07/28/2024
Field day wrap up.
Where to begin. It was a year of up and downs. We had good times and some setbacks. Overall things were pretty good.
We would like to thank all of you that supported us and attended this event, we hope you had a fun time, and will come back next year. We understand that the economy is not the best so spending money with us can be difficult, and that is shown in our deposits. We try to make our event affordable for families of all sizes and financial means, while giving you a quality product and experience. Without your attendance and support the field days would not be successful and budgeting for the FD would be very difficult.
We greatly appreciate the business that supported us in many ways, and I won't attempt to name them all. Thank you to all the businesses that donated to our booster prizes; the bike giveaway; closing your business early; suppliers that gave us discounts or donations; sponsored portions of our schedule; provided parts and services for our equipment to ensure a smooth event; and more.
Thank you also to the individuals that donated to the bike giveaway or made cash donations. Without you we could not provide this giveaway for the children of our community.
Of course, the rain had to make its yearly appearance at our field days, and unfortunately during the setup and beginning of our parade. Thank you to the parade participants that toughed it out and make our parade what it is. Thanks also to the spectators that stuck around to watch the parade, then come to the field afterwords.
Our members put in a long hard week of preparations, clean-up and operating the event. The number of volunteer hours is unbelievable and difficult to track because so many things happen throughout the year, months and days leading up to it.
Speaking of volunteers, we could not do this with just the members of our department. There are so many non-fire department members that put in hours from a couple to three full days. There were also members from other volunteer fire departments that took time to assist us in any way they could. Without you this would all be so much more difficult and demanding for our own members.
After the long hard week and with only a couple of hours rest, we continued to do what we do all year long and responded to a 2-alarm structure fire (see related post).
To the WFD members that put in weeks/months of work down to a couple of hours of work, THANK YOU. An extra special thanks to our event chairperson and all the stand chairs, your leadership, the example you set and the work environment you bring make this event successful. You all are the heart and soul of the department, and your time and sacrifice are noticed. Now go get some well-deserved rest before the pager goes off again... and it is going off again right now, I have to run.
THANK YOU ALL!!!
