Freedom Township Fire Co. Resumes Monthly Dinners, Awarded Grant For Rescue Equipment

The Freedom Township Volunteer Fire Company resumed its monthly Sunday dinner fundraiser this past weekend after taking the summer off.

Fire Chief Ron Henry estimates the dinners bring in about $3,000 each month, money he said helps keep the fire company in business.

While the pandemic forced a halt to the monthly dinners for much of 2020, the fire company started them again last year as a strictly drive-up service.

This year, diners will have a choice of take-out or coming inside for a sit-down dinner.

“We did try to resume eat-in last spring, but people were used to just driving up, so we we...