The members of the Gowanda Volunteer Fire Department and other area organizations have teamed up to hold a pop can - bottle drive benefit on October 31, 2009 from 9am-1pm. The pop can drive is being held to help offset the costs of medical treatments for Louis LaBelle, who is a 16 year old member of the Gowanda Volunteer Fire Department and a student in 11th grade at Gowanda Central.
Louis was just recently diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. He has been in Children’s Hospital and is starting medical treatment at Roswell. Louis was a member of the Collins Fire Company as a junior firefighter since the age of 12 and most recently joined the Gowanda Volunteer Fire Department as a full fledge fireman last year at the age of 16.
Louis has been very active in this community as a firefighter and in school. During the flood, Louis was faithfully at the hall everyday and evening giving a helping hand to the community. We are asking you as a community to help us help one of our own firefighters and his parents in making this long journey ahead of them less painful.
The members of the department and other concerned and caring community members will be assisting us in doing a door - door pop can drive on October 31, 2009. Anyone willing to donate any pop cans or bottles at all will be greatly appreciated. Anyone wanting to drop off pop cans or bottles may do so, the day of the drive at the fire hall on Aldrich Street.
There is also another benefit planned on January 9, 2010 at our fire hall with more details to follow. We truly appreciate the community support. As we said before, Gowanda is truly a town of caring neighbors and a close knit community.
Thank You,
Steve Raiport,
Fire Chief, Gowanda FD
Monday, October 26, 2009
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