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Upcoming FFBCF Events

Statewide Firefighters Burned Children Fund Meeting
September 22, 2010
State Officers meeting at 9:00 AM
Statewide meeting at 10:00 AM
Lunch will be provided then a tour of Baptist Burn Center in Winston Salem, NC.

Buncombe County Archery Shoot
August 28 & 29
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2010 Helmet Raffle
This custom painted Traditional Fire Helmet is up for raffle by the Lee County FFBCF Chapter with ALL proceeds going to the NC Jaycee Burn Center and NC Baptist Burn Center. If your members or department is interested in helping out, I will ship you tickets and you send me back the stubs and funds. Again this is all for the burn centers.

Tickets are 1 for $1.00 and 6 for $5.00!

Custom Painted by Sanford Fire Departments very own FF-III Kelvin Kelly.

Please reply email me at dnance@windstream.net and let me know how many tickets you want and the address to send them to. My Goal is to top last years funds raised of $3000.00. The drawing is Labor Day at Sanford FD so we don't have a lot of time to wait!

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FFBCF Tweetsie Day
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The following Firefighter Burned Children Fund Chapters received 4 of the award recognitions for their continued support to the Burn Center during 2009:
Cabarrus County Chapter
Hickory Chapter (closed)
Lee County Chapter
Union County Chapter

2010 FFBCF Grant Awards
The following Fire Departments were award Firefighters' Burned Children Fund Grants for their Fire and Life Safety Projects and Programs on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 during the NC Fire and Life Safety Educators Conference in Asheville N.C.

From Left to Right:
Charlotte Fire Department, $500.00 - Received for his department, John Rudisill. The Charlotte FD will use their grant to assist with the cost for Clifford the Firehouse Dog book to every kindergarten class in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system 400 class rooms, 9600 kindergarteners at 81 different schools.
Concord Fire and Life Safety, $1000.00 - Received for her department, Amanda Butler. The Concord FD will use their grant to assist with the cost for Fire and Life Safety Quiz Bowl equipment to be used in their area. Fire and Life Safety Quiz Bowls are popping up all over the Western Part of North Carolina. This is competition between schools in their county on fire and life safety issues and then they go to a state competition run-off to be the best in North Carolina for that year. During these competitions the schools win money for their schools. Kids has a great time doing it as well learn about fire and life safety prevention.
F.F.B.C.F. State President, David L. Nance
Kannapolis Fire Department, $500.00 - Received for her department, Maria Bostain. The Kannapolis FD will use their grant to assist with the cost for Lets Make Some Noise for the Firefighters Preschool Program targeting children ages 3-6 in their area.
Wadesboro Fire Department, $1000.00 - Received for his department Marc Sessions. The Wadesboro FD will use their grant to assist with the cost of the "Remembering When". This is a program geared towards the elderly and will be shared with folks in their area.

Congratulations to all Winners and Thank You to all whom applied.
Fire departments across NC: Please remember to apply for next year as we get closer to the end of the year. Visit our grants page for more information and to download an application.

NC Jaycee Burn Center Awards

N.C. Jaycee Burn Center Awards presented during the Burn Centers Luncheon on Tuesday February 9, 2010 during the N.C. Fire and Life Safety Educators Conference in Asheville N.C. The awards were presented by Ernest Grant and Kay Teague of the N.C. Jaycee Burn Center at UNC Healthcare in Chapel Hill, N.C.

From Left to Right pictured with their groups plaques are:

Heather Lineberry, Lee County Firefighters Burned Children Fund
Shane Pethel, Cabarrus County Firefighters' Burned Children Fund
Union County Firefighters' Burned Children Fund
Lewis Womack, Spout Springs Emergency Services

Not pictured but was awarded also:
Cumberland Road Fire Department
City of Fayetteville Fire Department
Hickory Firefighters Burned Children Fund (past chapter)
Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department
Craven County Firemen's Association

Traveling Fire Bucket Award

Pictured from Left to Right, Heather Lineberry of Sanford Fire Department, Ernest Grant of the NC Jaycee Burn Center, Vice President Frank Layton of Sanford Fire Department & Carolina Trace Fire Department, President David Nance of Sanford Fire Department & Northwest Pocket Fire Department and Michael Thomas of Sanford Fire Department & Cape Fear Fire Department. Not Pictured but in attendance: Kelvin Kelley of Sanford Fire Department.

Sanford - Lee County Firefighters Win Big during the 2010 N.C. Fire and Life Safety Educators Conference in Asheville N.C.

During the Burn Center Luncheon on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Ernest Grant and Kay Teague of the NC Jaycee Burn Center at UNC Health Care in Chapel Hill, NC presented award plaques to organizations and fire departments across North Carolina for their efforts of support to the Burn Center. The Sanford - Lee County Group received a plaque during that time. Following by great surprise to members of the Sanford -Lee County group "Lee County Firefighters' Burned Children Fund" received the Traveling Fire Bucket Award. This award is given to the department or group giving the largest contribution and support per capita.

However, this award was a great surprise to the group because this is the 4th time receiving this award. Back in 2007 the Lee County Firefighters Burned Children Fund received the award for their 3rd time straight and that bucket was placed on display at Sanford's Central Fire Station on Hawkins Ave. This Bucket will remain on display at Sanford #3 Fire Station until next year when it will have to be turned in for the next award recipient. If and when it is won again we will bring it back home and if the next 2 times we will make its home here for good.

The Lee County Firefighters Burned Children Fund is firefighters throughout the area who strongly believe in the support for burn survivors and burn prevention both locally and at the Burn Center. Support is directed towards the patients or events such as Camp Celebrate, Celebration of Life and other after care programs.

We thank everyone for their continued support, donations and keep those aluminum drink cans coming in at you local fire department so that we can continue our efforts both locally and at the Burn Center.

Helmet Raffle
The Lee County Helmet Raffle raised $3000.00 for the NC Jaycee Burn Center's Aftercare Programs Congratulations to winner Dan Parker.

Fundraising
The Cabarrus County Chapter is going to do a cookbook. It will  be dedicated to all the firemen across the state and the staff at the N.C. Jaycee Burn Center. We would like to have recipes from all the chapters and/or fire departments that would like to participate. Go to the Cabarrus County Chapter page to send your recipes.

The books will sell for $10.00 each and will be available right  before Christmas. Most of the money will go to the Burn Center. Some of it will be used to refurbish a can trailer and do some fire prevention in Cabarrus County.

Food Lion MVP cardholders can go on-line and register their cards (www.foodlion.com - click on fundraisers and follow instructions).  Food Lion will donate a percentage of each cardholder’s purchases to the FFBCF each quarter. You must renew your card for 2010!