UPDATE: Bruce Tucker, one of the organizers for the event, passed this along to us with more information about the outcomes of the event.
The first annual Guns and Hoses Hockey Game between the Prince William firefighters and police officers turned out to be both an exciting game and extremely successful event! While this year’s game was won by fire the real winners were the 2 organizations the teams played for, Law Enforcement United Team Prince William and The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.
The organizations would like to thank everyone who helped make this event such a great success but especially the Master of Ceremonies Adam Mowry, Singer Toni Ann Gamble, the joint Prince William County Police and Fire Department Honor Guard, The Potomac Patriots U12 HP team and parents, Erin Tucker (event coordinator) and the referees and linesmen for donating their time!
We also would like to acknowledge the following contributors / sponsors of the event.
AMC Theaters
AMF Bowling
Bobby’s Burger Palace
Bungalow Ale House
Chuy’s Tex-Mex
Famous Dave’s
Fathom Reality
Firefighter Finance
Firehouse Subs
Kristin Lorraine Photography
Maltese Brewing
Pampered Chef: Sandi Clark
Prince William Ice Center
The Potomac Patriots Organization
RJ Ziegler: Patriots GM
Tom Crosson: Patriots photographer
Rodan & Fields: Terrin Janda
Sparkling Wine: Kelly Goff
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Finally, both teams would like to thank the nearly 200 people that came out to show their support and help us raise over $1400 in raffles, 50/50, and donations. On top of the $1400.00 split 70/30 between the organizations each charity received an additional private donation of $100 each and with merchandise sales by LEU the total raised for the event was almost $2000.00. Again on behalf of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, Law Enforcement United the over 30 police and fire members that played and the over 20 volunteers that made the day possible we thank you for your support!
Both teams are already gearing up for next year’s event so plan to join us back at Prince William Ice Center on July 14, 2018!
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The Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue came out on top, winning Saturday’s ‘Guns and Hoses’ hockey fundraiser game.
It’s the first year for the event, which took place at Prince William Ice Center in Dale City, and was a way for Prince William police and firefighters to come together to raise money for their respective chosen charities – Law Enforcement United and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.
“Both teams have a charity that they raise money for, and we’re hoping that today’s the start of a really good annual tradition for us,” said Prince William Ice Center Hockey Director RJ Zeigler.
