EVENT WAS HUGE SUCCESS. SOLD OUT!
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Stop by the Watkins Fire Department Friday, May 2 for lunch or supper – or both!
The spring BBQ and Chicken fundraiser will take place at the fire department, 1590 Horseshoe Bend Rd., and Chief Brandon Link said he always looks forward to seeing the community come out and support the department’s efforts.
For a donation of $12, you get a choice of barbecue OR half a chicken, along with sides of potatoes and slaw, bread and dessert.
Get a combo plate – chicken and barbecue – for $15. And barbecue will sell for $10 a pound.
Link said the volunteer fire departments rely on fundraisers like this one to help get supplies and equipment.
Firefighters and volunteers will prepare 900 chicken halves, 450 pounds of Boston butt and gallons of homemade coleslaw. Sales begin at 11 a.m. and they’ll sell until it’s sold out, he said.
The Vance County Firefighters Association has started a Facebook page that will advertise upcoming fundraisers by the various volunteer departments.
“It’s not just about Watkins district,” Link said, adding that the county’s different departments are only happy to help provide mutual aid – whether it’s on a fire call or a fundraiser.
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(THIS POST WAS ORIGINAL ON APRIL 30, 2025 BUT WAS MOVED WHEN THE EVENT SOLD OUT)
