- Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 April 2015 00:48
By Paul Chasko
Over the past years, the Finleyville Area Pub Crawl has turned into an annual fundraiser netting thousands of dollars for the Finleyville Fire Department. It's been hugely successful, thanks to the efforts of Barb and Don Maers.
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| Chief Jeff Thomas accepted the check on behalf of the FVFD and passes it on to President Jacob Lawrence. Others are (l to r): Barb Maers, Tiffany DeMar, Gina Thorn and Don Maers. |
Each year they've organized, promoted and carried off the event and each year at the FVFD Officers Installation Dinner, they've presented a nicely sized check to the fire department. This year, the event netted $3,667 for the FVFD.
This year was a bit different for Barb and Don as they had some welcome help. At the dinner, they introduced Tiffany DeMar and Gina Thorn who were trainees that will be taking over the project from Barb and Don – they feel it's time to "pass on the torch." Next year, Barb and Don can enjoy the annual Pub Crawl as participants rather than organizers.
The Fire Department and, indirectly, the community have benefited from their hard work as fundraising is an important source of income that keeps the FVFD well-equipped as an effective first-responder group must be. Thanks go out to Barb and Don, and best of luck to Tiffany and Gina in carrying on what's become an annual tradition.
