The Harmony Fire Department collaborated with The Hype Nutrition to collect food to stock the town’s food pantry this holiday season, and transported the items in their antique fire engine on Wednesday.
“We thought we’d load up the antique fire truck and head up to The Hype, a local protein shake facility that the members here frequent, you know, to try to keep the ‘lbs’ off,” said Fire Chief Steven Quattrini. “The fire department collected four boxes by members and [The Hype] customers probably brought in ten boxes of food, so it’s a good donation.”
Quattrini said the idea to partner on a joint donation with The Hype’s owner Deirdra Nicholas was a true collaboration. “This is the first year doing this for us at Harmony, but Deirdra’s been doing it for the last six years, but kind of flying under the radar,” Quattrini said. “She does all kinds of fundraising and it’s time for her to get some recognition. She doesn’t like it, but the amount of contributions she makes, she should be recognized.”
