Seven area volunteer fire departments are hoping to strike up interest at a community bowling event May 14 at West Pike Bowl in Canonsburg, where folks are invited to send pins flying, grab a slice of pizza and mingle with local firefighters between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
“Some of the traditional ways we’ve tried to gain folks – having an open house at the station or being at a festival, or having the billboards up and handing stuff out going through the neighborhoods – it hasn’t been working,” said Canonsburg Fire Chief Tim Solobay. “(We’re trying to) think outside the box, try something different.”
The bowling event doubles as a free afternoon out for the public and a chance to increase the visibility of the Canonsburg, Cecil, Chartiers, Houston, Lawrence, Muse and North Strabane fire departments.