Orland Fire District Foundation holds
fundraiser Thursday May 2
The Orland Fire Protection District Foundation is preparing
their fundraiser to be held on Thursday May 2, 2013 to be held at 94
West restaurant in Orland Park.
Foundation committee members, comprised of community members and
fire district employees, determined this year's event will support
three specific groups including the Kids Fire and Life Safety Camp,
the Community CARE Program, and the Residential Knox Box Program.
Community CARE provides training for individuals and businesses in CPR, AED
and PADS.
The Kids Fire and Safety Camp is a weeklong children¹s camp hosted
every summer by the Orland Fire Protection District to teach children
fire safety practices and to understand fire prevention.
Activities include Combat challenge, CPR/First Aid, weather
preparedness, fire prevention, Fire Safety Trailer, using fire hose,
watching live fire and EMS scenarios, water day and many other activities
The camp attracts as many as 60 children from the district each year.
The Residential Knox Box Program loans out boxes to elderly
individuals who have debilitating medical conditions, such as multiple
sclerosis, and limited mobility. These boxes safely store keys so
firefighters can enter a residence without damaging a door upon emergency
entry.
"All of these programs are critical to raising fire prevention
and emergency care awareness in our community. This education of the
community assists firefighter response," Patti Brucki, a member
of the committee said. Although there are some fees associated with the
programs, funds raised by the Orland Fire Foundation are used to help keep
those costs down to make them available to everyone.
The Orland Fire Foundation is a 501 ( c) 3 organization providing
fire prevention and public safety awareness to the Orland Fire
Protection District. The Foundation was reconstituted last year after a
short hiatus. All Donations are tax deductible.
Brucki urged residents and businesses who wish to help the Fire
District and to support the programs to contact her and consider sponsorship levels.
Brucki can be reached at 708-288-1643.
Donations, such as Gift Certificates, Themed Baskets, Sports
Memorabilia, Toys, Golf Packages, Jewelry or Event Tickets, for example,
will be used for raffles to raise more funds during the event, and can be
donated and dropped off in care of the Orland Fire Foundation at Fire
Station #1, the OFPD Headquarters at 9790 W. 151st Street.
Tickets for the Foundation event are $50 each. Each ticket
includes drinks from 6-8:30 p.m, appetizers, and entertainment by Jimmy
"O" and Rhonda Lee. Professional photographer Rick
Sanchez will take photos on the fire truck.
Donate a bag of non-perishable food items for the
Orland Township food pantry and your guest gets in
free. Tickets can be purchased online at www.orlandfire.org or
at the door on May 2nd.
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