Dear ,

I trust this letter finds you well. On behalf of the White Rose Fire Preservation of York
(The Old Fire Farts), a respected 501c3 organization dedicated to preserving the rich
heritage of firefighting, I am reaching out to you with an opportunity to support our
upcoming event - the 2024 SPAAMFAA 56th Summer National Convention & 11th
Annual York Fire Muster.

Scheduled to take place on June 4-8 2024, this event serves as a celebration of our
firefighting heritage while fostering community engagement and awareness. As we
prepare for this significant occasion, we are seeking the support of community
partners like yourself to ensure its success.

Your sponsorship will play a pivotal role in helping us achieve our mission of
preserving firefighting history and educating the public. Specifically, we are seeking
donations for our auction and items to include in our attendees' gift bags.

By generously contributing to our event, you not only assist us in raising vital funds
but also gain valuable exposure for your company among our diverse audience. Your
generosity will be recognized through various channels, including our event program,
social media platforms, and signage at the event venue, ensuring that your support
receives the recognition it deserves.

Attached to this letter, you will find detailed information about our event, including
the various sponsorship opportunities available. Should you have any inquiries or
require further information, please feel free to contact me at (717) 870-1392 or via
email at fireguyneil@gmail.com.

Thank you for considering our request for sponsorship. Your support is integral to the
success of our event, and we are genuinely grateful for your consideration. We
eagerly anticipate the possibility of collaborating with you to make a meaningful
impact in our community.

Warm regards,

Neil Gunnett, President

White Rose Fire Preservation of York (The Old Fire Farts)
3097 Bitternut Blvd.
York, PA 17404
Email: fireguyneil@gmail.com
2024 SPAAMFAA Summer Convention

The SPAAMFAA Board of Trustees, in partnership with the White Rose Fire
Preservation of York Chapter, would like to invite you and your family to join
us for the 2024 SPAAMFAA 56th National Summer Convention in York,
Pennsylvania. This event promises to be a one of a kind, as we have partnered
with the Professional Car Society (PCS) to bring close to 300 antique vehicles
to the muster on the Central York High School parking lot on Saturday, June
8th.

Welcome to York County, Pennsylvania for the 2024 SPAAMFAA National

Summer Convention, June 4 to 8, 2024.

The Hotel

Register soon, as rooms are going fast.

Our host hotel is the Four Points By Sheraton York, 1650 Toronita Street, York,
PA 17402. Phone (717) 846-4940. The hotel is conveintly located near the
interchange of Interstate 83 and US Route 30.

Anyone booking a room at the host hotel should do so as a private individual

and not as a SPAAMFAA member. When you mention SPAAMFAA, it
automatically puts you in the block of rooms that ATHS had reserved for us
and those rooms are all taken on Thursday and Friday night, so the hotel
computer tells you they are all booked. There are still rooms available at the
host hotel. In addition, when making your reservation, if you use a third-party
site like Expedia or Hotels.com, you may get a slightly better rate.

A second overflow hotel is also available less than one-half mile away from
our host hotel, TRU by Hiton, 1520 Toronita Street, York PA 17402. Phone (717) 812-
0001. This hotel is a less than 5 minute drive from the host hotel, most of which
will be spent waiting for the traffic light at US Riute 30.

Direct link for room reservations at the TRU by Hilton at the Summer
Convention room rates. Your room choice is $154 for either a King bed or two
Queen beds.
Getting Here

If traveling by vehicle, York is located along Interstate 83 about 26 miles south

of Harrisburg, PA and about 52 miles north of Baltimore, Maryland. We are 101
miles west of Philadelphia and 214 miles east of Pittsburgh, PA along US Route
30. York is 18 miles south of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Harrisburg West
interchange.

If traveling by air, the closest major airport to York is Harrisburg International

Airport, which is 30 miles away in Middletown, PA. Baltimore/Washington
International Airport is 68 miles away, south of Baltimore, Maryland.

The Convention

The Old Fire Farts of York County, PA have planned a wonderful four full days
with various events and are also offering many free events for you during the
week.

Free goodie bags for you at registration.

Free shuttle van to move you from the host hotel to events.
Free Pennsylvania Dutch welcome dinner and ceremony on Tuesday from
6:00-8:00 p.m. at St. Matthew Church Social Hall, then a tour of the York
County Fire Museum next door.
Free ice cream social on Thursday from 4:00-5:00 p.m. in front of the host
hotel.
Free hospitality room every night Tuesday through Saturday, with auctions
on Wednesday and Thursday nights.

Two free evening seminars -

On Wednesday, Greg Halpin, York City Fire/Rescue Chief Historian, will talk
about American LaFrance apparatus in the York City Fire Department.
On Thursday, Gary Hardwick will speak about his years as a consultant to
major apparatus manufacturers and why things have changed.

A free muster on Saturday that is family friendly with music, food, and
entertainment.
2024 SPAAMFAA Summer Convention
The SPAAMFAA Board of Trustees, in partnership with the White Rose Fire
Preservation of York Chapter, would like to invite you and your family to join
us for the 2024 SPAAMFAA 56th National Summer Convention in York,
Pennsylvania. This event promises to be a one of a kind, as we have partnered
with the Professional Car Society (PCS) to bring close to 300 antique vehicles
to the muster on the Central York High School parking lot on Saturday, June
8th.

