Regular readers of Marple Friends & Neighbors in print, or online at www.MarpleMag.com, know every new issue of our magazine brings friends and
neighbors together and facilitates new acquaintances through our feature articles about Marple Township residents.
I always give the credit for our success in fulfilling our mission to our Sponsors – the local businesses you see advertising on these pages. It’s their financial support that brings our Bringing People Together mission to you because those local businesses also value our mission because Marple residents are important to them, and the success of their business.
While our Sponsors play that very significant role in our mission, friends and neighbors, your time spent reading our monthly publication has you fulfilling our Bringing People Together mission in person, just as you might contribute your time to support an organization you value for its mission in our community. As you read this issue, notice how social-media-in-print is bringing you together with people in our community.
As we have annually done in our June issue of Marple Friends & Neighbors, we again recognize our 2023 Marple Friends & Neighbors of The Year – the Broomall Fire Company. And I must admit, I am truly humbled by any attempt to consider the mission of our publication to be Bringing People Together in Marple Township, to the keeping people together mission of the Broomall Fire Company, which has been fulfilled now for one hundred years through generations of selfless volunteers in service to their hometown.
What could be more noble than volunteering to protect the lives of friends and neighbors, and their property, against fire and other life-threatening emergencies, without compensation, and at times at great personal risk?
Join me in congratulating members of the Broomall Fire Company, our 2023 Marple Friends & Neighbors of The Year, by extending your gratitude to fire company member volunteers. And in this hundredth year of service in our community, let’s be mindful of these inflationary times which not only have been increasing operational costs for our fire company, but also lowering needed contributions. Consider your contribution, perhaps even your membership. New members are urgently needed. From young adults to seniors, men and women who can offer service to our #1 service organization, even for roles that may never require you to respond onsite at a fire or rescue scene.
For a tour of the Station 53 and opportunity to become acquainted with fire company members who can share their personal experience of membership, visit the Broomall Fire Company website at: www.BroomallFireCompany.com and fill out an inquiry form. (Click on “Join” in the masthead). A member of the Membership Committee will soon be in touch with you to answer any membership questions you may have.