PARSIPPANY — Parsippany Volunteer Fire Department 5 hosted over 600 people, raised over $20,000 to help a brother firefighter and his family with the sudden onset of medical expenses for his wife, not covered by medical insurance. The members joined in a planned a very successful Spaghetti and Meatball Dinner on Saturday, November 7.
“Our brother firefighter is one of the most dedicated members, always willing to help anyone, anytime. He is the backbone of our department and we are glad to help him, so that he can continue to help the fire department with his mind free from this burden,” stated Dave Cavaliere.
The event was held at District 5, Station 2, 200 South Beverwcyk Road. Family, friends, members of surrounding Fire Departments, Rescue and Recovery, Parsippany Volunteer Ambulance, Rockaway Neck Volunteer Ambulance, the Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department, Parsippany Mayor James Barberio, Parsippany-Troy Hills Councilman Louis Valori, Council President Paul Carifi, Jr., Council Vice President Robert Peluso, Councilman Brian Stanton, Councilman Michael dePierro, and residents packed the fire house to enjoy a delicious dinner prepared by the Sons of Italy 2561.
Sons of Italy 2561 President Joe Jannarone said “The members of Sons of Italy is always happy to join in and help area residents in need. Sons of Italy purchased the pasta, the sauce was donated by Parsippany Best Pizza, the bread was donated by Anthony and sons and the meatballs was donated by Menella’s Poultry. We prepared over 150 pounds of pasta, cooked the meatballs and prepared the sauce. We are pleased that we could help.”
A message posted on District 5’s Facebook page stated “On behalf of the officers and members of Parsippany District 5 Fire Department and our brother Firefighter’s family, we can not thank you enough for the generosity that we received at our fundraiser yesterday. The outpouring of support from everyone here and the community was much more than we had ever hoped for and really showed how we can all come together to help each other.
There are so many people to thank and we don’t want to leave anyone out, so if helped in anyway from donating, helping behind the scenes, helping the day of, and those who attended, we know thank you is not enough. We also know that not everyone has Facebook so if you can please relay our gratitude to those that may not be able to see this message we appreciate it. It meant a lot to the members, and even more to our brother Firefighter’s family.
Sincerely,
Officers and Members of Parsippany District 5 Fire Department”
