ABATE donates $500 each to central battalion fire departments
Photo by Tom Rivers
ALBION – Chuck Persons, center, presented a $500 check to the Albion Fire Department this evening on behalf of the Orleans County chapter of ABATE (Americans Bikers Aimed Toward Education).
Accepting on behalf of the AFD includes Al Cheverie, left, the chairman of the newly formed Albion Joint Fire District and a past president of the AFD, and Nathan Bloom, current president of the Albion Fire Department.
ABATE also donated $500 to the Barre Volunteer Fire Company and the Carlton Volunteer Fire Company. Albion, Barre and Carlton represent the central battalion. Last year ABATE donated to the departments in the west battalion and next year plans to give to the east battalion.
“If God forbid something happens to one of us on our bikes, they’re the first ones there for us,” Persons said about the local firefighters.
The donations are the result of a fundraising ride and a basket raffle last month.
Photos courtesy of Becky Persons
Chuck Persons, left, presents a $500 check on Aug. 27 for the Carlton Volunteer Fire Company to long-time Carlton firefighter Andrew Niederhofer.
Chuck Persons presented the $500 to Barre firefighters on Aug. 20.
