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Alexandria 250th Celebration and Pig Roast
As Alexandria firefighters and Alexandria Police Officer Josh Reynolds oversaw the pig roast, Colleen Foster, Heidi Downing, Michelle Trenouth, and Donna Duquette of the Alexandria Volunteer Firefighters Association prepped Old Town Hall for the dinner and side dishes over Labor Day weekend. Photos by Donna Rhodes
By Donna RhoDes
An old saying goes, “It Takes a Village.” Proof of that old proverb each year is the Alex- andria Volunteer Fire Depart- ment’s annual Labor Day Pig Roast, where members, resi-
dents, and visitors alike come out together to support the de- partment in their annual event. All money raised from the Pig Roast provides funds for much- needed supplies and equipment that may not be included in the town’s yearly budget.
This year the dinner, which offers great food prepared by volunteers from the fire depart- ment, the Alexandria Volunteer Firefighters Association, and residents themselves, was bigger and better than ever as it also included a daylong celebration
for the nation’s 250th Anniver-
Starting in the early morning sary.
hours, the firefighters, EMTs, Throughout the day, the Al-
and other volunteers began exandria Historical Society was
monitoring the firepit beside open and not only had many
their station to cook and pre- visitors, but actually recruited
pare the meat for the dinner. new members.
Inside the Old Town Hall, yet The Haynes Library building
another crew of volunteers was also hosted a spectacular na-
busy setting up and decorating ture slideshow from the town’s
tables, cooking side dishes for Conservation Commission,
the dinner, and accepting other while outside they held a silent
donations of sides, desserts, and auction to support upcoming
rolls as residents dropped them programs and the renovation
off.
of the Haynes Library and its
At 5 p.m., the public was wel- proposed community programs.
comed into the hall where they In addition, there was a
not only enjoyed a great meal, Touch a Truck opportunity for
but also made generous dona- youngsters and adults, along
tions to the fire department. with face painting and ice cream
This year, the dinner not with a variety of toppings do-
only ran out of pork for the nated by Hannaford and the
first time in recent memory, but town itself.
the event also raised $2,630 in Throughout the day, people
donations from the 250 people were encouraged to relax beside
who attended the dinner.
the gazebo and walk the trail in
h
Following the pig roast, the the fields behind the town build-
day wound down with an old- ings.
time square dance in the Old Later in the afternoon, ev-
Town Hall where people en- eryone was invited to gather
joyed even more community together as Robert Skiffington
camaraderie.
presented a reading of the Dec-
Further donations to the Al- laration of Independence, the
exandria Volunteer Fire Depart- document that is the true mean-
ment are accepted throughout ing behind the nation’s 250th
the year and can be dropped off Anniversary.
at the department, the town of- As all of these activities took
fices, or by mail to the town with place though, there were many
check notations of “AVFD” on others working elsewhere to
the memo line.
make the pig roast a success.
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