HALLOWELL – The vacation festivities continued after New 12 months’s Eve in Hallowell as practically two dozen timber exploded in an enormous bonfire and Corridor-Dale excessive faculties gave a thunderous Taiko drum efficiency.
The occasion is a collaboration between Imaginative and prescient Hallowell, The Hallowell Firefighters Affiliation and Taiko drummers. Residents carry outdated Christmas timber to Granite Metropolis Park, together with a advisable $10 donation to firefighters, and the division begins an enormous bonfire because the rhythm of Taiko drums echoes on the banks of the Kennebec River.
Deb Fahy, president of Imaginative and prescient Hallowell, mentioned former President Jamie Houghton determined to launch the Bonfire of Bushes charity 5 years in the past.
“He got here up with the concept and we ran with him,” Fahy mentioned. “After we recruited taiko drummers, that made it an actual factor. Bonfire is one factor, however when these large drums play, it is fairly cool.
Corridor-Dale trainer Naoto Kobayashi and his college students get entangled yearly and play at different native occasions, he mentioned.
Fahy mentioned the occasion raises about $200 a 12 months for the division.
Deputy Hearth Chief Aaron Selwood mentioned the cash was used to purchase tools or assist somebody within the space who would possibly need assistance.
This 12 months, he mentioned, the division is elevating cash for an all-terrain car to assist individuals who could have fallen or injured on the town’s wooded trails.
Selwood mentioned the division is engaged in different fundraising occasions all year long. During the old Halloween Day.
Wanting forward, he mentioned he hopes to host extra fundraising occasions and are contemplating holding a film evening on the fireplace station.
Finally, he mentioned, residents loved coming to the occasion.
“It is a great way to eliminate timber and so they love donating to the hearth division and serving to us,” he mentioned.
Hallowell resident Christine Little, who owns The River Studio, a yoga studio on Water Avenue not removed from Granite Metropolis Park, mentioned she introduced a tree to the bonfire for the primary time this 12 months.
“It advantages the native fireplace division,” Little mentioned. “It is a possibility to spend a while with our neighbors and group members, and a pleasant factor to do on a winter’s evening.”
Little added that he was significantly excited to see Taiko drummers.
“Any alternative to take heed to them and see them play is nice,” he mentioned.
Wanting forward, each Fahy and Selwood mentioned they hope the occasion will proceed sooner or later.
“It isn’t exhausting to place collectively,” Fahy mentioned.
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