Hasbro Children’s Hospital has received a significant financial boost, $26,000 to be exact, thanks in part to a competition at the annual Washington County Fair last month that led to fair participants raising the cash.
Hope Valley-Wyoming Fire District Chief Justin Lee and Lt. David Ahrens, representing the Washington County Fair and Rockwell Amusements, delivered the check to Hasbro Children’s Hospital on Aug. 30. The two represented the Hope Valley-Wyoming Fire District, which won a friendly fair-wide competition among all 28 vendors to see which could raise the most money for charity.
“These guys volunteer so much time already so to step up and also give their time to the fair, let alone raise the most money, it makes me incredibly proud to be a leader in this district,” Lee said.