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.
After the 12/4/05 Ballston Spa fire that
displaced 22 people from eight family units, the kind and generous
people of Ballston Spa and surrounding areas opened their hearts and
gave numerous items to help these families get re-established.
•Residence Inn of Latham donated sheets, towels
and blankets.
•Elks Club offered the fire families a refuge
and breakfast while the fire was being fought in the early hours of
that December day.
•The Elks Club arranged for large donations of
clothing and household items.
•The Rotary Club purchased Christmas toys for
the children of the families.
•Numerous individuals gave furniture and other
household items.
Additional donations:
•SEFCU and Trustco Bank made cash donations to
our annual fundraising efforts.
•The Brockbank family made a donation as a
thank you for the assistance provided by After the Fire members when
they had a fire.
•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
attn. Dorothy Wenzel, treasurer
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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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