Open house, flower sale at Beach Haven firehouse May 10

The Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Co., the first fire company in Ocean County, which received its charter from the Tuckerton and Long Beach Land and Improvement Association 131 years ago, is hosting an open house at the firehouse, located on the corner of Amber Street and South Bay Avenue, on Saturday, May 10, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The event is open to all ages and will feature an obstacle course, photo booth, fire prevention and extrication demos. Sparky the Dalmatian will be in attendance, and refreshments will be served. Applications for new membership will be available for those who are interested in joining the local organization.

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Foster's Farm Market provides
flowers for the fundraiser.

The Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Co. Auxiliary will also be hosting its second annual flower sale at the firehouse that same day, starting at 10 a.m. All flowers are being provided by Foster’s Farm Market, also located in Beach Haven. All proceeds from the sale will benefit the Beach Haven fire company.

“They help everybody here, so we want to help them raise some money,” said Kristy Davis, a co-owner of Foster’s.

The fundraiser was started last spring after the auxiliary reorganized in February following Superstorm Sandy, explained Melanie Markoski, president of the auxiliary.

“So many of us were displaced by the storm. We knew people weren’t really ready to landscape (last year), but we thought some flowers on some people’s decks would bring some color back to the Island,” she said. “It was so close to Mother’s Day that we just decided that it could be something that we do every year.”

The funds raised during the auxiliary’s events help support the fire company.

“When there are structure fires, we bring the guys food and water and Gatorade, and most of our monies go toward that,” said Markoski.

For more information about the events, call 609-492-6007.

–Kelley Anne Essinger

This article was published in The SandPaper.