you. ❤️🚑

Please like, share, and help spread the word so those cans and bottles can keep making a difference!

07/12/2026

Just a reminder starting tomorrow!!

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07/06/2026

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06/07/2026

Happy Birthday to one of our regular members Austin Duquette!! Hope you have a wonderful day!

05/25/2026

Today, we pause to remember the men and women who gave everything in service to our country.
At Massena Volunteer Emergency Unit, we know the meaning of answering the call when others need help most — and today we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice doing exactly that.
Their courage, sacrifice, and dedication will never be forgotten.
As you spend time with family and friends this Memorial Day, please take a moment to remember the true meaning of the day and those who never made it home. ❤️🤍💙

05/25/2026

Happy Birthday to our amazing secretary, Amanda 🎉

05/25/2026

As EMS Week comes to a close, we want to take a moment to recognize what this week is truly about — the people behind the uniforms.

EMS is more than ambulances and emergency calls. It’s long nights, missed holidays, interrupted family dinners, difficult scenes, and continuing to show up for complete strangers on some of their worst days. It’s sacrifice, compassion, strength, and service — even when life outside the job is heavy too.

This week also reminds us that EMS affects entire families. The spouses, children, parents, and loved ones who support those in this field quietly carry part of this job with us every day.

To every EMT, paramedic, dispatcher, paid staff member, volunteer, healthcare partner, and supporter — thank you. What you do matters more than words can fully explain.

We would also like to sincerely thank the businesses and organizations who helped support MVEU during EMS Week:
• Massena Walmart
• Massena Price Chopper
• Hardys Kitchen & Bake Co.
• The Bakery
• Massena Tim Hortons
• BJs
• Italian Affair
• Everyone who donated during Loot in the Boot
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A special thank you as well to:
• Massena Public Library for inviting us to Story Time and allowing us to show the kids our ambulance
• Massena High School for welcoming us to set up a recruitment table
• Massena Moose Lodge and Massena Little League for the generous donation of chicken dinners

This job cannot be done alone, and the support from our community never goes unnoticed.

From all of us at MVEU — thank you for supporting EMS and the people behind it.

Happy EMS Week.

05/16/2026

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