Welcome to York County, Pennsylvania for the 2024 SPAAMFAA National

Summer Convention, June 4 to 8, 2024.

The Hotel
Register soon, as rooms are going fast.

Our host hotel is the Four Points By Sheraton York, 1650 Toronita Street, York,
PA 17402. Phone (717) 846-4940. The hotel is conveintly located near the
interchange of Interstate 83 and US Route 30.

Anyone booking a room at the host hotel should do so as a private individual

and not as a SPAAMFAA member. When you mention SPAAMFAA, it
automatically puts you in the block of rooms that ATHS had reserved for us
and those rooms are all taken on Thursday and Friday night, so the hotel
computer tells you they are all booked. There are still rooms available at the
host hotel. In addition, when making your reservation, if you use a third-party
site like Expedia or Hotels.com, you may get a slightly better rate.

A second overflow hotel is also available less than one-half mile away from
our host hotel, TRU by Hiton, 1520 Toronita Street, York PA 17402. Phone (717) 812-
0001. This hotel is a less than 5 minute drive from the host hotel, most of which
will be spent waiting for the traffic light at US Riute 30.

Direct link for room reservations at the TRU by Hilton at the Summer
Convention room rates. Your room choice is $154 for either a King bed or two
Queen beds.
The Schedule

Schedule and/or locations subject to change

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. SPAAMFAA Convention registration open at the Four
Points By Sheraton York.
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Free Pennsylvania Dutch Welcome Dinner at the St.
Matthew Church Social Hall, 839 West Market Street, York, PA 17401.
Following dinner, a tour of the York County Fire Museum, 757 West Market
Street, York, PA 17401.
We will have a free shuttle from the host hotel to the dinner if needed.
9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Social time in the Old Fire Farts Hospitality Room, the
Imperial Ballroom.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. SPAAMFAA Convention Registration open at the Four
Points By Sheraton York.
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Bus Tour #1 to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania with
over a hundred locomotives and rail cars. Then a ride on the Strasburg
Railroad and more.
Lunch will be on your own at the Station Snack Bar with sandwiches or box
lunches.
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Board of Directors meeting in the Imperial Ballroom with
lunch provided.

Wednesday Dinner is on your own.

7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Special Speaker, Greg Halpin, who will provide a
PowerPoint presentation, "York, Pennsylvania, an American LaFrance Town?"
This is a free event.
8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Social time with a firematic auction in the Old Fire Farts
Hospitality Room, the Imperial Ballroom.
The Schedule

Thursday, June 6, 2024

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. SPAAMFAA Convention Registration open at the Four
Points By Sheraton York.
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Antique Truck Show at the York Expo Center. We have a
free shuttle to the show.
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Bus Tour #2 to Schuylkill County and visit with the Black
Diamond Chapter of SPAAMFAA at their warehouse full of fire apparatus plus
their fire museum where a Polish lunch will be provided.
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Free Ice Cream Social in front of the host hotel. The Old
Fire Farts of York County are happy to provide this event to our members and
registered guests.

Thursday Dinner is on your own.

7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Special Speaker, Gary Handwick, will talk about how fire
apparatus has changed during the last two decades and why. This is a free
Event.
8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Social time with a firematic auction in the Old Fire Farts
Hospitality Room, the Imperial Ballroom.

Friday, June 7, 2024

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. SPAAMFAA Convention Registration open at the Four
Points By Sheraton York
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Antique Truck Show at the York Expo Center. We have a
free shuttle to the show.
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Bus Tour #3 to Greater Hanover Fire Museum & the
Gettysburg Fire Museum with a lunch stop around noon on your own.

Friday Dinner is on your own.

8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Chapter Presidents meeting followed by the General
meeting in the Imperial Ballroom.
9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Social time in the Old Fire Farts Hospitality Room, the
Imperial Ballroom.
The Schedule

Saturday, June 8, 2024

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The 11th Annual York Fire Muster and Flea Market with the
Professional Car Society at Central York High School parking lot for two great
events free of charge.
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. SPAAMFAA Dinner, at Union Fire and Hose Co., 30 East
Canal Street, Dover, PA 17315. Shuttle available to the dinner.
9:00 p.m. - ??:00 p.m. Social time in the Old Fire Farts Hospitality Room, the
Imperial Ballroom.

The Muster
Saturday, June 8, 2024

Schedule and/or location subject to change

Central York High School parking lot

601 Mundis Mill Road

York, PA 17406

Ther muster will be held in conjunction with the Professional Car Society, who
will also be displaying member vehicles at the muster site.

You must pre-register by May 15, 2024. There will be no on-site registrations.

8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Check-in is at the tent on the east end of the Central
York High School parking lot.
10:00 a.m. All apparatus must be in their assigned spots.
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Judging will begin, so be by your apparatus to answer
any questions.
12:00 noon - 4:00 p.m. After your apparatus is judged, register for pumping at
the tent on the east side of the lot.
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Awards will be announced.
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Flea market area will be along the rear of the school
parking lot. Your car or trailer will be next to your space. You can begin setting
up at 7:00 a.m. You must supply your own tables, chairs, and tent if needed.
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Several food vendors will be on site for breakfast and
lunch.
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Shuttle van from the host hotel to the muster and back
every 2 hours.