Believe 271 2020 St. Patrick's Day Parade The Believe 271 Foundation Officers and Board of Directors continue to share its message that "No One Fights Alone" at this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Utica on Saturday, March 14th at 10:00 a.m. Line-up at 9:00 a.m. In our 6th year of participation and we want to make it the best yet. We plan to have a Believe 271 themed float for the parade and are hoping to fill Genesee Street with more than 300+ "Believers" walking behind the float. "Believers" are further defined as firefighters, ladies auxiliary, family members and friends of the fire service. We are asking all participants to wear one of our NEW 2020 specially designed St. Patrick’s Day shirts. These black (tee shirt, long sleeved tee,…

7th Annual Believe 271 Golf Scramble at Skenandoa Golf Course We are pleased to announce that we’ve secured the Skenandoa Golf Course once again for our annual tournament! SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2020 Registration: 9:00 - 9:45 am Shotgun Start: 10:00 am Limited to 36 Foursomes Cost: $90 (includes golf, cart, grab & go lunch, refreshment cart, SKINS, sit down dinner & contests) Special "Golf Balls from Heaven" event following golf

Believe 271 Foundation Winter Hat Holiday sale $20 check only. No mail outs. All hats must be picked up at the two fire department locations on dates and times listed on order form. Only 36 Ordered so send your check and order by December 10th.

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…

New York State Tool has Donated 100 Styx Tickets Believe 271 Foundation is excited and honored to announce that New York State Tool has donated 100-Styx (Styx) tickets to volunteer firefighters, EMT’s, Ladies Auxiliary members and their guest for the band’s performance at the Stanley Theater on Sunday, November 10th at 7:00pm. This concert is co-presented by New York State Tool Company (New York State Tool Co.) and Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield (Excellus BlueCross BlueShield). Proceeds from the event will benefit both The Stanley Theater (Stanley Center for the Arts) and Valley Health Services (@valleyhealthservices). Please PM on Believe 271 Facebook to add your names, FD, EMS agency or Ladies Auxiliary to the list of recipients. We will notify you via Facebook on how to pick up your tickets.…

3rd Annual Believe 271 Pink Tie Gala Honorary Chair: Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon Chair: Brian McQueen Committee: Juli Eisenhart Donna Grems Brenda Kuhn Jim Kuhn Kevin Lansing Bob LeBuis Sarah McQueen Brian Palmer Mia Palmer Betsy Schwertfeger Dan Schwertfeger Fred Sherman   Where: Hart's Hill Inn, 135 Clinton Street, Whitesboro, NY 13492 When: Saturday, October 19, 2019 - 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm Ticket Prices: Advance sale $60. At the door $70. Tables of 8 can be reserved for $480 (advance purchase only). Oneida and Herkimer County First Responders, When you hear those words, "You Have Cancer", your life, family and friends will be changed forever. Cancer is the leading cause for deaths within the firematic services. Firefighters, whether career or volunteer, have a 63% greater chance of being diagnosed with cancer…

3rd Annual Believe 271 Believe Bowl October 12, 2019 at 1:00PM. Utica College vs St. John Fisher. Gaetano Stadium at Utica College Honoring our volunteer firefighters and families facing a cancer illness as well as the children of the Thea Bowman House. [siteorigin_widget class="WP_Widget_Media_Image"][/siteorigin_widget] Presented by New York State Tool Company [siteorigin_widget class="WP_Widget_Media_Image"][/siteorigin_widget][siteorigin_widget class="WP_Widget_Media_Image"][/siteorigin_widget] Your browser does not support the video tag. All first responders (fire and police) enter the gates for free the day of the game. Tailgating opportunities in the 12th Man Tailgate Parking lot. Lot opens at 10:00am. Donations can be made for this event to Believe 271 Foundation by clicking below. Donate [siteorigin_widget class="WP_Widget_Media_Image"][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class="WP_Widget_Media_Image"][/siteorigin_widget][siteorigin_widget class="WP_Widget_Media_Image"][/siteorigin_widget]

2019 CNY Memorial Stair Climb First and foremost, this event is focused on remembering those emergency responders who made the ultimate sacrifice on 9/11/01 during the terrorist attacks of the World Trade Center Twin Towers. While the situation was one no responder is ever prepared for, those first and subsequent responders faithfully performed their duties sacrificing their own lives which ultimately saved thousands of civilians prior to the collapse. Are you ready for 2019??? As a previous years climber, you are being invited to register before the climb officially opens for new climbers and ALL Volunteers on April 1st (and its expected to sell out in minutes).  Registration will open for you on March 30th at 9 am but you will need a code.  When you click on the link, you…

2019 Believe 271 Old Forge Walk & Run 2nd Annual Old Forge Drill School 5K run/walk. This event is to help raise money for the Believe 271 Foundation. This foundation was founded in February 2014 to raise money for an Oneida County Fire Coordinator Car 271, Brian McQueen who was fighting a battle with cancer. He graciously turned down this money in hopes that it would start and grow a foundation to help other firefighters who also have taken ill. This foundation has helped to date 50 men and women that have become ill. The Old Forge Fire Company is taking all proceeds from this event and donating them to the Believe 271 Foundation to help them help other firefighters and ladies auxiliary members that have become ill. This 5k run/walk…

Believe 271 Foundation Family Night - Mohawk Valley Diamond Dawgs Game We are pleased to announce that we have planned a Believe 271 Foundation Family Night at the Mohawk Valley Diamond Dawgs vs. Utica Blue Sox game. As the date gets closer we’ll share more information. We want this to be a family night at the park for firefighters in Oneida and Herkimer Counties. The event will take place on Wednesday, July 17th, 2019 at Veterans Memorial Park - Little Falls, N.Y.