Taylor
Chevrolet is planned a “Cruise for a Cause” benefit to aid the Taylor Fire
Department.
From
11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, August 25, the dealership will be the host of a
daylong car wash by the Taylor Firefighters, celebrity dunk tank, appearances
by radio personalities Rat and Puff and Krystal Lucas (the Taylor Chevrolet
girl) and much more.
This
is all to benefit Taylor’s firefighters. The department will have a fire truck
on hand for demonstrations, fire pump and even hamburgers, hot dogs and ice
cream.
Taylor
Chevrolet is located at 18301 Telegraph Road.
Chief
Stephen Portis is ready for dunk tank duty and Deputy Chief Stan “The Swimmer”
Pochron is in training. Efforts to lure Mayor Rick Sollars anywhere near the
dunk tank have failed thus far, but you never know what the future will hold.
“Usually,
we’re the guys out raising money for other charities, but Mark Montante and
Taylor Chevrolet have decided to dedicate a ‘Cruise for a Cause’ day to us, and
it is greatly appreciated,” Fire Chief Portis said. “We’ve recently ordered a
lot of new equipment, but when you’re a firefighter, you live on the job
waiting for the next call. The station becomes your home away from home. And we’d
welcome the funds raised by Taylor Chevy to buy some new furniture and things
like that for the living quarters of the stations.”
All
donations raised during the event will be matched by Taylor Chevrolet, and will
be dedicated to the fire department.
“Mark
and Taylor Chevrolet have always been great supporters of the City of Taylor,”
Mayor Sollars said. “This is a great opportunity for the community to support
our firefighters, and to have some fun. I hope everyone will join me in
attending the event.”
The
Taylor Fire Department has three stations, the main facility in the City Hall
complex on Goddard; another on Ecorse near Taylor Meadows Golf Course; and a
south station on Eureka east of Telegraph.
Earlier
this year, the fire department was the recipient of other key donations.
Gardner White Furniture (7680 Telegraph) outfitted all three stations with
badly needed new bedding as part of its re-launch of its Taylor location. That
celebration followed more than $500,000 in renovations to the Telegraph store.
Walmart recently donated a new treadmill to the department in an effort to
upgrade its workout facilities in the main station.
Adding
to the fun during Taylor Chevy’s “Cruise for a Cause” will be Rat and Puff,
celebrities from 98.7 AMP Radio’s Raw and Uncut programming, who will be on
hand from noon until 2 p.m.
