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August 2, 2021
CHINCOTEAGUE, Va.- The volunteer fire company is pleased about the money they raised from the Pony Auction and is happy to put it to good use.
For this years Pony Auction, they were able to raise over $420,000, and that was all raised virtually.
We are told by having the event virtually it allows more people to get involved.
Denise Bowden, with the volunteer fire company, said now that the auction is over, the money will help in a big way.
“Our citizens here don’t pay a fire tax so the money that we raise through the auction and what would have been carnival that we didn’t get to have this year goes to purchase those half a million dollar fire trucks and $330,000 ambulances and ya know our vet bills run anywhere from $35-45,000 a year to maintain the heard,” Denise Bowden, PIO for the Volunteer Fire Company, said.
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For the second year in a row, the annual wild pony swim at Chincoteague Island on Virginia’s Eastern Shore has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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April 27, 2021
CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. – For the second year in a row the Chincoteague Pony Swim is going virtual. Denise Bowden with the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company says the pony auction will be online, but the carnival and swim are cancelled. “We’re feeling the crunches of it as well. It’s just, we’ve got to stay resilient and try to do what we need to do,” said Bowden.
Bowden says with the COVID-19 restrictions in place, it just wasn’t possible to ensure everyone’s safety at such a large event. But, Bowden adds she hopes people will still come out and support local businesses. “It’s definitely going to impact us. Thank goodness, though, the businesses here are resilient. The people are still coming here. Visitation has been up and everything. I’m anticipating that through the summer,” said Bowden.
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