Connecticut Local’s Reflective Signs Benefit Charity

April 2, 2009 – As night falls, it becomes increasingly difficult for East Hartford, CT Local 1548 fire fighters to see address numbers posted on homes. To help them find homes faster, 1548 created a reflective sign campaign that also helps raise money for local charities.

Citizens can submit applications for the reflective signs to Local 1548, which the fire fighters obtain from the Public Works Department and then etch address numbers onto the aluminum-based signs.

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“The signs are made of a reflective material that can be seen from all angles, so they are easier to see when we answer nighttime emergency calls,” says Rich Littell, a member of Local 1548 and the program co-organizer.

After supply costs are subtracted, Local 1548 donates all money raised to local charities. To date, the local has donated $500 to a community food bank and another $500 to the Kidsafe Christmas Gift program to help financially challenged East Hartford families provide Christmas gifts to their children.

Littell says the address sign program has raised enough money to donate to another charity, and the local is currently scouting charities to determine which will receive a donation.

For more information, contact East Hartford Local 1548 at (860) 528-3236