10-14-15 waupun fire department holding food drive and pizza delivery

The Waupun Fire Department is excited to announce their 7^th annual “Fill Our Tanks” food drive, benefitting the Waupun Food Pantry, on November 7, 2015, from 9am – 1pm. Food and cash donations can be made at the Waupun Piggly Wiggly, 100 Gateway Drive, or at the Fire Station. A card for a free scoop of ice cream from the Waupun Culvers will be given for the first 500 donations.  The Waupun Fire Department is committed to helping fight hunger in the City of Waupun and surrounding areas. This event, which has raised $6,300 and collected 25,000 lbs of food since 2009, helps support the Waupun Food Pantry at a time of year when the demand is higher. Our corporate sponsors have also played a big role. The Waupun Piggly Wiggly has supported this event since year 1, allowing us to have a truck on site and donating a lot of food over the years. The Waupun Culvers is once again onboard and has provided 500 ice cream cards for people making donations.   At the completion of the food drive, firefighters begin prepping for their annual Pizza Delivery event. In conjunction with Energizer and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) “Change your clock, change your batteries” program, anyone placing an order for delivery from the Waupun Pizza Ranch on November 7, 2015, from 5pm – 8pm, has the option of having it delivered to their home in a fire truck. During the delivery, members of the Waupun Fire Department will inspect the smoke alarms in your house and provide up to 2 free batteries. “We are excited to partner with the Waupun Pizza Ranch on this event. They have been very supportive of fire prevention efforts within the community and also donate a percentage of the evening’s delivery sales and tips to the Fire Department for prevention efforts.”   Energizer and the IAFC have worked together for 28 years on the “Change your clock, change your batteries” program. Smoke alarms save lives and too often we find them with dead, disconnected or missing batteries. It is important that everyone test your smoke alarms monthly, change your batteries every six months, and replace smoke alarms every 10 years as they go bad over time. Smoke alarms and CO detectors must also be installed on every level of your home.