The Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department (OVFD) will hold its annual Firemen’s Ball at the Berkley Barn on Saturday, May 24.
This fundraiser, one of the island’s biggest social events, includes barbeque dinners that can be taken home and two auctions.
This is the most important fundraising event for the OVFD.
The silent auction starts at 4 p.m. and the pig-pickin’ barbeque starts at 4:30 with plates for $20. The live auction begins at 6:30 followed by live music at 8 by the Ocracoke Rockers and the Dune Dogs.
Donations will be accepted for a special brew just for the Firemen’s Ball, Station 6 Firemen’s Lager, generously donated by 1718 Brewing Ocracoke.
The OVFD is seeking volunteers for the ball and is always on the lookout for members, including firefighters and those who can help with administrative and other duties.
An all-volunteer organization, the OVFD is Ocracoke Island’s only resource for firefighting.
As an island, Ocracoke must have the top equipment and all personnel ready to go as help from any other fire department is at least two hours away, which puts the island in a very vulnerable position.
The department also works closely with the Hyde County Sheriff’s Department and assists the island’s emergency medical services (EMS) at helicopter medevacs.
Unlike other counties, Hyde County has no fire tax and so the company relies heavily on individual and business donations for operating costs.
The Ocracoke Fire Prevention Association, the administrator of the OVFD, is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit and contributions are tax deductible.
Those wishing to donate can make out a check to the Ocracoke Fire Protection Association (OFPA) and mail it to OFPA, P.O. Box 332, Ocracoke, NC 27960.
To donate online, visit www.ocracokevfd.org, where there is more information on the Firemen’s Ball.
Correction: Barbecue dinner plates are $20 this year. The original post had the wrong price.
Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer
Are there tshirts with that logo on them for sale?
Yes. At the event.
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