After The Fire, Inc. operates
completely from donations received from fire
districts, civic organizations, and the public.
Donations of money are used to fund the purchase of
items needed by our fire victims, i.e. gift
certificates, emergency clothing items, baby diapers,
etc. Donations also help pay our expenses for
communications (pagers and cell phones) mailings and
outreach programs.
Recent donations:
June 2011:
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April 2011:
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Dave Zecchini, owner of Pasta
Penne of Clifton Park, invited After the Fire to
participate in its program, Raising
the Dough, to raise money for not-for
profit organizations. A portion of the profits for
a designated dinnertime menu was donated to the
After the Fire to continue its work to assist
family that have experienced a home fire. The
success of this efforts was demonstrated in the
$882 donation presented to members of After the
Fire on 5/12/11 by Dave Zecchini.
March 2011:
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Donation from Milton Grange
After The Fire was recently asked
to speak at the Milton Grange's monthly breakfast
meeting, held at the Old Stone Church. After The
Fire's Vice President Kathy Hedgeman attended and
discussed their mission, procedures for responding
to fire scenes and showed examples of items that
are presented to families. In addition to a
delicious breakfast, President Rob Pastore
presented Kathy with a generous donation of
$250.00 for the organization.
January 2010:
2009:
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Milton Rock City Falls Fire
Station - $1,000
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Puig family - $100
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Martin family - $100
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Ballston Lake Ladies
Auxiliary - $100
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West Charlton's Ladies
Auxilary - $500
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Saratoga Elks Breakfast
Auxiliary - $456.20
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NYS State Budget Goodwill -
$695
Additional donations:
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SEFCU and Trustco Bank made
cash donations to our annual fundraising efforts.
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The Brockbank family made a
donation as a thank you for the assistance
provided by After the Fire members when they had a
fire.
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The West Charlton Volunteer
Fire Department Auxiliary made a cash donation to
support the work of the organization.
Donations made by After the
Fire:
After the Fire members voted to
make a substantial donation to the Domestic Disaster
Response effort of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of
America to assist their relief and long-term
rebuilding efforts following Hurricane Katrina.
After the Fire donated surplus
food supplies remaining after their annual fund
raising dinner to the Christ Episcopal Church in
Ballston Spa.
Donations of the following personal care items are
also welcome:
- Toothbrushes
- Toothpaste
- Brushes
- Combs
- Shaving Cream
- Disposable Razors
- Deodorant
- Bath Soap
- Hand Lotion
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- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Q-Tips
- Baby Powder
- Baby Lotion
- Baby Bath
- Baby Shampoo
- Baby Bottles
- Pacifiers
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Collecting personal care items is a great outreach
project for groups, ie. Boy scouts.
We regret that, due to constraints of manpower and
transportation, we no longer accept the following
items:
- Furniture
- Used clothing
- Household items
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Donors with these items are encouraged to contact
Captain's in Clifton Park (383-1788). Noah’s Attic
in Ballston Spa (885-9455) accepts used clothing and
small household items, no furniture.
Financial donations can be mailed directly to our
address at:
P.O. Box 4188
Halfmoon, NY 12065
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This insures timely crediting and acknowledgement
of your donation. You will receive a thank you letter
for your records.
Donations are also acknowledged in our quarterly
newsletter and on our website.
Please feel free to call our voice mail at 435-4571
with any additional questions regarding donations. A
representative will call you.
Also, visit The
Firefighters Charitable Foundation for other
opportunities to help.
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