MONROE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE COLLECTED $10,000 AND BIG TRUCKLOAD OF DONATIONS FOR HURRICANE MICHAEL VICTIMS

MONROE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE COLLECTED $10,000 AND BIG TRUCKLOAD OF DONATIONS FOR HURRICANE MICHAEL VICTIMS

MONROE COUNTY, FL – This week, Monroe County Fire Rescue personnel throughout the Keys collected a large truckload of essential items and more than $10,000 in cash donations for Hurricane Michael victims, including impacted firefighters and their families.

“The generosity of the Keys community has been so strong we have had to get a bigger truck to take all the donations to the Panhandle,” MCFR Deputy Fire Chief Steve Hudson said.

MCFR collected cash donations at three sites:  the Winn-Dixie in Tavernier and in “boots” at intersections on Stock Island and Big Pine Key. The collected cash is being converted into VISA cash cards to be given to victims so they can purchase exactly what they need. Some of the firefighters helped with the donation drive while they were off duty.

MCFR also has collected tangible donations that included non-perishable food items, pet food, water, bleach, sugar, toiletries, hand/power tools, gas cans, extension cords, generators and batteries. They were collected at the Big Pine Fire Station, MCFR headquarters in Marathon, the Tavernier Fire Station and at the Winn-Dixie in Tavernier.

Islamorada Fire Rescue also has collected non-perishable items they are providing to MCFR for transport to the Panhandle. MCFR will leave the Florida Keys with these donations on Sunday, Oct. 21 for Bay County – the hardest hit County in Florida that includes Mexico Beach and Panama City.

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