On Monday June 7, 2010 the Volunteer Hose Company of Throop mailed their annual donation request forms to over 1900 Throop Borough addresses. During these tough economic times, it becomes more challenging than the year before to raise the funds necessary to provide the type of protection each resident and business has grown accustom to. Last year less than 350 residences and 20 businesses made a monetary donation to support the cause of this company. Throop Borough continues to provide Fire and Emergency response services to its residents and the business community at no charge. Remember the "great place" that this Borough is and all that is provided to each of us. Unlike other communities that charge for municipal services like garbage collection fees, Throop Borough does not charge for these types of services and the hope is that with your financial contribution we can continue to make that happen.

Presently the Volunteer Hose Company of Throop responds to emergency calls with the "oldest" of the 3 pieces of apparatus in the Borough. Our 1992 American LaFrance has served us well, but continuously needs work performed on it. Last year, routine repairs to the apparatus exceeded $8,000.00 and this year in just the first five months, major work was performed on the pump at a cost of $2,450.00.

Our company has applied for a 2010 FEMA Homeland Security Grant with the Throop Borough Council supporting the efforts to acquire a grant to purchase a new pumper for our company, by paying the fee for the professional grant writer to prepare the necessary documents along with the Officers and Members that served on the Grant Committee.

We are continuously grateful for the financial support of the Throop Borough Council. This year even more since they have helped us maintain the apparatus pump with the purchase of 2 Pump Ball Intake Valves. (click here to read article)

So if you have not contributed in the past, perhaps this year you can help us in our effort to raise the funds to keep our company in the financial condition necessary to provide the services everyone has come to expect in this community.

To those residents and businesses that have donated already this year, and in the past, a BIG THANK YOU goes out to each and everyone of you from the Officers and Members of the Volunteer Hose Company of Throop.