VIENNA,
W.Va
. (WTAP) – The Vienna Volunteer Fire Department held the 82nd Vienna Ice Cream Social today to help support all the VFD does.
Spencer Park and the Vienna Fire Department was packed with well over a thousand people who had come out for the social Friday afternoon.
Vienna Fire Chief Steve Scholl says all kinds of games for the kids were there, a live band for entertainment, and of course, cake and ice cream for everyone.
Vienna Mayor Chad Emrick says the social acts like a homecoming event for Vienna.
“This is one of the greatest events we have in the city of Vienna. People return home specifically to come to this, to see their friends, to see their family, and to spend time in fellowship, and to support our volunteer fire department”.
Chad Emrick, Vienna Mayor
Scholl, who has been attending/putting together these socials for over 60 years, says the funds from tickets, hotdogs, and games will go to help purchase equipment that isn’t covered by the city, county or state.
“We really appreciate the help the people give, the support. And the financial help is it buys equipment for us. It buys us mandated things that we don’t get funding for through the city or the state or the county or anything”
Steve Scholl, Vienna Fire Chief
Thousands were expected to have attended the event tonight
City Recorder Rodney Smith attended the event, and has been coming to these socials since the early 60s,
He said his favorite part of these socials is the treats and music
“You can’t beat the ice cream and the cake, Thats really nice. Then you get to relax in the park and listen to some good music.”
Rodney Smith, Vienna City Recorder
Others who attended had similar thoughts, everyone who attended loved it for the either the food, the music, the spending time with friends and family, or all of the above.
Emrick says even without an official count for the number of people here, he says the 82nd Vienna Ice Cream Social is a huge success.
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