HomeMy WebLinkAbouthistory efvc 2_0003BANQUET r�g
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WE APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU CAN
JOIN US HERE AT OUR BANQUET TONIGHT. AS MOST OF YOU KNOW TONIGHT
BANQUET CONCLUDES OUR YEAR LONG CELEBRATION OF THE ENFIELD
VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANYS 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AND AS
SUCH WE HOPE TO MAKE IT A MEMORABLE EVENT -LACKING OF EMERGENCY
CALLS -AND SPEAKERS THAT ARE BRIEF!
WITH THAT LAST STATEMENT IN MIND I WISH TO JUST RECAP WHAT THE
ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE HAS DONE AND INTRODUCE THE COMMITTEE TO
YOU! PRIOR TO OUR DINNER
THE COMMITTEE WAS FORMED OVER ONE YEAR AGO WITH GREG
STEVENSON AS CHAIRMAN -ONCE HE REALIZED THE WORK INVOLVED HE
ASKED ME TO TAKE OVER WHILE HE TOOK OVER A LESS TIME CONSUMING
ENDEAVOR WHEREUPON HE RAN FOR AND WAS ELECTED TO THE TOWN
BOARD.
THE COMMITTEES GOALS WERE VERY AMBITIOUS AND BECAUSE SOME
WERE COST PROHIBITIVE WE COULD NOT REACH THEM ALL- HOWEVER- WE
ARE PLEASED WITH WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH.
WE APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED A$ 2,000 CELEBRATIONS GRANT FROM
THE COUNTY TO ASSIST OUR EFFORTS.
THROUGH A NASCAR TRIP RAFFLE WE PARTIALLY FUNDED
COMMEMORATIVE SHIRTS WHICH MANY OF THE MEMBERS WEAR TONIGHT.
WE HAD MADE COMMEMORATIVE TEE-SHIRTS AVAILABLE FOR A FEE FOR
FRIENDS,FAMILY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC(OF WHICH WE STILL HAVE A FEW
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED)
AFTER MUCH RESEARCH INTO THE HISTORY OF THE FIRE COMPANY A
CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY WAS WRITTEN AND PUBLISHED IN BOOK FORM AND