A thought that has troubled me for a while. Why is a volunteer dept. expected to raise so much of it's own budget through fundraising activities? We don't expect our police to put on a dance to raise money for the squad car. We don't expect our township officials to have a raffle to pay their salaries. And yet when we need a new engine we are told " Can't you raise the money for it yourselves?"
I'm assuming this has to do with the tradition of volunteering however it seems fundamentally unfair to expect the fire service [and EMS in some cases] to fund itself.
Any comments?
About volunteered out, I'm Lynn.
I'm assuming this has to do with the tradition of volunteering however it seems fundamentally unfair to expect the fire service [and EMS in some cases] to fund itself.
Any comments?
About volunteered out, I'm Lynn.
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