April - Anne Arundel County Volunteer Firefighters Association

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION
News and Events
April 5, 2013
LAKE SHORE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY MOURNS THE
PASSING OF PAST CHIEF MILTON “JIM” MEKINS SR.
Special points of interest:
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Orchard Beach VFD—
Luncheon Bingo—April 14th
Doors open at 9:30 A.M. &
Bingo starts at 11:30 A.M.—
$20 admission package
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Orchard Beach VFD—
Preteen Dance—April 12th—
6:30 P.M. til 10 P.M.—$7.00pp
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Maryland City VFC — Basket
Bingo—April 6th or first
Saturday of every month. 7
P.M. til 10 P.M.
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Arundel VFD—7th ANNUAL
CAR SHOW—April 13th—8
A.M. til 2 P.M.
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Earleigh Heights VFC —
Pandora Bingo—April 19th
Doors open at 5:30 P.M. Bingo
starts at 7 P.M.—$15 in advance/$20 at the door
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Odenton VFC—Mamma Lucia
Fundraiser Night—April 24th
& May 16th—11 A.M. til close
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Deale VFC—All You Can Eat
Breakfast—April 6th—8 A.M.
til 11 A.M.—$7.00—Children
under 5 are free.
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Ferndale VFC—Teen
Dance—April 26th & May
31st—7 P.M. til 10 P.M.—
$5.00—(8-18 year old)
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Arundel VFC—Famous Pit
Beef Sales—Crofton Craft
Fair—April 27th—10 A.M.
“Congratulations” to the Earleigh
Heights VFC on their 95th Anniversary!
Chief Detweiler accepted a Certificate
of Recognition on behalf of the EHVFC
members from Maryland State Comptroller Peter Franchot and A.A. County
Register of Wills, Lauren Parker, citing
the many years of volunteer services
provided to the citizens of the State of
Maryland. Congratulations on a job
well done!
The Lake Shore Volunteer Fire Company lost
a great leader on April 2, 2013 as Past Chief
Jim Mekins Sr. passed away in his sleep on this
day. Jim will always be remembered as “one
who led by example.” He would never ask you
to do anything he had not done himself.
Jim was awarded the LSVFC’s Life Achievement Award last Wednesday evening honoring
his 41 years in the fire service.
Jim retired as a Chief Technical Inspector
for Mass Transit, served with the American
Red Cross Disaster team, was a Reserve Police Officer for A.A.County and umpired Lake
Shore Little League during his lifetime. Jim
was a member of Anchor Baptist Church and a
past member of the Glen Burnie VFC. He was
inducted into the AACVFA Hall of Fame in 1998.
AACVFA ANNUAL BULL & OYSTER
ROAST WAS A GREAT SUCCESS!
As you can see from the pictures, everyone had a great time and
over $6,000 was raised for the Association! Next year, we could use more
help with the event, as well as fire company participation in ticket sales.
Quote of the Month:
“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”
Compiled by Jane Huffman
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION
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Who was Jesse Fisher?
Each year the Jesse Fisher trophy is awarded to the fire company who has dedicated the most
hours to fire, rescue or EMS- related training during the year. But who was this gentleman, Jesse
Fisher?
Jesse Fisher was a member of the Water Witch Hook and Ladder Company in Annapolis City from
1907-1962. He served as Assistant Fire Marshal and Chief Fire Marshal of the Annapolis Fire Department. He furnished the citizens of Annapolis with their first ambulance service and in December 1941
a fully paid U.S.Naval Academy Fire Department was established with Jesse Fisher becoming the first
Fire Chief, leading 23 personnel. He was instrumental in establishing the Fire Service Extension at
the University of Maryland, which ultimately became MFRI.
In 1930, Jesse Fisher became the first President of the Anne Arundel County Volunteer Firemen’s
Association. Chief Fisher was a political man involved with the Annapolis City County Council and was
a Past President of the MSFA in 1932. He was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 1979. He was inducted into the AACVFA Hall of Fame in 1997. His life was devoted to the volunteer firemen of Annapolis City, Anne Arundel County, and the State of Maryland. As you can see from the bio of Chief Fisher,
he was a wise man with great leadership qualities. I hope this has helped you to understand who
Jesse Fisher was and how prestigious the Jesse Fisher Trophy really is. Those companies who have
been honored to receive this award should be very proud!
“It’s That Time of Year! It’s Carnival Time!”
(Instead of listing each Company’s Carnival monthly,
I compiled a few upcoming dates I was able to retrieve.)
Please update your websites!
LAKE SHORE VFC
APRIL 11th—April 14th, 2013
April 17th—April 20th, 2013
Advance “All You Can Ride” armbands—$16
Armbands at the gate—$23
Carnival held at Brumwell’s Field
RIVIERA BEACH VFC
May 13—May 18th, 2013
Parade on May 18th, 2013—5 p.m.
Advance “All You Can Ride” armbands—$10
Advance armbands good Monday—Thursday
LADIES AUXILIARY TO THE
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION
The AACVFA Ladies Auxiliary will be celebrating their 75th
Anniversary on May 14th, 2013 at the Earleigh Heights VFC. We
have raffle tickets available on this beautiful handcrafted
quilt! Please support this fundraiser! Tickets are $1.00.
ODENTON VFC
May 21st—27th, 2013
Parade on May 27th—5 P.M.
DEALE VFC
July 8th—July 13th, 2013
Parade on July 13th, 2013—6 p.m
Advance “All You Can Ride” armbands-Price TBD
Plan Ahead
Since 1922, Fire Prevention Week has been
observed on the Sunday through Saturday
period in which October 9 falls. Here are
dates for future FPW campaigns:
2013: October 6-12
2014: October 5-11
2015: October 4-10
DON’T FORGET TO SUBMIT
YOUR NOMINATIONS FOR
THE MSFA AWARDS AND
RECOGNITIONS!
FIRE PREVENTION ENTRIES
ARE DUE APRIL 20TH.