Deerfield Fire Department Donation Following tonight’s parade in Deerfield, Chief Griffiths and Past Chief Powers presented Board Members Dan Schwertfeger and Brian McQueen with a $5,000 check for the Foundation. Presentations such as this would never be possible with the untiring efforts of the DFD who have presented us a check for the past 11 years. Also, thanks to ALL OF YOU who supported this Fish Fry this past April. You do make a difference!!! Photo credits: Betsy a Schwertfeger

9th Annual Believe 271 Bowling Tournament Results Last night was an awesome Bowling tournament for the Believe 271 foundation. We had 28 teams playing. We wish to thank Vista Lanes and Tony Lapolla, all the bowlers, lane sponsors, Chinese auction donors and the Volunteer Fire Company of Western for putting the tournament on. As a result of last nights tournament the Believe 271 foundation will be receiving a check for $6,426.00. We also had a special check presentation from Jeff Burkhart from the CNY Stair climb from last years stair climb for $3,500.00. Thank you CNY for considering our foundation. Last nights winners in the tournament were 1st. Place CMA Hauling 2nd place Yorkville Fire department and 3rd place Sauquoit fire department. The CMA Hauling group also won the Chief…

Believe 271 Foundation Year in Review 2024 "This Community Makes a Difference" By: Brian McQueen, President Your Board: Vice President Fred Sherman, Secretary/Asst Treasurer Betsy Schwertfeger, Treasurer/Corresponding Secretary Donna Grems, Christy DeKing, Eric DeKing, Dave Jones, Sarah McQueen, Daniel Mabbett, Daniel Schwertfeger, Dean Yauger Dr. Seuss shares a lesson with all of us. "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It is not." As we complete our plans for the holiday season with our families and friends, we can be thankful and appreciative of our community support as well as our fire service support over this past year. All of you in Oneida and Herkimer counties can stand tall for making a difference in the lives of those battling cancer and life-threatening…

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Thank you Waterville Fire Department for your $500 donation to the Believe 271 Foundation.

Thank you New York Mills FD for your $2,000 donation from your Indoor Clambake.

Lee Center Firefighter Donation [siteorigin_widget class="SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget"][/siteorigin_widget] Here is a donation we gave a Lee Center Firefighter. Tonight I had the honor to present a check from the Believe 271 foundation to Joe Baker of the Lee Center Fire Department to help him with his illness. We are thinking of you Joe and get well. No one fights alone. Also the Lee Center Fire Department held a fundraiser for us and also presented us a check for $1500.00.  Thank you Lee Center Fire Department. This will help us continue our mission. Great job!!! L to R James Rouiller Jr., President Bill Baker, Believe 271 Vice President Fred Sherman and Joe Baker.

Believe 271 & New York State Tool Gregory J. Wilsey Scholarship Winners The Believe 271 Foundation Inc. is pleased to announce the winners of their Gregory J. Wilsey Scholarship recipients in conjunction with New York State Tool Company. This year the Foundation received thirty-eight applications from graduating high school seniors and those in post-secondary education. The donation for the scholarships in the name of Gregory J. Wilsey, founder of New York State Tool, was made to the foundation by Matthew and Lisa Wilsey in honor of Mr. Gregory J. Wilsey who was an advocate for the youth of the area and was mentor to many through his founding of the New York State Tool Company in Chadwicks, New York. The winners of the four $500.00 scholarships this year are as…

Thank You For Your Support! The Believe 271 Foundation Board of Directors would like to take this time to say THANK YOU to all of you for your support of our Foundation’s mission in 2019. From the Deerfield FD Fish Fry to our Pink Tie Gala, and ALL of the events in between, your love of our fire service, our communities and our mission is truly remarkable. You will see our Merchandise Sales on the web have taken a break. Some of our board members will be meeting in hopes of bringing you some new Believe attire in the Spring with some new designs. We will confirm with you that our St. Patrick’s Day Parade Event is in full swing. President Palmer is taking suggestions for the float this year…