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FireChief21
Assistant Chief
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How does your department do fund raising?
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July 07, 2011, 10:20:33 PM »
We all know the spagetti dinners, bbq's, and open houses. Does your department have any unique ways of fundraising? Maybe something fun.
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Engine33Truck
Deputy Chief
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Re: How does your department do fund raising?
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July 07, 2011, 11:00:20 PM »
Bingo.
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daysleeper47
Deputy Chief
Posts: 1253
Re: How does your department do fund raising?
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July 08, 2011, 10:27:16 AM »
Letter campaigns twice a year and birthday parties at the firehouse.
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START WATER
District Chief
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Re: How does your department do fund raising?
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July 08, 2011, 08:27:44 PM »
around the philly area there are a fire tax and mail out fund drive ,and of course some do the bingo , pancake breakfast and run a social hall they run . , Some have a socailhall but is run by a private company to relieve the fire fighters form the extar work and important also not to be involved bad events driunk drivers
etc . all firefighters must have at least 180 hrs to be ff 1 qualified , many runs , and work details we have very busy vol fire co's some respond to 600 or more calls a year with out ems .
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RETIRED FIRE OFFICER CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
johnmocha
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Re: How does your department do fund raising?
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July 09, 2011, 01:03:06 AM »
I think Chincoteague VFD on the Eastern Shore of Virginia has one of the most unusual fundraisers - they auction wild ponies. This story has been told in a children's book as well as a movie. Full story here:
http://www.chincoteague.com/ponies.html
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dep75
Deputy Chief Retired Runnemede FD NJ Sta 75
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Re: How does your department do fund raising?
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July 09, 2011, 09:16:28 AM »
Quote from: Engine33Truck on July 07, 2011, 11:00:20 PM
Bingo.
Bingo is not fun though, quite the pain. But if bingo is big in your area, try a midnight bingo once a month, that used to be a crowwd pleaser, to the point we had to move the trucks out and use the engine room.
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I'll put 10,000 ft of hose on the ground and not need it than need it and not have it. Strike the second alarm.
brucobuff
Deputy Chief
Posts: 1790
Re: How does your department do fund raising?
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July 09, 2011, 01:02:42 PM »
My hometown of Frostburg,MD. had an annual crab feast at the end of August for over 40 yrs.
The VFD would team up with the local town band and run the whole show, which was for adults only.
A suitable piece of farmland/woods on the outskirts of town would be made into a picnic grove.
A truckload of crabs would be brought up from the Chesapeake Bay, the local beer distributor would set up a draft beer truck, crabs would be steamed on site. There was also kettle corn on the cob, grilled hot dogs and other fare.
It would turn into a town party lasting all day, there are many legends and tales about misadventures, a fire call during one of these was really challenging, the rigs on standby would have sober drivers appointed, the same could not be said for the riders!
Here is the souvenir shirt from the 1985 event.
Too bad the fun and freedom of the 1960's thru the 1980's could not last, this country now is unrecognizable some 25 yrs. later...
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dep75
Deputy Chief Retired Runnemede FD NJ Sta 75
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Re: How does your department do fund raising?
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July 10, 2011, 09:42:48 AM »
We used to have a member who ahd a brother that was a Maine lobsterman and we would take advance orders for the lobster, pound and a quarter to a pund and a half. He would bring the catch down fresh, couple hours out of the water, made some good bucks.
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I'll put 10,000 ft of hose on the ground and not need it than need it and not have it. Strike the second alarm.
START WATER
District Chief
Posts: 897
Re: How does your department do fund raising?
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July 10, 2011, 12:38:58 PM »
i found one lst night thatwas different a christmas train show
There was a fire co in nj that had a annual hawaii meal with the hulu dancer sand they brough in sand for the event , and of course rise a lot of money. now they are a fire district and have a fire tax .
The way a fire ditrict was explained to me in NJ the people
elect a fire commission the chief presents his budget and ther commission can raise taxes to meet the needed budget
or just say no resubmit . I have been told it works pretty good and or pretty bad.
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Farmingfirefighter
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Re: How does your department do fund raising?
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April 15, 2018, 05:52:16 PM »
A lot of fire depts using gofundme now days
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