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New Fire Station Fund Drive November 16- North Boston
Help us to achieve our goal today. See below how you can help. Download your fund drive form today! In the spring of 2007 the North Boston Volunteer Fire Company plans to break ground for construction of a new fire station. The new building will be located on Herman Hill Road next to Evans National Bank. The North Boston Volunteer Fire Company strives to maintain their equipment at a high standard thereby enabling residents of our district to qualify for lower property insurance rates as set forth by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Code. Due to the size of the fire apparatus today the present facilities are no longer adequate to house our equipment, including the new 2006 Toyne/HME 1250 gallon per minute pumper which we took possession of in July. The new engine complements our 1984 1500 gallon per minute American LaFrance pumper, 1994 1500 gallon per minute R.D. Murray pumper and the 1999 R.D. Murray rescue truck. The present overhead doors are barely large enough to allow the fire trucks easy access in and out of the station. When pulling out on the pad the front of the engine is almost in Boston State Road. Below are pictures denoting our space constraints.
The existing hall has safety issues due to its closeness to Boston State Rd. and
its proximity to the Boston State Road and RT 277 inter
Our current budget allows us to commit $30,000 a year for a building to house our equipment. The remainder needed to meet mortgage payments for the new facility must be raised through additional fundraising activities. One of these is this request to residents and businesses of our fire protection district to contribute to our building fund. In 1984 a fund drive was conducted for a new pumper. Since then the North Boston Volunteer Fire Company has not solicited additional donations. In seeking support from residents and businesses of our fire district for a new fire station we are offering various degrees of commitments. 1. Gold Donors – those donors who commit $1,000.00 2. Silver Donors – those donors who commit $750.00 3. Bronze Donors – those donors who commit $500.00 Gold, Silver and Bronze donors making pledges and fulfilling their commitment by June1, 2007 will be recognized by recording their name on a plaque displayed in the hall. While we recognize not everyone is able to contribute to the extent of being a Gold, Silver or Bronze donor, we do urge you to commit to a donation / pledge of your financial ability. Memorial donations will be recorded in our memorial book. We respectfully invite your support of our efforts to continue providing you with a quality fire department readily available to respond to your emergency needs. Your donation is tax deductible.
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responding please follow the link below, printing out the 2006 – 2007 Building
Fund Drive Form . Note on the form pledge dates listed are November 1, 2006;
January 15, 2007; April 30, 2007 and June 1, 2007. The membership of the North Boston Volunteer Fire Company thanks you for your consideration. | |||||||||||||||
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North Boston Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. |
In
early September, 1,250 letters of support were sent to the residents of the
North Boston Fire Company Fire Protection District. Since sending those support
packets to the customers we serve, we have received 21% return. Responding to
our call have been 228 generous donors who have donated or pledged $44,460.00.
That equals just over 44% of our support goal. Established to help offset
costs associated with building a fire station that will serve us for many years
to come, our goal has been set at raising $100,000 of support from the
community.
