The Jefferson Monroe Fire Department annual soup supper will be held IN PERSON this year! We are excited to welcome the public back to our station to celebrate with us! Please use proper precautions if you are sick or have been in close proximity to those who have been sick.
October 15th 2022 5pm to 8pm suggested donation $10 for adults, $8 for 10yrs and under, 5 and under free!
Menu:
- Chili: mild or hot options
- White Chicken Chili
- Broccoli & Cheddar
- Cheesy Potato
- Chicken Noodle
- Cheeseburger
- Ham & Bean
- Garden Vegetable
Hot dogs, breadsticks, cookies
Lemonade, water, coffee, hot chocolate
Where to enter and park
We ask that you enter the station from our access on Marak Road. There will be department members directing traffic and helping ensure that we maximize parking. Please be aware of vehicles entering and exiting.
Meat & More Raffle
Each year we send an annual letter to all residents in our fire district. This letter gives residents an update of our department, service call volume, and how we have spent donations from the past year. This is our largest fundraiser each year, helping us to purchase and upgrade equipment for each firefighter, engine and response vehicle, and upgrades to our building. 2020 was a difficult year for all of us, however the citizens were able to dig deep and helped us raise $31,000. This year, 2022, our goal is $35,000.
In past years we have been able to include raffle tickets for residents to fill out and remit with their donation. Last year, due to changes in the Iowa Gaming and Licensing laws, we were notified that we are unable to send tickets in the mail or ask that local residents send their stubs and donations back to us through the mail.
We are instead asking all those interested in raffle tickets to purchase those from us at the Jefferson-Monroe Fire Station in Swisher on the evening of the Soup Supper October 15, 2022 5-8pm.
Tickets are $5 each. Please write your name legibly, as well as a good phone number to reach you if you aren’t present at the drawing.
There are also many local businesses that have raffle tickets available for purchase. Please see the list of participating businesses below. If you know of a local business willing to sell raffle tickets please email us at JMFD@southslope.net. All sales must be made in person, by cash or check.
- Kava House
- Five Star Shop Service
- DanceMor
- Vault Boutique
- Black Squirrel
- Swisher City Hall
- Cedar Ridge Winery
- Warehouse Auto
- Secret Cellar
- Maddi B’s
Our Great Prizes
- Green Mountain smoker/pellet grill: estimated value $750
- Half beef from Ruzicka’s in Solon: estimated value $1000
- Quarter beef from Ruzicka’s in Solon: estimated vale $600
- Quarter beef from Ruzicka’s in Solon: estimated vale $600
- $50 gift certificate to Maddi B’s
- $100 gift certificate for Cedar Ridge
- Kava House prize package
- Secret Cellar prize package