Fire Fighters Serve Up Ice Cream, Fire Safety Tips

The Kings Park is teaming up with theWednesday evening to serve ice cream and promote fire safety.

The event called Scooping Up Thanks invites residents to come down to their local Baskin-Robbins between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. Wendnesday evening and enjoy a scoop of ice cream for .31-cents. Proceeds will benefit the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.

Local firefighters will be on hand to dish out some fire safety tips and to taste a flavor made just for them, Firehouse #31.

“A table will be set up outside the store for donations. Fire fighters on hand to give out information,” said store manager Sajjed Eshfaq,

 “All the money donated by Baskin-Robbins goes to survivor programs,” said Ron Siarnicki, executive director of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.

Programs include grief counseling, scholarships and a remembrance card program where a personally addressed note card is sent to the family of a fallen firefighter on the anniversary of the day of passing.

According to Siarnicki, the Dunkin Donuts Baskin-Robbins community foundation will donate $100,000 to NFFF, which was created in 1992 by Congress to honor every fallen firefighter who dies in the line of duty.

This is the company's fifth annual event, which they describe as red-hot. The April flavor of the month, Firehouse #31 a cinnamon laced vanilla with red-hot candy pieces inside, coincides with the event. Customers can text 6333 (NFFF) to 50555 to make a personal $5 donation.

Siarnicki says he is appreciative of the event.

“It is a great way to spend time with the local fire service. It’s an opportunity for the community to get involved and get engaged,” he said.