Dear Friend,

Enclosed please find an Honorary Membership card for 2006. Through this activity we are able to subsidize our funds to improve the quality of fire protection in our community.

Your generous donations last year helped us to continue renovating the second floor meeting room. Like most construction projects, this one turned out to be bigger and more expensive than originally planned. However, with your help, we are nearing completion and looking forward to using the space instead of working on it. If you haven’t already stopped for a look, please come by and see the new addition (or see us on the web page listed below). Many hours of donated labor helped to stretch the budget on this large addition. We are very proud of the progress and quality workmanship on this project. Our plans for the coming year include finishing the interior renovations to the meeting space. We also plan to rearrange the kitchen area to create a more efficient workspace.

After considerable effort to get files and reports organized, the fire department was thoroughly reviewed by ISO (Insurance Services Office) to determine our fire insurance rating. As a result, Mount Vernon is now rated as a class 7/10 which is a considerable improvement over our previous rating of 9/10. Your fire insurance premiums should go down. Ask your insurance agent about this.

Your kind acceptance of this Honorary Membership in the Mount Vernon Fire Company is appreciated and the donation you make will be put to good use, as always. Please mail your donation in the enclosed self-addressed envelope and accept our many thanks for your support. (Please make checks payable to the Mt. Vernon Fire Company)

We offer additional services to the community such as home inspection of wood stoves, smoke alarms, exits, etc. We stand ready to assist and protect you 24 hours a day.

For Fire and Rescue, Dial 911

Many Thanks,

Dana Dunn, Chief

293-2228 (home)

293-2202 (work)

P.S. Check out the Mount Vernon Fire Department on the Web at:

http://www.firedeptmtvernon.org/