Help Antigua Firefighters Get a New Fire Truck!

Hello!

My name is Nick. I'm a paramedic from Minnesota and I'm raising funds to assist the municipal fire department of Antigua, Guatemala to purchase a proper fire truck.

In January of 2025, myself and a group of paramedics and emergency room nurses are going to be in Guatemala working shoulder to shoulder with the brave men and women of Antigua's municipal fire department, assisting them as they provide life-saving services to their community. We are a self-organized and self-funded group of emergency medical professionals, and all of us are traveling to Guatemala as volunteers and providing for our own expenses.

That said, in conversation with our Guatemalan counterparts, we were informed of the dire need for proper equipment as well as the dilapidated condition of their ancient fire truck. We were informed that often, the fire department has to use ad hoc measures to respond to fire emergencies because their vehicle and equipment is down for repairs. This is obviously not ideal for the safety of emergency personnel nor for the community they serve.

Thankfully, we have received generous donations of fire and EMS equipment in excellent condition and have worked out the logistics to get our equipment to Guatemala. However, we are faced with the challenge of what we are going to do about that old beat-up fire truck. This community deserves better!

After a tremendous amount of brainstorming and soul-searching, we have decided as a group to assist the heroes in Antigua to purchase a recently imported used fire truck in excellent condition. We have set a goal to raise $25,000 to purchase and license the fire truck and put it into service for the community.

Here is where you come in. We need your help to make this dream a reality. Will you help us help the selfless, heroic men and women who willingly risk their lives every day to serve their community?

Also, we have decided to do something to say thank you and to make this whole experience fun. As this is a crowd funded effort, we want to give all the credit to each individual donor. For this reason, we have decided that we are going to have each individual donor's name stenciled onto the fire truck. How cool will it be to tell your friends that your name is on a fire truck in Guatemala?! Let's make this happen!

On behalf of our organization (Project Guate) and the municipal fire department of Antigua, Guatemala, thank you for your kind donation!