GoFundMe Helps Bed-Stuy Ambulance Service During Coronavirus

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN — There's another way to help keep Bedford-Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Services running during the new coronavirus outbreak.

A GoFundMe "Help Save Lives With Bed-Stuy Vollies" has so far raised $2,725. It started about a week ago after the volunteer ambulance put out a public call for help.

The ambulance corps — the first minority-run volunteer ambulance service in the country — is under an increasing financial strain during the coronavirus, leaving its leaders concerned they'll be able to pay bills.

An update on the GoFundMe shows how vital the donations are for the corps.

"Thanks to your gifts, BSVAC has just been able to pay an overdue utility bill to keep the lights on!" wrote Tamsin Wolf, the corps' treasurer and the fundraiser's organizer.

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Wolf wrote upcoming donations will go toward vehicle insurance — a requirement for ambulances to go on calls.

The fundraiser's goal is $50,000.

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