Last week firefighters Kim Cummings(left) and Lee Schneider(right) gave a fire truck ride to school to three lucky Eden Prairie kids. The Fire Department donates these truck rides to school fundraisers for their silent auctions. The Spanish Immersion School got three certificates for truck rides and these kid’s parents were one set of the lucky winners. Last year each of the three truck rides raised $700.00 and this year the bidding was even more fevered and each ride went for $800.00, wow that is some great support for the school!
As part of the truck ride, the kids got a T-shirt, donated by Eaton Corporation. Eaton is a big supporter of the Fire Department’s fire prevention efforts. The kids also got to dress up in kid sized turnout gear and then ride from their Eden Prairie home to this Eden Prairie Spanish Immersion School. Once they arrived, Lee and Kim gave a brief fire prevention talk and answered questions from the kids.
Fire prevention is a key component in our efforts to reduce fire damage and injury. Hopefully these kids will learn from the information passed along to them during the visit and be a part of the next generation that has a better fire safety record than previous generations have had.
