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Mountville Fire Company Seeks Community Support By Dayna M. Reidenouer
Taking Steps To Aid Fallen Firefighters’ Families Twelve-year-old Lauren Cohen of East Petersburg has never known a world in which Sept. 11 is just another day. The preteenager has always understood 9/11 as the day when 343 firefighters died in the attacks on the World Trade Center. The event has a personal meaning for Lauren, as her father, Mark Cohen of East Petersburg, has
been an active firefighter ever since he became eligible at age 16. “Firefighting is a big part of my life,” Lauren said. “My dad is a big role model for me. I want to be a firefighter just like him.” Thus, when Lauren considered what good deed to do for her bat mitzvah - a religious ceremony marking the matriculation of Jewish youths into adulthood at age 13 - she immediately turned to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF), which, since 1992, has been fulfilling its mission to remember fallen firefighters and provide resources for their families as the survivors rebuild their lives. Lauren is familiar with the organization because Mark, See 9/11 Stair Climb pg 3
Lauren Cohen holds helmets that will be given away in a fundraiser as part of the Lancaster 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sept. 13.
Take Two For Triathlons Running, cycling, and swimming are part of the Hempfield recCenter’s annual TRI For Life and TRI For Fun events.
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Hempfield recCenter originally planned to hold its annual TRI For Life and TRI For Fun events in May, but like practically everything else this spring, the triathlons had to be canceled or postponed. Now, the rec center is trying again. The 2020 TRI For Fun for youngsters ages 7 to 12
will be held on Saturday, Sept. 19, at 5 p.m. Checkin will be open from 4 to 4:45 p.m. at the rec center, 950 Church St., Landisville. As its name implies, the TRI For Fun is designed to be a fun, noncompetitive event, with each participant receiving a medal, a T-shirt, and a goodie bag. The distances for each leg will vary according to age group. Everyone who completes the TRI For Fun See Hempfield recCenter pg 3
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time since the 1980s. The organization would also like to upgrade the electronic key system on the building to improve security. Operating the emergency vehicles is pricy, and replacing them costs even more. With the MFC responding to 339 calls in 2019, the apparatus roll out into the community almost daily. The oldest vehicle in the fleet is an engine that has been in service for at least 30 years. The newest piece is already about 10 years old. Taraborelli noted that the base price for a fire engine is about $750,000, so the MFC has delayed replacing the older units. The MFC made a change to its registration with the Internal Revenue Service this year that may help with expenses over time. When the MFC first filed for nonprofit status, it was See Mountville Fire Company pg 3
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Mountville Fire Company member Mike Rossi was one of a team that responded to a fire at the Hurricane Pizza Grill in December 2019.
Mountville residents should have received a markedly different fund drive mailing from the Mountville Fire Company (MFC) within the past few weeks. “We tried some new things this year: We added color and PayPal,” said MFC public information officer and senior firefighter Peter Taraborelli. “We got 60 responses right away - impressive!” As an all-volunteer nonprofit organization, the MFC depends on donations to continue serving Mountville borough, parts of East and West Hempfield townships, and surrounding municipalities. Adding an electronic donation option has the benefit of enabling donors to commit to recurring donations at weekly,
monthly, and yearly intervals. “We have a lot of people who’ve set up never-ending (donations),” Taraborelli said. “Three, five, 10 bucks every month is helpful because we can start to depend on it.” One-time gifts are also welcomed, of course, and the MFC hopes to raise $50,000 through the fund drive. Writing the letter presents the MFC with an opportunity to rework its punch list. “(We prioritize purchases that promote) life, safety, and specific to our mission over things that would make our lives easier,” Taraborelli explained. The MFC regularly sacrifices maintenance costs in favor of buying lifesaving equipment, but at some point, the leaking 14-year-old roof really must be replaced and the pitted parking lot has to be repaved for the first