Chuck Compton of Chapman Hill Winery presents CCFRS Fire Chief John Watkins and Assistant Fire Chief Daniel Lawson with a donation of funds raised at the winery’s 9/11 memorial event.

LAFOLLETTE, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF) – The Campbell County Rural Fire Service received a donation of funds raised during an event held at Chapman Hill Winery to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attack on the Twin Towers in New York City.

Chapman Hill Winery raised the funds through the sale of raffle tickets for a reprint of Mary Gray’s painting “Undaunted.”

“Undaunted” painting created by Mary Gray to memorialize the events of September 11, 2001

According to Campbell County Rural Fire Service Chief John Watkins, the CCRFS has an annual projected operating budget of $80,000 and depends on community donations to raise over half of its funding.  Donations, such as this one from Chapman Hill Winery, are used to cover operating expenses, purchase much needed equipment, and as matching dollars to obtain grant funding.  (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 09/27/2021-6AM)

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