Crime & Safety
Fundraiser Set For Injured Sayville Volunteer Firefighter
This Saturday, the Sayville Athletic Club will host an event for Steve Redding, "badly injured" as an EMS volunteer in West Sayville.
WEST SAYVILLE, NY —On September 18 a volunteer firefighter in West Sayville was hurt while on duty. Steve Redding is a long-time volunteer for both the Community Ambulance Company and West Sayville Fire Department.
The Sayville and West Sayville communities are rallying around Redding, with neighbors setting up both an online fundraiser on GoFundMe and hosting an event this weekend at Sayville Athletic Club.
Michael Duffy organized the online fundraiser. He wrote that Redding "was badly injured in the line of duty on an EMS alarm for Community Ambulance," and that "every dollar helps." So far donors have given $4,220.
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Members of the ambulance crew and the fire department are hosting a fundraiser this Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m. at local bar and restaurant Sayville Athletic Club at 209 Railroad Ave.
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