Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad

04/01/2025

Check us out on the new Monopoly board!

The video above is of the announcement made at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront about the new game. VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – Mr. Monopoly himself was at the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Sc…

03/04/2025

✨️A HUGE thank you to everyone who helped with, supported, and attended our 49th Annual Oyster Fest! 🦪 We are so grateful for you.

In case you couldn't make it, check out this awesome feature by WTKR News 3!

https://tinyurl.com/OysterFestFeature

The squad, which responds to 30-40 calls daily, relies heavily on community support to maintain its fleet of vehicles.

03/02/2025

☀️☀️GOOD MORNING☀️☀️

We are here at the Virginia Beach Convention Center setting up for The 49th Annual VBVRS Oyster Fest 🦪

It’s shaping up to be a fantastic day & we can’t wait to see everyone!

✨REMINDER✨ Tickets are now only available for purchase at the door 🎟️🚪

03/01/2025

Watch Live Coverage of the Celebrations of Life for Virginia Beach Police Department Officers Cameron Girvin and Christopher Reese.

The Celebration of Life is open to the public and starts at 2 p.m. today at Rock Church, located at 640 Kempsville Road in Virginia Beach.

WTKR News 3 will have live coverage of the service on-air and online.

https://tinyurl.com/VBPDCelebrationofLife

03/01/2025

🎉SEE YOU SOON! 🎉

We’re just ONE day away from the 49th Annual Oyster Fest TOMORROW, March 2! 🦪🎶

Join us for a full day of delicious food, fun activities, and community support. Your participation makes a difference! 🌊🍴

Here’s what you can expect:

🥂 All You Can Eat & Drink:
• Fresh Raw Oysters from Virginia Eastern Shore Seaside 🦪
• Stewed & Fried Oysters
• Creamy Clam Chowder 🥣
• BBQ & Tasty Sides 🍖
• Soda, Beer, & Wine 🍻

🚒 Rescue Squad Demonstrations
🦪 Oyster-Shucking Contest
🎉 Silent & Live Auctions
🎟 Raffles
🛍 Local Craft Artisans
🎶 Live Music from The Tiki Bar Band 🎤

This event helps VBVRS provide lifesaving equipment for over 19,000 emergency calls each year. 🙌

We can’t wait to see you there!

INFO & TICKETS here: VBVRS.ORG/OYSTER-FEST
You can also purchase TICKETS at the door.

03/01/2025

🌟 A HUGE thank to those who help make our 49th Annual Oyster Fest possible! 🦪🌟

Thank you for allowing us to not only put on a spectacular event this Sunday, but also for your support which allows us to continue to serve our community 24/7, 365. THANK YOU! 🙌

Today we want to thank all our In-Kind Donations, Part 2/2:

✨The Virginia Zoo in Norfolk
✨Military Aviation Museum
✨University of Virginia
✨Camp Twin Creeks
✨Bliss Nail Spa
✨YMCA
✨BARK
✨VIRginia International Raceway
✨Associates in Plastic Surgery
✨Shear Class Hair Salon Va Beach
✨Long Jewelers
✨Auto Bell Car Wash
✨MattDad
✨Old Dominion Athletic Foundation
✨Hunt Club Boarding Kennel and Cattery
✨MAR Surf Exchange
✨Funny Bone Comedy Club & Restaurant
✨Chesapean Outdoors
✨Ellen Sinclair Studio

Oyster Fest Info & Tickets: VBVRS.ORG/OYSTER-FEST

03/01/2025

🌟 A HUGE thank to those who help make our 49th Annual Oyster Fest possible! 🦪🌟

Thank you for allowing us to not only put on a spectacular event this Sunday, but also for your support which allows us to continue to serve our community 24/7, 365. THANK YOU! 🙌

Today we want to thank all our In-Kind Donations, Part 1/2:

✨Surf Rider Restaurant Group
✨South Beach Grill
✨Waterman's Surfside Grille
✨Gaston’s Italian Steakhouse
✨Kolache Factory
✨Murphy's Irish Pub
✨Croc's 19th Street Bistro
✨The Beach Bully
✨Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii
✨Big Sams Raw Bar
✨Señor Fox Authentic Mexican Cuisine
✨Cinema Cafe
✨Pups and Pints
✨Ice House Restaurant
✨Il Giardino Ristorante
✨Wines for Humanity
✨Wegmans
✨Costco
✨Publix
✨Total Wine & More

Oyster Fest Info & Tickets: VBVRS.ORG/OYSTER-FEST

02/28/2025

🌟 A HUGE thank you to our fantastic sponsors for our 49th Annual Oyster Fest! 🦪🌟

Today we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to our incredible Food, Beverage, and Media Sponsors! Without your support, this event wouldn’t be possible, and we are so thankful to have you as part of our community. 🙌

From the delicious oysters to the refreshing drinks and all the behind-the-scenes media coverage, you help make our Oyster Fest a huge success!

