Family BBQ and Pig Roast in Chatham Twp. This Weekend

Annual event will be held Saturday.

The Chatham Township Volunteer Fire Department is gearing up for its annual family celebration and inviting local residents to come hungry to Saturday's 12th Annual Family BBQ and Pig Roast. The event will be held at the fire department's headquarters, at 495 River Road, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. rain or shine. Tickets can be purchased in advance online and will be sold for $30 for adults and $10 for children ages 5 to 18. Children under 5 can come for free. Proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit the Chatham Township Firefighters Benevolent Fund. The event will be held rain or shine.

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Township Fire Department Welcomes Fall with Oktoberfest

The annual family barbeque in Chatham Township raises money for the Fireman's Benevolence Fund.

Hundreds gathered at the Chatham Township Fire Department on River Road Saturday for the department's annual Family Barbeque and Oktoberfest. The department opened up their trucks for curious young eyes, and even set up a play area with the hose for children to enjoy while parents socialized and enjoyed the burgers, hot dogs, roast pig and other food offered. Local band Ten Foot Tall provided music, and kids who didn't want to get wet played in the inflatable house set up in the firehouse. Funds raised by the event go to benefit the Chatham Township Fireman's Benevolence Fund, which supports the efforts of the members of the department Do you have pictures from the fire department's annual barbeque? Add them to this article!

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Annual Twp. Pig Roast Benefits Firefighters

German fare, roast pig, soft drinks and beer await at this year's Chatham Township Fire Department's pig roast and Oktoberfest.

Annual Barbecue Benefits Firefighter's Fund

Tickets are still available for the 10th annual pig roast on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 4 to 10 p.m.

Though summer's officially over, there's still time to enjoy one last barbecue. The Chatham Township Volunteer Fire Department will be grilling for a good cause when it hosts its 10th annual pig roast on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 4 to 10 p.m. Proceeds for the event, which will take place at the township's fire headquarters at 495 River Rd., will benefit the Firefighters Benevolent Association. The FFBA pays for a variety of things, President James Sara explained.  "If we hold a training class with another fire house, we buy lunch for them out of that fund," he said. "We give a scholarship each year, the Volunteerism Award, to a student at Chatham High School. We also put together a troop care package that was sent over to Afghanistan. The fund…

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