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TERRY FUND VOLUNTEER

TERRY FARRELL FIREFIGHTERS FUND

510 GRUMMAN RE WEST
BETHPAGE, NY 11714
516-783-1996


Description
The Terry Farrell FireFighters Fund was established after 9/11/01 in memory of Terry Farrell, killed while serving with Rescue 4/FDNY & past Chief of the Hicksville and Dix Hills Fire Departments. The Fund supports the families of firefighters across the United States with Educational & Financial Grants

WHAT WE DO.
The Fund to date has given out over $3,250,000 to the families of firefighters and an additional $4,00,000 in surplus gear and apparatus nationwide:
 We grant scholarships to the children of firefighters and Emergency Workers across the Country
 We assist with financial needs of emergency Workers in times of medical emergencies. Such assistance is available to all first responders nationwide.
 We provide Cardiac Defibrillators to Educational Institutions and Communities showing need.
 We provide emergency medical funding to any first responder or family member during times of need.
 We supply rural Fire Departments with surplus equipment and apparatus donated from Fire Departments having a greater tax base and ability to obtain gear through such tax base.
 We set-up and sponsor Blood and Bone marrow collections to assist with matching Donors and Cancer Victims nationwide.
 We provide training to any first responders who can neither afford nor obtain such training.
 We respond to disaster areas in the United States with needed emergency gear, apparatus and medical equipment.
 We establish and train high school students as Explorer firefighters who can have a career as first responders.
And we remain an all volunteer Fund with chapters in 16 States from New York

Volunteer Category: Fundraising, Community Education, Department Support, Other, Firefighter, Junior Members


Requirements
iF YOU HAVE A DESIRE TO WORK WITH SOME OF THE BEST FOLKS ACROSS THE NATION THE TERRY FARRELL FIREFIGHTERS FUND IS FOR YOU. IF YOU ARE ABLE TO DONATE FOUR (4) HOURS PER MONTH OR MORE HELPING WITH OUR MANY PROGRAMS SUCH AS WORKING EVENTS, HELPING AT TRADE SHOWS, PICKING UP SURPLUS GEAR AND EQUIPMENT, RESPONDING TO DISASTERS TO BRING SUPPLIES, OR EVEN WORKING IN THE OFFICE WE HAVE A SPOT.
LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE, WWW.TERRYFUND.ORG, AND SEND US A EMAIL OR LOOK AT THE CHAPTERS WHO MAY BE NEAR YOU TO SEE IF YOU CAN HELP. WITH CHAPTERS FROM NEW YORK TO SAN DIEGO WE HAVE ROOM FOR EVERYONE.