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5th Ward plans fundraiser

Staff Writer
Gonzales Weekly Citizen
Peter Robin, left, chief of the 5th Ward Volunteer Fire Department in Ascension Parish, receives a $1,000 donation from Gayle Robert, president of Roland J. Robert Distributor, Inc., which is located in the 5th Ward. The Robert family and businesses have been active supporters of the fire department. With this $1,000 donation, Robert Distributor becomes a platinum sponsor of the 3-Alarm Fundraiser set for Saturday, March 28, in Pelican Point. The event will include the Flapjacks for Firefighters Breakfast 7-11 a.m., the Hot to Trot 5K and 1-mile races at 8 a.m., and the Red-Hot Raffle from 7-11 a.m. The fundraiser is open to the public. Tickets may be purchased at the door, or at The Point Salon and the Pelican Cleaners in Main Street shopping center on Hwy. 44, just outside Pelican Point.

Peter Robin, left, chief of the 5th Ward Volunteer Fire Department in Ascension Parish, receives a $1,000 donation from Gayle Robert, president of Roland J. Robert Distributor, Inc., which is located in the 5th Ward.

The Robert family and businesses have been active supporters of the fire department. With this $1,000 donation, Robert Distributor becomes a platinum sponsor of the 3-Alarm Fundraiser set for Saturday, March 28, in Pelican Point.

The event will include the Flapjacks for Firefighters Breakfast 7-11 a.m., the Hot to Trot 5K and 1-mile races at 8 a.m., and the Red-Hot Raffle from 7-11 a.m. The fundraiser is open to the public.

Tickets may be purchased at the door, or at The Point Salon and the Pelican Cleaners in Main Street shopping center on Hwy. 44, just outside Pelican Point.

For more information, call 473-0004.