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Mugging it up at Harrisburg

Don’t know who this is, just somebody mugging it up at one of the booths at Harrisburg.

- Fire News photo by Dennis C. Sharpe

2022 Fred J. Gross Award Winner: Makayla Brunnabend

Prior to their quarterly meeting with the Upper Macungie Board of Supervisors on June 14, 2022, the members of the Good Will Fire Company 1 of Trexlertown announced the winner of the Fred J. Gross Memorial Community Service Award. Established by the fire company in 2016, a graduating high school senior residing within the fire company’s response area is recognized for their volunteer community service during the current academic year. The award is in memory of past Fire Chief Fred J. Gross who was a life member of the fire company with over 45 years of active service. He strived to always assist his fellow neighbor in their time of need. Fred instilled this compassion not only in his children and grandchildren, but also to many local residences allowing this all-volunteer organization to provide emergency services to the local community for over 100 years and counting. On June 14, 2022, representatives from the fire company and the Gross family presented this year’s award to Ms. Makayla Brunnabend, a 2022 graduate of Parkland High School. Makayla is the daughter of Jason and Lisa Brunnabend of Upper Macungie Township. As a scholar, she maintained a 4.0 GPAwhile active. - Fire News photo by Dennis Bower, Safety Officer