On the heels of a rewarding 2016, full of awards and recognitions, Cetronia Ambulance Corps already is in full gear in the New Year.

President and CEO of New Tripoli Bank Dave Hunsicker visited Cetronia Ambulance Corps Jan. 9 to present the organization with a check for $10,000.

Last year, Hunsicker gave the ambulance corps a check in the same amount, to make sure his bank’s customers and the local community continue to receive the services Cetronia provides.

“We are incredibly thankful for continued community support from organizations like New Tripoli Bank, as without these contributions Cetronia cannot continue to reinvest in the technologies, equipment and highly trained personnel Cetronia is known for,” said Larry Wiersch, chief executive officer for Cetronia Ambulance Corps. “Corporate and private donations offer a significant amount of funds desperately needed for us to be able to save lives in our community.”

A year ago Northwestern Ambulance Corps closed its doors giving Cetronia the opportunity to help a community that would be left without 911 emergency care and transportation.

Cetronia acquired Weisenberg Township’s residents in 2014.

With Northwestern’s closure, Cetronia won a bid to add Lynn Township and an expanded portion of Lowhill Township to its coverage area.

Today, Cetronia provides one of its many advanced life support ambulances staffed in the Lynn area around the clock, 365 days a year.

And for that, Hunsicker said, he is thankful.

“When Northwestern [Ambulance Corps] went out of business, Cetronia picked up the gap,” Hunsicker said. “Our customers help make profits for the bank and this is how we can give back to the customers.”

Established in 1955, Cetronia operates out of its Joint Operations Center on Broadway in South Whitehall Township.

Cetronia’s 911 emergency coverage spans a total of nine municipalities.

In more than 15,000 emergencies and more than 60,000 requests for medical care and transport a year, Cetronia’s fleet of 42 vehicles travel more than 1 million miles annually.

“We are just all appreciative there is outside support of the [Cetronia] Ambulance Corps, and that they support what we do,” said Eric Hunter, a paramedic at Cetronia Ambulance, who was on hand with other ambulance personnel to meet and thank Hunsicker.