The AFFI is proud to announce three scholarship opportunities for the year 2023:
For dependents of AFFI Members, three (3) $1000 scholarships and four (4) $500 scholarships will be awarded for the 2023 Fall semester.
For the 2023 Fall Semester, one scholarship will be awarded for a dependent of an AFFI Line of Duty Death.
And one AFFI member will be awarded a $500 scholarship in the field of Labor Advocacy or Data Information Technology.
Applications will be accepted during the month of April and are due on April 28th, 2023 by 4:00pm. Additional instructions are located on the application.
On Monday, March 20th, the IAFF Financial Corp. will host a virtual information session to introduce the IAFF Wealth Management Initiative.
The Wealth Management Initiative was created to assist IAFF members and their families to not only avoid the stress that comes from making bad decisions, but to also give firefighters the tools they need to create generational wealth while simultaneously developing a plan to empower them to retire with the dignity a career’s worth of service to our communities deserves.
Follow the link to register: https://iaff-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcuduCsqjsiE9xCJMM8GRfDJ3RFF1pC2w7_
Forest Park Local 2753 is seeking help from AFFI Locals for their Silver Spanner campaign. For more information or to find the application, follow this link: https://www.affi1935.org/about-the-affi/committees/ems-privatization/silver-spanner/
See the following press release from the Skokie Fire Department regarding the service for Brother Andy Cutting.
Lifestyle Preliminary Assessment
Your AFFI Resiliency Committee is committed to providing emotional, mental and physical support to the Firefighters of Illinois. To successfully provide and allocate the appropriate resources, initial data must be collected. This short survey should take you approximately 3 minutes to complete.
Below, you will be asked a series of questions about your well-being. Please answer each question as accurately as possible, and only take the survey one time.
Click the link to take the survey: https://forms.office.com/r/Y7i1tdg0id
Thank you
Committee Chair Joe Galli
Co-Chair Andrew Scott
CALLING ALL CCHS & SIU YOUNG WOMEN
Badd Axe Ladies is excited to return for its 2nd annual program for any young woman interested in learning more about the fire service! If you want to live a day in the shoes of a firefighter, see what we do, and try out a few skills, this program is for you!
New additions and changes this year:
~Now welcoming any SIU students in addition to Carbondale High School students..
~Accepting 8 young ladies..
~Now a two-day event!
~Job Shadow Day—either March 15th or March 21st
~Group Skills Day, with live fire burns—Saturday, March 25th (Rainout date, Saturday, April 1st)
We are so excited to offer this program in conjunction with the City of Carbondale, Carbondale Fire Department, Carbondale Community High School, and Southern Illinois University!
Check out our flyer or call the fire station to find out more info!
Watch a promotional video for the event here: Video
An important message from President Sullivan about Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month:
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