✨Tarnished Truth Distilling Co.
✨Surf Rider Restaurant Group
✨Sewansecott Clams & Oysters
✨Pepsi

✨Dae Print & Design
✨Mainivent Advertising
✨Red Chalk Studios
✨Stroll Alanton
✨Stroll Croatan
✨Ocean Apparel

We can’t wait to see you all at our 49th Annual Oyster Fest! 🦪🎶
Don’t forget to grab your tickets so that you can enjoy the delicious offerings and celebrate with us!

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Oyster Fest Info & Tickets:
VBVRS.ORG/OYSTER-FEST

02/28/2025

🌟 A HUGE thank you to our fantastic sponsors for our 49th Annual Oyster Fest! 🦪🌟

Each and every one of our Sponsor's support goes beyond just helping us put on an amazing event—it directly fuels our life-saving rescue efforts every single day. We’re truly grateful.

Today we are featuring our sponsors from our Helping Hand Sponsor & First Responder Friend Tiers!

✨American Road Markings
✨Kathleen Anderson
✨Beach Irrigation
✨Atlantic Shores Retirement Community
✨Sifen
✨StateFarm
✨Westminster Canterbury
✨Colony Mobile Home Park
✨Wolcott Rivers Gates Attorneys at Law

✨Tautog's Restaurant
✨Lee & Mary Murphy
✨Jonell Walthall Inc
✨Southeastern Installations
✨Jim and Cindy Cervera
✨Sean and Lisa Clark
✨Roderick Edens
✨Julie and Ed MacKinlay
✨Judie Midgett
✨Daryl Nemo
✨James Obal
✨Marcy and Bill Oberndorfer
✨Racheal Ringer
✨William Torbush
✨Roy Ward
✨Donald West

Oyster Fest Info & Tickets: VBVRS.ORG/OYSTER-FEST

02/27/2025

🌟 A HUGE thank you to our fantastic sponsors for our 49th Annual Oyster Fest! 🦪🌟

Each and every one of our Sponsor's support goes beyond just helping us put on an amazing event—it directly fuels our life-saving rescue efforts every single day. We’re truly grateful.

Today we are featuring our sponsors from our Compassionate Heart Sponsor & Emergency Guardian Sponsor Tiers!

✨ Dae Print & Design
✨ East West Construction
✨ Sentara Health Plans
✨ Thomas W. Dye Homes
✨ Dale & Barbara Darr
✨ Kelly's Tavern
✨ Atlantic Orthopaedic Specialists
✨ 17th Street Automotive
✨ Pete & Lynette Reuss
✨ Fastax
✨ Atlantic Emergency Solutions
✨ Fermion Government Services, LLC
✨ Hoffman Beverage
✨ Hanbury
✨ The Oceanfront Inn
✨ Potter & Co. Commercial Real Estate
✨ One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning
✨ Fesco
✨ M Richard Epps, PC
✨ Shipps Corner, Pet Spa & Resort
✨ Thomas Harp
✨ October Effect LTD

Check back tomorrow for more!

Oyster Fest Info & Tickets: VBVRS.ORG/OYSTER-FEST

02/27/2025

⏳ The countdown is on…
Just a few days left until our 49th Annual Oyster Fest! 🦪🎉
We can’t wait to celebrate with all of you—great food and drinks, amazing company, and, of course, the opportunity to serve you, our community.

It’s going to be a day full of fun, and every oyster eaten helps us make a difference in the lives of those we serve.

We’ve got an incredible spread of delicious food and drinks, including:

🥂 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗮𝘁 & 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸
• Fresh Raw Oysters from 𝘝𝘪𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴
• Stewed & fried oysters
• Creamy clam chowder
• Mouthwatering pork BBQ & tasty sides
• Soda, beer & wine to wash it all down 🍻

🚒 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗲 𝗦𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 & 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
🦪 𝗢𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗦𝗵𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁
🎉 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 & 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
🎟 𝗥𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘀
🛍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻𝘀
🎶 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗶 𝗕𝗮𝗿 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗱 🎤

See you soon—let’s make this year’s Oyster Fest the best one yet! 🐚💙

TICKETS here: VBVRS.ORG/OYSTER-FEST

02/26/2025

🌟 A HUGE thank you to our fantastic sponsors for our 49th Annual Oyster Fest! 🦪✨

Each and every one of our Sponsor's support goes beyond just helping us put on an amazing event—it directly fuels our life-saving rescue efforts every single day. We’re truly grateful.

