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Friday, November 11, 2011   The Firehouse Dolls would like to salute all of our brave Firehouse Dolls past and present that serve in our armed forces. We would also like to thanks ALL veterans.

Please take time to watch the attached YouTube clip.

Monday, November 7, 2011 

As some of you may know Kristen went on a missions trip to Guatemala last year and  will be returning this year in March/April. She will be traveling with Camp Sonshine to the Prince of Peace home for girls where we will run camps, teach lessons, work on projects around the compound and work in the clinic that is run by Dr.Jim and his wife Kay who also run the home.

The biggest mission here is to spread the word and to show these girls that they are loved and cared about. The girls in this home range from all ages and all have horrific sad stories of how they landed there. Moat of them were abused in various ways, neglected, etc,... Going there you plan on making an impact on their lives and turning their hearts when in reality you soon realize, they change your heart and bless you unconditionally. Please help Kristen in her journey to Guatemala, whether it be in funds or prayers; support however you can. It's grately appreciated and it all is for a major purpose.

Paypal contributions can be made to krissymarie5804@msn.com

Friday, September 30, 2011   We would like to wish great success to our friends at Emergency Services Systems & Lighting in Somerset NJ tomorrow October 1 is their grand opening. 

They offert complete Install of lighting for POLICE, FIRE, EMS & POV. Custom Lettering, Custom Command Vehicles, Consoles & Custom Cabinets, Window Tint, Installations, Sales & Service.

Stop in and see Chief Dan and the boys tomorrow from 09:00-17:00, they are located at 544 Hamilton St in Somerset, NJ

Friday, August 5, 2011   We'll be in the south all month, look for us at the FireCompanies.com and Rosenbauer booths in Raleigh at the South Atlantic Fire Rescue Expo on August 12 & 13.

Also just added is FRI in Atlanta, August 26 & 27, stop by the FireCompanies.com booth 734 and get your 2012 calendar and Firehouse Dolls shirt.

In addition we'll have 911 keychains on hand from Brent's Customs

Friday, July 22, 2011    Recently Kristen, one of our Firehouse Dolls traveled to Guatemala on a mission trip. Below is her story and is one of many reasons that I am proud of Kristen, and what makes her a GREAT American. As some of you may well know, I went to Guatemala on a missions trip with a group called Camp Sonshine.  Camp Sonshine is a ministry group with people all over who travel throughout the world running camps for children in need and reaching out to them. These camps teach the kids the love of God and the love that we have for them, so they know that they are not alone and that they have a major support system. We change lives while having fun.  

Specifically in Guatemala, we went to an all girls school/ orphanage compound called “Prince of Peace“ . These girls have been through so much in their young lives! The girls ages range from as young as 4 to as old as 21 and they are all on different mental and emotional levels. The one thing that these girls have in common is that they were neglected somehow, whether it be emotionally or physically, and many also sexually abused. I could go on for days writing about them but I’ll spare you all the details and give you this link ( http://www.princeofpeacegt.com/ )   Also, while on this trip we got to travel to the Mayan villages up in the mountains to take food and oil to some of the windows up there. This experience was so amazing, humbling, and devastating. It really makes you look at your life and yourself in a whole other light, because ‘we’ really don’t know how truly blessed we are.  

I also got to do some work in the clinic that “Prince of Peace“  also owns, its located right outside of the compound so it can serve the community at no cost to them. The director of the house is also a doctor, he and his wife are from Texas, and they just picked up everything and moved to Guatemala because there was a need  and these girls tugged at their hearts.  

The clinic of course was no University Hospital that we would see here in America, lets just say JCAHO and OSHA wouldn’t even know where to begin with the citations and write-ups, but in Guatemala, it was I suppose up to ‘standards’. In this office, they had one examination room, a tiny pharmacy area, a dentistry area, and a place where people would get their shots taken care of.  

The people fled to this clinic, because not only was it filled with hospitable staff (Dr. Jim, his wife, and some of the girls) but  because it was very cheap or free for some, and they could get their medicines there for free as well.  While working here, I got to look over the charts, fill prescriptions, give shots, do laboratory testing, sit in on examinations and just soak everything in. It was the best experience of my life. Not only did I learn things that I never would have learned in the States, but I got to meet some of the most amazing people that changed my life, who I will never forget.  

So, all in all this trip was taken so I could help out and change other peoples lives, while in fact while I was helping out, those people were changing my lives. The girls and all the staff at the compound and in the clinic, and the people of Guatemala in general, will forever be in my heart. I would recommend anyone who gets the chance to go on a missions trip, even if its just to be part of disaster relief somewhere in America- do it! It’ll be an experience you’ll never forget and never regret!! :)