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Advantage Heating raises
$28K for fi rst responders
Salem and Keizer emer-
gency fi rst responders re-
ceived a generous donation
to help them do their jobs,
thanks to the contributions of
a local heating and air condi-
tioning company.
Advantage Heating and Air
Conditioning LLC. owner
Dan Sommers and his com-
pany made the commitment
to give back generously to the
community they serve and
they elected to make the ben-
efi ciary our community fi rst
responders, police and fi re-
fi ghters in the Salem/Keizer
area.
With the goal of raising
funds for projects that might
otherwise go unfunded for
emergency responders, the
Advantage team reached out
to Daikin Heating and Air
Conditioning Manufactur-
ing Company who agreed
to match their contributions
dollar-for-dollar.
Working
also with the Salem and Keiz-
er chambers of commerce,
businesses were quick to get
behind the fundraising effort.
All-in-all, the group raised
$28,550 to be divvied up
evenly four ways, between
Salem Police, Keizer Police,
Salem Fire and Keizer Fire.
Contributions will go directly
to their respective non-profi t
foundations such as the Keiz-
er Fire Foundation, Salem
Police Foundation, Salem Fire
Foundation and Keizer Police.
The Keizer Fire Founda-
tion intends to put the funds
immediately to work in the
community by purchasing
smoke alarms and going door
Volunteers sought for
Forest Ridge book fair
Volunteers are needed for the Scholastic Book Fair at Forest
Ridge Monday, Oct. 23 to Friday, Oct. 27.
It will be open in the mornings from 8:45 to 9:30 a.m. and in
the afternoons from 3:30 to 4 p.m. It will also be open Wednes-
day evening from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
For more information about volunteering or to sign up, email
forestridgeptc@hotmail.com
Book sale at Civic
Center this weekend
submitted
Dan Sommers, of Advantage Heating, presents a check to
Chief Jeff Cowan of the Keizer Fire District Saturday, Sept. 28.
The Keizer Fire Foundation will put its portion of the money
into purchasing smoke detectors and investing in a public
education campaign.
to door in a public safety ef-
fort to assure a working smoke
alarm in every home. Advan-
tage employees have pledged
to help that installation effort
in Keizer too, and go door to
door beside the fi refi ghters
as their technicians have the
expertise to install the simple
smoke alarm devices as well.
Members from Advantage
Heating and Air Condition-
ing, Daikin, Salem and Keiz-
er Chamber of Commerce,
Keizer Police, Keizer Fire,
Salem Police, and Salem Fire
all joined in the check pre-
sentation ceremony alongside
Salem Mayor Chuck Bennett,
Keizer City Councilor Laura
Reid, and foundation presi-
dents of each benefactor orga-
nization.
Earlier in the month, repre-
sentatives at Avamere Court at
Keizer dropped off a $300 do-
nation at Keizer Fire Station,
proceeds from a gift basket
raffl e, along with an array of
edible treats from the Avamere
kitchen.
Keizer Community Library
will have it’s annual fall book
sale on Friday, Oct. 4, from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday,
Oct. 5, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at
Keizer City Hall, 930 Chema-
wa Road N.E.
All the funds raised at this
sale go to support the Keizer
Community Library.
Hardcover books, audio
books, CDs and DVD’s are $1
each and paperback books and
VHS tapes are 50¢ each. There
is special pricing for a few se-
lect items.
During bargain hour from
4 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, you
can fi ll a grocery bag for only
$4 or a box for $5.
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