Adams Alerts to hold fundraiser

By Ryan Hutton
Posted: 08/25/2009 01:06:53 AM EDT


North Adams Transcript

ADAMS -- The Adams Alert Hose Company is looking to get better aquainted with members of the public tonight at the Bounti-Fare.

David Nicholas,, owner of the Bounti-Fare, has offered up his resturant’s patio for the Alerts to use for a fundraiser. Tonight from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on the Bounti-Fare’s patio there will be a BBQ and a raffle to support the Alert Hose Company.

"I’m excited. It’s a way for [Nicholas’] staff to donate back to the communtiy," Firefighter Anthony Piscioneri said. "They came up with this little idea a few years ago to benefit all sorts of organizations with their own appreciation night."

During the summer months, Nicholas and his staff open up the patio to local organizations where they offer BBQ fare and a 50/50 raffle with the proceeds going back to the organization.

"This is going to be the Alerts’ third year down there," Piscioneri said. "But David has also done it for the Boy Scouts and Adams Ambulance and diffrent organizations. They put together hamburgers, hot dogs, corn on the cob and chicken, and everyone eats outside. Plus there’s a 50/50 raffle and a Chinese auction."

There will also be a cash bar inside and members of the Alerts will be on hand to meet and greet the public. Piscioneri said everyone is welcome and there is no cover charge.

"It’s a good time," he said. "In the past we’ve had good weather and fairly


good crowds. We’re trying to publicize it more becuase it benefits not only the department but also the [Bounti-Fare] and the community."
Procceds from food sales, the 50/50 raffle and the Chinese auction will go toward the department’s public education fund.

"Basically it goes into our expenses that we use for open house activities during things like Fire Prevention Week," Piscioneri said. "It also goes toward public events like our space at the street fair or when we go into the schools. It funds all the handouts that go to the children and it really goes right back to the community."

Piscioneri said the event will be a good way for people to get to know the department better.

"It’s a good way for the community to come out and support not only the fire department but the Bounti-Fare," he said. "They do a great job of lending their time and energy to the community. It’s also a great way to meet the guys on the department."

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