Barnegat Fire Company Hosts Wing Fundraiser
Wing event raises about $2000 for company
A wine, beer and food tasting event held this weekend helped raise about $2,000 for the Barnegat Fire Company.
Barnegat Fire Company President Gary Brown said that the company hosted about 200 people.
"Our big lesson learned for next year is that we shouldn't compete with the Decoy Show and Chowderfest," Brown said, adding that even though he felt that hurt attendance a bit, he was very pleased.
The wine, beer and food event featured several Barnegat restaurants, and a "Best of Barnegat Wings" contest, which was judged by those in attendance. Featured restaurants included: Sweet Jenny's, Lefty's Tavern, Doyle's Pour House, Marchioni's Pizza and Pasta, Serpico's, Shore Fire Grill, Sub Busters, and Naple's Pizzeria.
Third place went to Naples, second place went to Sweet Jenny's and Marchioni's took the top prize.
The event also featured vendors with food samples, including The Brunch Spot, and nine different wine and whiskey vendors. The event also featured beer samples.
"It was a fun day, Brown said. He also acknowledged Supersaver Liquors, Seaview Orthopedics and Lou's Electric for their help.
In related news, Brown noted that the company last week took delivery from Pierce on their newest truck, 1115 (see photo). He said the $780,000-piece of equipment replaces a truck that dates back to the 1980s, and was "badly needed."
The truck was purchased out of a township emergency services bond that also provided for new protective gear, and other emergency vehicles in town, including six new police sport utility vehicles that were purchased for around $50,000 a piece (see photo), according to Township Administrator David Breeden.
Brown said it will likely be about a month before the new fire truck takes calls, since the company will need to be trained on its use first.
Mike Howard
12:33 pm on Sunday, September 30, 2012
This was a great event and fund raiser. All the food was good but Marchioni's wings were voted the best. I hope they have it again next year and more people come to have a great time.
Karen
8:35 am on Tuesday, October 2, 2012
This was one of the best events they ever had in downtown Barnegat all the Businesses came together to compete in the wings contest and support there fire company.
Don
10:43 am on Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Puttin' On The Hits! was honored to provide DJ entertainment at the fundraiser. Puttin' On The Hits! very own DJ Melly was on hand playing great music!
Capt Jacobsen Mey
10:43 am on Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Fund raising is good.
Interesting that in the prior Patch Article from December 2011 (linked above), it states that the new equipment is coming from the $2.1 million Emergency Srvcs bond. It also states in that prior article that the new ladder truck was going to cost $900,000.00, PLUS an additional $300,000 for new fire fighting equipment. Did Barnegat get a better deal on the new ladder truck - or are there contradictions with the actual costs expended from the fund for all this new stuff?
$300,000.00 for (6) new Police Explorers - and we assume the current fleet was exhausted past their expected fleet lifespan to warrant (6) brand new vehicles? Really?
Is the Twp going to purchase anything else with the remaining funds? Like maybe an elevated tower at lower shore road to record and broadcast all of the sports events that will take place after the new freebie (oh, soooooo free) turf is properly installed by free working volunteers and all of the free donated materials and free equipment being used to do the install
Rick
9:51 am on Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Nice new firetruck.
I'm sure it will look great in parades and at the Fireman's Convention in Wildwood.
Rick
9:51 am on Wednesday, October 3, 2012
How cool is that?
More "free" stuff.
Don
11:12 am on Friday, October 5, 2012
Puttin' On The Hits! Very own DJ Melly was on hand to provide great music! We were happy to be a part of this event.