Fillmore fire dept. to hold fundraiser for building grant

The Fillmore Community Volunteer Fire Department

FILLMORE -- The Fillmore Volunteer Fire Department will host a freewill-offering fundraiser dinner on Monday, March 31 in the Fillmore Elementary School gymnasium.

The fundraiser will be held in conjunction with a public meeting for the second reading of a competitive building grant. The dinner will begin at 6 p.m. with the public hearing to follow at 7.

Biscuits and gravy will be served, along with sausage, pancakes, milk, coffee and orange juice.

All proceeds will benefit the building grant process toward a new Fillmore fire station.

The public is encouraged to attend as the department is seeking comments and input to aid in gaining points during the competitive grant process.

Community involvement at such public hearings is part of the competitive Community Development Block Grant Process.

Community support for the process has been overwhelming so far. At a Feb. 10 public hearing, the department needed 65 attendees and ended up with more than 200.

Attendees need not be limited to residents of Fillmore or even Marion Township. Any person who lives in a place that might be served by the Fillmore Fire Department is eligible.

For example, in the last year, Fillmore firefighters have provided assistance at notable fires such as the downtown Greencastle fire and at Lifespring Church.

Through mutual aid agreements, this basically opens up eligibility to the entire county, as well as some residents in western Hendricks County.

The Town of Fillmore and the Fillmore Fire Department is requesting the help of the entire community in this process.