Today we are featuring our sponsors from our Life Changer Presenting Sponsor, Community Builder Supporting Sponsor, EMS Champion Sponsor, and Pre-Hospital Life Saving Sponsor Tiers!

✨John and Richard Doub, Mark Garcea, Fairstead, Kalfus Nachman - Attorneys at Law, Preston & Catherine White Foundation, J. Alexandra Dale MD, Richard S. Glasser Family Foundation, and The Barbara & Izaak Glasser Family Foundation ✨

Check back tomorrow for more!

02/24/2025

🎉 LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY 🎉

We can't wait to see you at our 49th Annual Oyster Fest this Sunday, March 2! 🦪🎶
Get ready for a day full of food, fun, and support! 🌊🍴

We’ve got an incredible spread of delicious food and drinks, including:

🥂 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗮𝘁 & 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸
• Fresh Raw Oysters from 𝘝𝘪𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴
• Stewed & fried oysters
• Creamy clam chowder
• Mouthwatering pork BBQ & tasty sides
• Soda, beer & wine to wash it all down 🍻

🚒 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗲 𝗦𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 & 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
🦪 𝗢𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗦𝗵𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁
🎉 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 & 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
🎟 𝗥𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘀
🛍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻𝘀
🎶 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗶 𝗕𝗮𝗿 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗱 🎤

Your support helps VBVRS provide advanced lifesaving equipment and supplies, answering over 19,000 calls every year. All of this, at no cost to you.

Help us keep saving lives and serving our community. We couldn’t do it without you! 🙏

TICKETS here: VBVRS.ORG/OYSTER-FEST
or LINK IN BIO 🔗

02/22/2025

Our deepest condolences are with the Virginia Beach Police Department, the family, friends, and colleagues of the fallen officers during this incredibly difficult time. We are also sending love and strength to those in public safety who responded to this tragic incident.

Please keep Virginia Beach Police and the loved ones of the officers in your thoughts this week as they navigate this tough time.

02/20/2025

Our volunteers are on duty 24/7/365 no matter the weather - rain, sleet, hurricanes & snow! ❄️ We have been on duty the entire storm and will continue to be here if you need us 💪🏼🚨 Stay safe & warm!

02/20/2025

👀👀 Hey, look! We’re in The Virginian Pilot 📰! How cool 😎 Click the link to read all about our upcoming Oyster Fest that is next weekend, March 2nd, 2025 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center!

Tickets: https://vbvrs.org/oyster-fest/ 🎟️

The Oyster Fest menu consists of Virginia Eastern Shore Sewansecott oysters on the half shell, stewed and fried oysters, clam chowder, pork barbecue, fried chicken and side dishes.

02/19/2025

❄Brrr, it is cold and snowy out there today! While the snow is piling up out there and you're waiting to make a snowman ⛄ head to https://vbvrs.org/oyster-fest/ to purchase tickets to our Oyster Fest next weekend! Purchase some tickets 🎟 & think about palm trees 🌴, Hawaiian shirts, leis, oysters 🦪 & cocktails 🍹and that will keep you warm during this blizzard!❄

We are just 1️⃣1️⃣ days away from this amazing event!

🚨Oyster Fest Details: 🚨

Enjoy lots of delicious food and drinks, plus we’ll have live music, amazing silent and live auctions, craft artisans, and rescue squad equipment to explore! Your support allows VBVRS to purchase the advanced lifesaving equipment and supplies we need to answer more than 19,000 calls a year 🚑. The treatment and transport we give our community costs you absolutely nothing. Please help us continue to help you!💚

✨All You Can Eat and Drink✨
- Raw oysters: Virginia Eastern Shore Seasides 🦪
- Stewed and fried oysters
- Clam chowder
- Pork barbecue & delicious sides
- Soda, beer and wine 🥤
- Specialty cocktail tickets will be available for purchase

✨Fun, Fun, Fun✨
- Rescue Squad Demonstrations and Equipment
- Oyster-Shucking Contest
- Silent and Live Auction plus Raffles
- Local Artisans
- Live Music from The Tiki Bar Band 🎤

02/19/2025

The snow has started! Please be safe out there… We’re standing by and ready to help if you need us!