Oakland Firefighters are special. They do all the things firefighters are supposed to do – like running up moving ladders and jumping into burning homes. They also do random acts of kindness – such as getting a 17-year-old cancer patient a tuxedo to wear to his prom (pictured in the photo above), a boutonniere for his lapel, the corsage for his date; such as taking gifts to school kids returning after a fire destroyed their class room at Sobrante Park Elementary School; and this month, the firefighters will be serving ice cream at Fentons Cremery.

If you go to Fentons this month and buy the Firefighter Sundae, 25 percent of the proceeds will go to Random Acts – that’s the money the firefighters will then use to do their random acts of kindness.

And if you want to meet these firefighters, you have to visit Fentons on the weekend of November 21 & 22 between noon and 4 p.m. It is the Firefighters Weekend – and Oakland Firefighters will be serving you, waiting and busing tables, scooping ice cream, serving water and coffee. 

There will be a Sundae Building Contest at 3 p.m. on both days.  And the kids will a 1967 fire engine to climb on and explore. There will also be a holiday toy drive barrel set up inside the restaurant.

Oakland Firefighters Random Acts Month at Fentons Creamery 
4226 Piedmont Avenue
http://www.ofrandomacts.org/2009FentonsFlyer.pdf