NEAFC 70th Annual Conference.pdf - New England Association of ...
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NEAFC 70th Annual Conference.pdf - New England Association of ...
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Chief Don Centracchio and his wife Donna.<br />
<strong>New</strong> Hampshire Chief Brent Lemire.<br />
From Connecticut Chief Edward Haber and his wife Jane.<br />
From Vermont Chief Sidney Thurston and his wife Dolores.<br />
From Massachusetts Chief John Flaherty and his wife Mary.<br />
From Maine Chief George Small and his wife Carolyn.<br />
And our Sergeant-at-Arms Chief Anthony Jarvis.<br />
Reverend Foley, will you please give the invocation at this<br />
time, please?<br />
[Everyone stood]<br />
REVEREND STEPHEN C. FOLEY: [West Hartford, CT] I’ll<br />
pull a s~itch on you. Rank has privilege. I have almost 25 years<br />
here as chaplain and I am going to designate Charlie Chalk to<br />
give the invocation. Come on, Charlie.<br />
[Applause]<br />
REVEREND CHARLES L. CHALK: [Merrimack, NH] I just<br />
want to make sure I get my full money’s worth.<br />
Our heavenly Father, we thank You for the time we have this<br />
evening. We thank You for this <strong>Association</strong> for these 70 years.<br />
We pray in the future. We know as long as You remain in<br />
central, hopeful feature <strong>of</strong> this organization, it will continue to<br />
be a great and powerful organization. We thank you for all who<br />
come tonight to gather together to help us have a wonderful<br />
time. And bless our food and bodies in Jesus’ name. Amen.<br />
DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF DAVISON: Thank you, Reverend<br />
Chalk. I’m certainly happy to be surrounded by these good<br />
brothers. If you will remain standing please for the national<br />
anthem. And the national anthem this evening is going to be<br />
sung by Chief John Jenkins <strong>of</strong> West Barnstable, Massachusetts.<br />
[The National Anthem was sung by Chief Jenkins.]<br />
DEPUTY CHIEF DAVISON: Thank you so much, Chief<br />
Jenkins. Will you honor us please, with leading us in the pledge<br />
to the flag.<br />
[Pledge to the flag said.]<br />
DEPUTY CHIEF DAVISON: Thank you very much, ladies<br />
and gentlemen. Please be seated.<br />
While you are in the process <strong>of</strong> being served your meal, which<br />
I know you are going to enjoy, I’m going to call on Chief Jordan<br />
who will conduct the raffle at this time. Chief Jordan, our<br />
Secretary-Treasurer.<br />
CHIEF MARTIN J. JORDAN: [Portland, ME] Are you ready<br />
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