Waynesburg U. donates $10k to local fire company
WAYNESBURG – Waynesburg University presented the Waynesburg-Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Company with a $10,000 check, the second of five installments totaling $50,000, to offset the $417,000 cost of the company’s 2013 Sutphen Rescue Pumper fire engine.
This donation, along with the first, was given in memory of Robert W. Fox, a member of the Waynesburg-Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Company from 1948 to 2011, who died May 15, 2012, at 83. Fox was still actively answering fire calls until 2009. Fox served in many leadership capacities within the fire company during his 62-year tenure including president for 28 years.
His father was a member of the company from 1941 to 1965, and Robert’s four sons and four of his grandsons are active members of the fire company.
Waynesburg University President Douglas G. Lee, who served as a member of Waynesburg-Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Company for nine years, emphasized the importance of contributing to the long-term safety of the community.
“For many years, the Waynesburg-Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Company has been a key component of the community’s safety,” said Lee. “As a former member, I am proud Waynesburg University can help support this vital service to the community.”
Lee, along with Robin L. King, senior vice president for enrollment and university relations, and Mary Cummings, vice president for student services, presented the donation to Jeff Marshall, fire chief.
This donation from Waynesburg University continues the university’s long-standing support for fire safety in the community. Previously, the university presented the company with $50,000 for the purchase of a fire simulation training trailer and $30,000 toward a new fire truck from 2005 to 2007.
The university also donated more than $430,000 to Waynesburg Borough for the purchase of new police cars, improvements to borough infrastructure, downtown beautification projects, contributions to the Borough Master Plan, recreational fields and parks maintenance and construction equipment.
Waynesburg University provides more than $1 million in scholarships to Greene County students and more than 50,000 hours of community service to the region annually, contributed by Waynesburg students, faculty and staff.