An event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding of West End Ambulance Association (WEAA) will take place on Saturday, May 13, from noon to 5 p.m. at Maple Grove Community Center, 1420 Columbia Ave., Lancaster. All former crew members of WEAA are invited to attend, as are former crew members of St. Joseph Hospital Medic 1, a partner crew of WEAA.

Attendees are invited to bring uniforms, pictures, papers, or other items to share. They may also bring refreshments to contribute to the spread.

WEAA was an all-volunteer, nonprofit ambulance association founded in 1973. It started with one ambulance housed in a garage in the rear of Millersville Fire Company and grew to a fleet of four rigs and a building at 100 E. Charlotte St., Millersville. WEAA was replaced by Lancaster EMS (LEMSA) around 2007 or 2008. The building was given to LEMSA, and paid crews replaced the volunteers.