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ON SUNDAY MAY 17TH WE HELD A DEDICATION CEREMONY AND OPEN
HOUSE WHERE WE HONORED EVERYONE WHO HAD EVER SERVED THIS
DEPARTMENT,NO MATER FOR HOW LONG,NOR IN WHAT CAPACITY,FOR THEIR
SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. A MEMORIAL GARDEN WAS ERECTED TO THE
MEMORY OF ALL DECEASED MEMBERS AND IN HONOR OF HARRY WILLIS WHO
DONATED LAND UPON WHICH THE FIRST FIRE STATION WAS BUILT. AND 642
OUR RESCUE VEHICLE WAS DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF GREGORY
KIRCHGESSNER. SPEAKERS INCLUDED ASSEMBLYMAN MARTY LUSTER AND
COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS DAN WINCH AND PETER MESKILL AS WELL AS A
READING OF A PROCLAMATION FROM GOV PATIKI.
DURING THE CARNIVAL OF JUNE 24,25,26,27TH WE HOSTED A 50TH
ANNIVERSARY FIREWORKS DISPLAY AND AN ANNIVERSARY PARADE.
IN AUGUST THE MEMBERSHIP AND THEIR FAMILIES WERE HOSTED TO A
FAMILY PICNIC
AND TONIGHT YOU HAVE BEEN OBSERVING SOME OF OUR YEAR IN
REVIEW IN THE SLIDES PROJECTED UPON THE WALL FOR YOUR REVIEW WE
HOPE YOU HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY THEM AS YOU HAVE BEEN
VISITING THIS EVENING. ALSO TO COMMEMORATIVE YOUR ASSOCIATION WITH
THE ENFIELD FIRE COMPANY EACH OF YOU HAS AT HIS OR HER DINNER
SETTING A COMMEMORATIVE MUG WITH THE OFFICIAL 50TH ANNIVERSARY
LOGO ON IT WHICH WE INVITE YOU TO TAKE WITH YOU WHEN YOU LEAVE AS A
TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION FOR WHATEVER PART YOU PLAY IN HELPING US
DO WHAT WE HAVE DONE FOR THE PAST 50 YEARS.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN MAY I PRESENT MY ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE -
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