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Sunday, August 13, 2006 Today members of Collingdale Fire Company #1 and their families were able to take a break from all the hard work they have put out over the past few months to make our Centennial Celebration a great success. Members enjoyed a festive day during our Fire Company Picnic held at Brandywine Park. Brandywine Park offers a wide variety of festivities including: Tubing down the Brandywine Creek, Paddle boats, Canoeing, Games, Rides, Rock Climbing, Miniature Golf, a Delicious buffet of picnic food and much more. Members in attendance took part in a large volleyball game as well as the opportunity to dunk the President, the President's Son and the Chief in the dunk tank. The next function the members of Collingdale Fire Company #1 get to look forward to is the 100th Anniversary Fire Company Banquet held on Saturday, October 7th in Floral Hall.
Tuesday, July 4, 2006 After the Collingdale Fourth of July Parade, Collingdale Fire Company #1 hosted a Family Fun Day at Collingdale Park from 10:00AM to 4:00PM. The day included several moon bounces, Fire Truck rides and other fun rides for the children of Collingdale Borough. Also included in the Family Fun Day was a free barbeque for all the residents of Collingdale. The Fire Company gave away free hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken and corn on the cob.Family Fun Day kicked off one of the last events Collingdale Fire Company #1 hosted to celebrate the 100th Year of Dedicated Service to our Community. The day was a great success and all the members of Collingdale Fire Company #1 were able to relax later that night and enjoy the Firework display at the Collingdale Community Center. Thanks to the Collingdale Fourth of July Committee for allowing Collingdale Fire Company #1 to hold this event at Collingdale Park this year.
Saturday, June 3, 2006 Collingdale Fire Company #1 hosted their 100th Anniversary Parade which kicked off shortly after 12:00 noon. The members of Collingdale Fire Company #1s hard work over the past several months finally had paid off, as it came together as planned as a little over a hundred pieces of apparatus showed their support as did the hundreds to thousands members of the surrounding stations and communities of Collingdale and Aldan boroughs. The parade also included several members of the New York City Fire Department as well as several retired pieces of apparatus in which Collingdale Fire Company once had placed in service which are now owned by Collingdales own Safety Officer, George Kaiser. Special thanks goes out to Station 42 (GAP of Lancaster County ) and Station 22 (West Grove of Chester County) who showed their support by traveling a distance to both participate in the parade as well as cover Station 06 while the members savored the moments. The celebration did not end after the award ceremony as the members continued their hard work to break down the tents and assist vendors with the packaging of their equipment as the members took part in an unforgettable celebration which lasted into the late hours of the evening. Special Thanks to all the members as well as all of the participating fire companies as it made Collingdale Fire Company #1s Centennial Parade a huge success and unforgettable moment.
Collingdale #1's Honor Guard
Chief Ken Felker Leads the Way
Saturday, May 27, 2006
Over the past few months, the Members of Collingdale Fire Company #1 have been spending countless hours at the Fire House preparing for our Centennial Celebration of June 3, 2006. Much needed Maintenance and renovations was done to the exterior and interior of the Fire Company. Exterior Projects included a New Front Facade, pouring new concrete and installing a Garden in front of the Fire House. Interior Projects included installing new ceiling tiles throughout the fire house, painting and cleaning of the Apparatus Rooms and making a formal boardroom. After all this work was completed, the Members of Collingdale Fire Company #1 knew that we had a Fire Company that we would be proud to showcase on June 3, 2006 to the community and the surrounding Fire Companies that would be attending our Grand Parade. The Fire Company wishes to thank all the members that came out and put in countless hours of work to get our Fire House prepared for our 100th Anniversary Centennial Parade!
Members working on the Formal Boardroom
The New Front Facade
Saturday, May 13, 2006 Collingdale Fire Company #1 hosted our Centennial Golf Outing at Holly Hills Country Club in Alloway, NJ to continue to celebrate our 100th Year of Dedicated Service to the Boroughs of Collingdale and Aldan. Over 100 golfers participated in today's Golf Outing which turned out to be a great success. Collingdale Fire Company #1 thanks everybody who came out today and participated in our Centennial Golf Outing.
Centennial Chairman John Hewlings
Collingdale Fire Company #1's Centennial Committee kicked off their first fundraiser to publicize our Centennial Celebration June 3, 2006 at our first annual "Irish Night" featuring Misty Isle. The band came on at approximately 8:00PM and played three sets until midnight. There was a DJ so the party didn't stop while the band was on break. We had a good turnout of approximately 150 people. Meatballs, Roast Beef, and Ham along with a variety of deserts were served for dinner. A discounted cash bar was set up for everyone's drinking pleasure. Everyone seemed to have a good time for the party went an extra hour until 1:00AM. We would like to thank everyone who came out and supported Collingdale Fire Company #1's Centennial Committee. Below are some pictures of the "Irish Night" this past Saturday featuring Misty Isle.
Misty Isle
The Senior Citizens were in Attendance
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