3.6. SR 06-06-2011 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

~/ Elk REQUEST FOR ACTION River TO ITEM NUMBER Ci Council 3.6. AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY Consent une 6, 2011 T. ohn Cunnin ham, Fire Chief ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED B~/ Authorization to Solicit Funds for Fire Prevention Activities REVIEWED BY ACTION REQUESTED Approval for the fire department to proceed with soliciting funds for fire prevention material for 2011. BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION Annually, the Elk River Fire Department, with marketing and fundraising assistance provided by the National Fire Safety Council, reaches out to local businesses to help support the department's fire prevention activities. Through these efforts, the department is able to purchase educational material (coloring books, literature, handouts, and posters). This material is later distributed to our local schools and utilized in-house during the three month fire prevention educational efforts, led by Fire Prevention Specialist Jeff Smith. The fundraising effort is led by a representative of the National Fire Safety Council on behalf of the Elk River Fire Department. The goal is to raise $10,000 that will be utilized to purchase educational material. Letters will be sent to local businesses asking for their support in this effort. It has been a successful program in past years that the fire department would like to continue, and hopefully, expand to include material for our senior citizens. In addition to the mailings, information will be posted on the fire department's webpage and Facebook accounts directing businesses on how they can contribute. FINANCIAL IMPACT The collaboration and marketing efforts of the Elk River Fire Department and the National Fire Safety Council has enabled the Fire Department to provide educational material at little to no cost to the department's annual operating budget. ATTACHMENTS • Fundraising letters Action Motion by ~ Second by Vote Follow Up N:\PubGc Bodies\City Council\Council RCA\Agenda Packet\06-O1-2011\Fire Prevention.docx