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	<title>Fundraiser &#8211; Odenton Volunteer Fire Company</title>
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		<title>Food Truck Thursdays</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>2025 Adoption Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2025 23:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Join us and the Anne Arundel Animal Services and find YOUR new best friend.</p>
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		<title>2025 Odenton Classic Car Show</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Come out on April 26th and join us, Revit Auto, and ValueDry Waterproofing, for the third annual classic car show. Breakfast, coffee, and sodas will be served. Get an up-close look at great cars All food proceeds will be benefiting The Odenton Volunteer Fire Company Dash plaques for the first 100 entries Rain date: May [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>Come out on April 26th and join us, Revit Auto, and ValueDry Waterproofing, for the third annual classic car show. Breakfast, coffee, and sodas will be served.</p>
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<li>Get an up-close look at great cars</li>
<li>All food proceeds will be benefiting The Odenton Volunteer Fire Company</li>
<li>Dash plaques for the first 100 entries</li>
<li>Rain date: May 3, 2025.</li>
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<p>Check out Revit Auto&#8217;s <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/649362654363935/?rdid=5tqOB6yV2r6pZRuC&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F1DFSsccaNn%2F#" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook</a></strong></span> page for more details.</p>
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		<title>2022-2023 Photo Fundraiser</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brandon Gosnell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2022 11:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Odenton Volunteer Fire Company has authorized Volunteer Fund Raising Dimensions (VFRD) to conduct our annual door-to-door Photo Fund Raiser from October 2022 through the end of January 2023.  Our VFRD representatives are registered with all State and local agencies and will carry photo identification and a letter of authorization.</p>
<p>Participating residents will be presented with a coupon for a complimentary portrait sitting and a free 10” X 13” color photo.  Photo sittings will be by appointment in the fire hall.  A receipt will be issued for all donations. (Checks should be made payable to the Odenton Vol. Fire Co. or OVFC)</p>
<p>We are once again counting on your generous support so that we can continue to provide the communities we serve with the highest quality of volunteer emergency services that you, our neighbors, have come to expect over the past 91 years.  Should you have further questions please call the fire station (410) 674-4444.</p>
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		<title>Cedar Ridge donates to OVFC</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2021 17:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Cedar Ridge community in Piney Orchard recently presented a check for  over $13,000 to the OVFC from a September fundraiser]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On October 12<sup>th</sup>, Cece Goodwin and Joan Athen, representatives of the Cedar Ridge community, a subdivision of Piney Orchard, presented a check for $13,164 to Craig Harman, President of the Odenton Volunteer Fire Company (OVFC).  This represented the proceeds from a community-wide fundraiser held on September 18, 2021, which included donations from some local community businesses, receipts from hot dog lunch, raffle ticket sales, and monetary contributions from Cedar Ridge residents.</p>
<p>This was the 4<sup>th</sup> year that volunteers from Cedar Ridge, an active 55+ senior community, rallied to support the local fire company.  In the past 3 events, the community had donated a total of just over $35,000.  With the proceeds from the 2021 event, OVFC has received over $48,000 from Cedar Ridge’s efforts.  As in the past, the fire company will use the donation to support personnel training and purchase equipment.</p>
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		<title>Photo Fundraiser is Back</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brandon Gosnell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The 2021 photo fundraiser returns to the Odenton Volunteer Fire Company]]></description>
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<div dir="auto">The Odenton Volunteer Fire Company has authorized Volunteer Fundraising Dimensions (VFRD) to conduct our annual door-to-door Photo Fund Raiser starting in mid October 2021, and concluding at the end of January 2022.</div>
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<div dir="auto">Our VFRD representatives will carry photo identification and a letter of authorization and offer a complimentary 10” X 13” color Family Portrait to each participating family (resident). A receipt will be issued for your donation. The OVFC is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. Please consult with your tax advisor regarding the deductibility of your contribution. Checks should be made payable to the Odenton Volunteer Fire Company (OVFC)</div>
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<div dir="auto">Once again we are counting on your generous support so that we can continue to provide you, our neighbors, with modern, reliable equipment and the highest quality of volunteer services that you have come to expect over the past 90 years. Our VFRD representatives are registered with all State and local agencies. If you should have any questions, please call (410) 674-4444.</div>
