Letter from The President

                                                                                                                                                                   Spring 2009

Fellow Members, Ladies & Gentlemen

    It is with a humble honor that I now greet you as President of the Fire Museum of Greater Chicago and I accept this honor from my fellow Board members with the understanding that the FMGC will always be a proud organization that is truly dedicated to the Fire Service. 

   I can also now update on the progress of 5218 S. Western Ave……..A new barn-type apparatus door and all exterior entrance/exit doors have been contracted and I believe will be installed ASAP with a complete security alarm system.  The roof replacement will begin with weather breakage and it will be a ‘green roof  that complies with city wishes and the ‘green times’ we now have in our society.    Exterior security lighting is also a next installation.   We can also use help from any members that have a talent in the building trades.  Please give me a call anytime @ 773-206-9555  or  cfdkugie@yahoo.com.  We need your talents and help to have us open on  9/11 of this year.

   Our next program will be on Sat. May 16^th at the Quinn Fire Academy, 10am.    The 75th  Anniversary of the 1934 Stockyards Fire is the subject and refreshments will be on hand.  This should be an interesting program and bring out some little known facts.  One of them is that I was present at that fire.  Come to the QFA and find out where……..

   Finally, I invite you ALL to solicit a non-member to join us in keeping the past, present and yes, the future of our fire history safe and yet exposed to our families and members.  Every Chicago or Close Suburban firehouse should be a member.   Come on, house treasurers and cooks; buck up for the ‘ole FMGC ‘.

 

                                                                                                      Have a safe summer!

                                                                                                             Bill Kugelman

                                                                                                          President FMGC

 

P.S.   Very soon the active members will receive word of a payroll deduction that they may use to fund the “CFDCharities, Inc.”

          The CFD Chaplains Ministry,  The 5/11 Canteen Service, and the Fire Museum of Greater Chicago are the three [501c3] tax deductible units that will split the payroll deducted donation.  Harris Bank will handle the monies collected by the City Comptroller and then equally distribute them to the 3 charities involved.  No one, and I repeat, No One, is paid for establishing or running this program.   ALL VOLUNTARY.  Please help us all Help You and Your Family.       Stay safe…………..