Volunteer Fire Depts to Receive Donations

At Thursday night’s annual meeting of the Hochheim Prairie Branch 131, members voted to donate funds to several local non-profit groups.

Members, who are also policyholders, of the district gather annually to decide how the $5 per policy holder received from Hochheim will be used in their community.  Attendees also received a BBQ dinner.  The event concluded with drawing for several dozen door prizes.

Members voted to give $1,000 each to the following departments:

• New Waverly Volunteer Fire Department
• Dodge Volunteer Fire Department
• Riverside Volunteer Fire Department
• Thomas Lake Road Volunteer Fire Department
• Oakhurst Volunteer Fire Department
• Pine Prairie Volunteer Fire Department
• Crabbs Prairie Volunteer Fire Department

Members also voted to donate up to $500 for new signage at the Good Shepherd Mission.