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		<title>Cedar Ridge Donates to OVFC</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 22:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[OVFC Receives Donation from Cedar Ridge Community]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The senior residents of the Cedar Ridge Community in Piney Orchard recently organized a fund drive to benefit The Odenton Volunteer Fire Company. As a result of their efforts, they recently presented a check for $7,450 to the fire company. Shown above Nilla McIntyre presented the donation to OVFC president Craig Harman at the October OVFC meeting. We greatly appreciate this generous donation once again from the Cedar Ridge community and are overwhelmed by this demonstration of community support</p>
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		<title>COVID 19 Pandemic Affecting OVFC</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brandon Gosnell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented financial hardships on the OVFC.  <a href="http://www.ovfc28.org/3383-2/">Click to find out how you can help!</a>]]></description>
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<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented financial hardships on the Odenton Volunteer Fire Company; a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that relies on fundraising activities such as the annual carnival, bull roasts, mailout fund drive and other public events for sources of income. Unfortunately, the current state of emergency has dried up our income streams involving public events and could do so through the end of the year. The state of emergency order has caused us to cancel all hall rentals indefinitely, postpone the start of Food Truck Thursday for the foreseeable future, and cancel our annual May carnival.</p>
<p>Fortunately, COVID-19 has not deterred our volunteer members and they have stepped up for the challenge by providing dedicated professional fire, rescue and EMS services to the greater Odenton community and Anne Arundel County. Since the day COVID-19 made its way to Anne Arundel County, members of the Odenton Volunteer Fire Company have been on the front line responding to hundreds of calls for help. Night and day, our members leave their families and the safety of their home donating their time to staff the fire engine, ladder truck and ambulance.</p>
<p><strong>How can you help</strong><strong>?</strong> You can take full advantage of the new Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) that <u>allows you to take an above-the-line deduction (up to $300 – for <strong>taxpayers who do not itemize</strong> and those who do) on your 2020 tax return for making a generous tax-deductible donation to the Odenton Volunteer Fire Company.</u> Your donation will enable us to continue to maintain our facilities, apparatus and equipment, and update our firefighting and EMS equipment as technologies evolve. Visit <a href="http://www.ovfc28.org/support/">http://www.ovfc28.org/support/</a> to learn how you can donate.</p>
<p>From all of us at the OVFC, thank you for your continued support and generosity! Stay up to date on events by visiting <a href="http://www.ovfc28.org/">http://www.ovfc28.org/</a> or our Facebook Page.  Together we will beat COVID-19, and we look forward to visiting with you at one of our future events.</p>
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		<title>Photo Fundraiser has Concluded</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brandon Gosnell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2020 12:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[OVFC's annual Photo Fundraiser is now underway]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The ODENTON VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY INC. has authorized Volunteer Fundraising Dimensions (VFRD) to conduct our annual door-to-door Photo Fund Raiser. The fundraiser is now underway and will be concluding at the middle of February 2020.</p>
<p>Our VFRD representatives, will carry photo identification and a letter of introduction and will be offering a complimentary 10” X 13” Color Family Portrait to each participating family or resident.  A receipt will be issued for your TAX DEDUCTIBLE donation.  Checks should be made payable to the ODENTON VOL. FIRE CO. (or OVFC.)</p>
<p>Once again we are counting on your generous support so that we can continue to provide you, our neighbors, with modern, reliable equipment and the highest quality of volunteer services that you have come to expect over the past 88 years.  Our VFRD representatives are registered with all State and local agencies.  If you should have any questions, please call (410) 674-4444.</p>
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		<title>OVFC Receives Community Donation</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brandon Gosnell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2019 14:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[OVFC President Craig Harman receives donation from Cedar Ridge Association President Gerry McIntyre]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Odenton Volunteer Fire Company recently received a check from the Cedar Ridge Association for $7,500. This was the proceeds from their 2nd annual community fundraiser the association held on September 14 to benefit the fire company.  The donation will be used to provide equipment and training.  Last year, Cedar Ridge donated just under $5,000 to the company.</p>
<p>Cedar Ridge is 55+ active adult community within Piney Orchard.  The Odenton Volunteer Fire Company is extremely grateful for the support of the greater Odenton community through groups such as the Cedar Ridge Association.</p>
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