Bamawm Extension Fire Brigade has been spreading Christmas cheer by hiring out Santa on a fire truck. Santa, accompanied by the captain driving the truck with lights and sirens, visits schools, pre-schools, disability services, and aged care facilities to raise funds for the brigade.
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Aidan Briggs
Santa is coming to town … on the Bamawm Extension Fire Brigade fire truck.
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For the past couple of years, with a break in 2023, the Bamawm Extension Fire Brigade has been spreading Christmas cheer by hiring out Santa on a fire truck.
In the lead-up to Christmas, Santa will visit your community event, business or community group and raise funds for the brigade.
Bamawm Extension Fire Brigade fundraising volunteer and Santa’s booking agent Deb Watson is stepping up Santa’s availability in 2024.
“It is our main fundraiser for the year,” Mrs Watson said.
“Being stuck out in the bush, we don’t have anything or where we can do fundraising.
“And trying to get volunteers to man the sausages somewhere is hard.
“The captain drives the truck to get Santa where he needs to be.
“We put the lights and sirens on as we head up to the venue with Santa in the back of the truck.”
In past years, Santa has visited schools, pre-schools, disability services and aged care.
“And the look on the kids' faces is just magical, some of them running up to the truck to meet Santa,” Mrs Watson said.
So far, Santa hasn’t been called to any emergency, as the Bamawm Extension second truck is on stand-by when Santa is out and about, checking names off his list.
The initiative serves as the main fundraiser for the year for the Bamawm Extension Fire Brigade, located in a rural area where traditional fundraising methods are challenging. Santa’s Helper is David Watson.
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Aidan Briggs
Santa is available from the end of November through December and wants to try his best to visit everyone.
“Since I posted it on Facebook on the community page, we have had about six or seven bookings,” Mrs Watson said.
“And it is only October.”
If you would like to have Santa and the Bamawm Extension Fire Brigade fire truck visit your school, community group or business, contact Deb Watson at 0422 382 668 or email debdavenicjosh@outlook.com
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