The August long weekend is always our busiest, so we thought we’d up the ante by adding a pancake breakfast to the mix. Staying true to predictions, we had 6 calls in the 24 hours leading up to the breakfast. The last of these calls finished at 3AM, just 3 hours before having to get up to prep.
At 8:50AM there were people lined up for pancakes, bacon, coffee, blueberries, and juice. And even as we started to dismantle the stoves at noon, there were still stragglers rolling through.
The breakfast was to raise funds for a thermal imaging camera, and the proceeds from the breakfast – $4100 – almost covers it. The balance will come from the Fire Department’s operations budget and a donation from the firefighters’ volunteer fund.
So many people helped us put on this event and I’ll list them at the end of the page, but I have to acknowledge Chief Giff LaRose for his vision and tireless efforts to make it happen. Well done, Chief!
- Larry and Margit from Little Tribune Winery, who made a very generous contribution of boxes of organic blueberries,
- Dale Armstrong of Hornby Island Coffee provided some great coffee,
- Denman Island Fire Department lent us all their grilling equipment and gave us a wealth of information gleaned from their 30-year tradition of doing these breakfasts,
- All sorts of people from the community who stepped up to help out: spouses and families of HIFR, members of the the RCMP, the fire committee, Islands Trust reps, and the fire department members themselves.
Thank you to everyone who came or made a donation. It was a fantastic event!
