Donate Bottled Water To Help Middletown, Hazlet Firefighters, EMS

MIDDLETOWN, NJ — As the warm weather season is now upon us, IMA Urgent Care & Primary Care is again collecting cases of bottled water to benefit local fire departments and EMS squads.

Their bottled water drive will from from Monday, May 15 through Wednesday, May 31.

Donated water will benefit local first responders who use the water to stay hydrated and clean wounds and eyes during an emergency.

In the past five years IMA has hosted the bottled water drive, patients have donated more than 6,000 cases of bottled water. This year, with the increase in local fire and emergency calls, IMA hopes to donate 1,000 cases locally.

To donate, drop off a case of water to one of IMA's 11 local offices:

• IMA Urgent Care Shrewsbury 1026 Broad Street, Shrewsbury
• IMA Urgent Care Middletown 363 Route 36, Middletown
• Chapel Hill Family Medicine 100 Village Court, Suite 302, Hazlet
• Family Practice of Middletown 18 Leonardville Road, Middletown
• Hazlet Family Care 3253 Route 35 North, Hazlet
• IMA Pediatrics 3253 Route 35 North, Hazlet
• Red Bank Family Medicine 231 Maple Avenue, Red Bank
• Red Bank Family Medicine 35 Gilbert Street South, Tinton Falls
• Red Bank Medical 175 Patterson Avenue, Shrewsbury
• River Road Primary Care 569 River Road, Fair Haven

“In our area, our first responders are mostly volunteer driven, and they rely heavily on donations,” said Dr. Roger Thompson, the head doctor at the Middletown IMA location and IMA president. "Donating bottled water is an easy way to support our local fire departments and EMS squads as often they purchase water on their own to keep on their trucks."