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Montclair Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association

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Community Involvement

Montclair’s firefighters are not just employees who collect a paycheck from the town.  We are also partners in the community.  Recognizing that our members live all over New Jersey, we make a conscious effort to be as involved in township activities as possible.  We, as a union, are proud of our past accomplishments, and we look forward to our continuing support of local activities.  

Here is a sample of some Montclair & Glen Ridge activities we have participated in:

- Participated with Montclair Police Officers in three separate charity basketball games to raise money to support residents in need. (Firefighters won them all…)

- Provide the gifts and Santa Claus for the townships Holiday Tree lighting and business area tour.

- Support the Human Needs Food Pantry

- Support Toni’s Kitchen

- Support Project Graduation in both Montclair and Glen Ridge

- Support the Fourth of July Parade & Fireworks

- Support Montclair Recreation Little League

- Support the Montclair Cobras

- Support the MHS Gridiron Club

- Support the Immaculate Blue Lion Club

- Support the One Hundred Club of Montclair

- Support the Salvation Army

- Support Marines Care (Toys for Tots)

- Sponsor the Montclair YMCA 10K

- Sponsor the Ashenfelter 8K to benefit the Glen Ridge Educational Foundation

- Sponsor the Montclair 4 Miler to benefit the Junior League of Montclair

- Sponsor the National Cervical Cancer Coalition 5K from Just Jakes

- We work in Montclair 365 days a year and every single day we patronize local business throughout the township.

- We rent space in Montclair for our meetings, retirement dinners, holiday parties, etc.

- We use Montclair vendors for Union business supplies, banking, etc.

In addition, we have:

- Collected enough items from our members and from the community at large to load and fill TWO tractor-trailers with goods for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.  A member’s brother then delivered them to Louisiana and Alabama - for free!

- Participated in numerous 5K races throughout the state to benefit burn victims.

   - Provided aid to the victims of the earthquake in Haiti and the tsunami in Japan.

   - Raised over $60,000 for the Widows and Childrens Fund following 9/11.