Fort Run and Pink Hill Fire Departments strengthened by Anheuser-Busch's emergency water donation
Anheuser-Busch and 11 of its wholesaler partners donated over 72,900 cans of emergency drinking water to 31 volunteer fire departments across North Carolina as part of a nationwide effort to support disaster preparedness. This initiative, conducted in partnership with the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), is part of a broader campaign delivering 1.5 million cans of water to over 630 volunteer fire departments across 44 states during the summer of 2024. The donation aims to provide critical resources to volunteer firefighters, who make up 65% of all U.S. firefighters and often face budget constraints.
Who: Anheuser-Busch; wholesaler partners (listed below); and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC)
o Adams Beverages Of NC LLC
o Budweiser Of Asheville Inc
o Budweiser Of Sylva
o Carolina Eagle Dist. Inc
o Harris Beverages, LLC
o R H Barringer Dist. Co Inc
· What: Donation of more than 72,900 cans of emergency drinking water
· Where:
o Cedar Mountain Fire Rescue, Inc. (8725 Cascade Lake Road, Cedar Mountain, NC, 28718)
o Balsam Grove Fire Rescue (8720 Parkway Road, Balsam Grove, NC, 28708)
o Graham County Fire Dept Inc (70 West Fort Hill Road, Robbinsville, NC, 28771)
o Stecoah Township Rescue Squad & Fire Department (140 School House Road, Robbinsville, NC, 28771)
o Unaka Fire Department (15015 Joe Brown Hwy, Murphy, NC, 28906)
o Lake Logan-Cecil Volunteer Fire Dept. Inc. (4291 Lake Logan Rd, Canton, NC, 28716)
o Cooksville Volunteer Fire Department (6942 Old Shelby Rd, Vale, NC, 28168)
o Fountain Rural Fire Association, Inc (5236 Pine Cone Ln, Farmville, NC, 27828)
o Hubert Volunteer Fire Department (118 Hubert Blvd, Hubert, NC, 28539)
o Fort Run Volunteer Fire and EMS (2985 Fort Run Road, Snow Hill, NC, 28580)
o Lyman Volunteer Fire Department (1528 Lyman Rd, Chinquapin, NC, 28521)
o Pinkhill Fire Department (300 South Front Street, PinkHill, NC, 28572)
o White Level Rural Fire Department Inc. (2465 White Level, Louisburg, NC, 27549)
o Providence Fire & Rescue Inc. (6655 Old NC State Highway 86 N, Providence, NC, 27315)
o Four Way Volunteer Fire Department (116 McBride Rd, Mount Airy, NC, 27030_
o Lawsonville Volunteer Fire and Rescue (1013 Fire Rescue Lane, Danbury, NC, 27016)
o State Road Volunteer Fire Department (1973 Old Highway 21, State Road, NC, 28676)
o South Stokes Fire Department (4747 Flat Shoals Rd, Walnut, NC, 27052)
o Cherry Lane Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders (8378 US-21, Glade valley, NC, 28627)
o Laurinburg Fire Department (1547 Hickory St, Laurinburg, NC, 28352)
o East Howellsville Fire Department (1000 Pridgen Rd, Lumberton, NC, 28358)
o Herring Vol. Fire & Rescue Inc. (2021 Rabbit Street, Clinton, NC, 28382)
o Prospect Volunteer Fire Department (3700 Missouri Road, Maxton, NC, 28372)
o Rowland Rural Fire Department (401 North Bond Street, Rowland, NC, 28383)
o Autryville Fire Department (305 N Hotel Street, Autryville, NC, 28318)
o Griffith Road Volunteer Fire Department (3310 Griffith Road, Monroe, NC, 28112)
o Lawndale Volunteer Fire Department (111 Richards Street, Lawndale, NC, 28090)
o Soul City Volunteer Rural Fire Association (103 Crescent drive, Norlina, NC, 27563)
o Ceffo Fire & Rescue (1291 Concord-Ceffo Rd, Roxboro, NC, 27574)
o Shingle Hollow Volunteer Fire Department (2621 Cove Road, Rutherfordton, NC, 28139)
o Brassfield Vol Fire Department (1680 NC Hwy 96, Franklinton, NC, 27525)
· When: July – August 2024
· Why: To support local disaster preparedness and community resilience
· Additional Resources:
o Wholesaler Quote: “Collaborating with Anheuser-Busch to supply emergency drinking water to volunteer firefighters fills us with pride,” said Mark Craig, EAM at RH Barringer Dist. Co Inc. “Their commitment to service is commendable, and we’re privileged to support them.”
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