Mother's Day fundraiser at Station 9 in Sydenham

May 19, 2011

Photo: Sydenham Mom Lisa Nelder with Avery, Grace, Ava, Clara and Connor and fire fighters Kurtis Barber, Jerome Slater, Rob Driscoll and Chris Holton

For the volunteer firefighters at Station 9 in Sydenham, Mother's Day presents the perfect opportunity to both bond with members of the local community and also raise funds for a variety of projects. Projects this year included donations to the Easter Seals campaign, Muscular Dystrophy, purchasing firefighting equipment and investing in fire training and fire prevention programs. This year was the fourth annual Mother's Day breakfast and silent auction. Eight firefighters served close to 400 breakfasts and gave out carnations to all the Moms who attended. The event also included live entertainment by the Mark Alton band and the Celtic Hearts of Perth Road Village. Firefighter and president of the Sydenham Firefighters’ Association, Jerome Slater, said, “This is by far our biggest fundraising event of the year and we work very hard all year long towards putting it on. Our reward is that we successfully manage to raise funds for our projects but we also get a chance to interact with the community face-to-face in a relaxed environment.”

Upcoming for the Sydenham fire fighters is Canada Day at the Point and a presentation and slip and slide event at Loughborough Public School. The Sydenham Association is always looking for more volunteer fire fighters. Anyone interested can contact Fire Chief Rick Cheesebrough at the Township of South Frontenac municipal offices at 613-376-3027. The Sydenham Association is also always looking for volunteers to help out at their fundraising events. For that information email Jerome Slater at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..