Mar 30, 2008 6:51 am US/Eastern
South Carolina Band Visit Fire Station They Helped
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South Carolina high school students raised the money to buy Ladder 101 a new truck after the September 11th attacks.
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It was a celebratory mood in Brooklyn Saturday, when a marching band from South Carolina visited a fire engine they donated to after the September 11 attacks.
The South Carolina band traveled 600 miles to serenade a fire department in Red Hook Brooklyn.
They band consists of South Carolina high school students who raised the money to buy Ladder 101 a new truck after the September 11th attacks.
"Watching those people in the buildings, knowing there was nothing to help them, was probably one of the worst feelings you could ever feel," said 11th grader Jessica Landrum.
This firehouse lost seven men on 9/11. And two of its trucks were destroyed. Three months of fundraising in South Carolina produced a $500,000 to purchase a truck, which was delivered in 2002. Saturday, the students came to view their donation.
"The department was really devastated and acts of kindness like what [they] did for us helped us get through a very difficult time," said Fire Chief Salvator Cassano.
Later, they raised a flag at Ground Zero in memory of a band member who died in Iraq.
The students have become a minor media sensation this week. On Thursday, they performed at Carnegie Hall, as part of a national competition.
Saturday morning, they had a stint on the Early Show, and cameras have recorded their every step.
"We've had media following us everywhere," said Noelle Armstrong. "It's kind of awkward at first, then you get used to it."
The southerners have been taken aback by the fuss the city is making over them.
"The toy store opened an hour earlier for us this morning just to let the kids go through," added Jill Ford, a parent of two of the band members. "It was great."
The band's time in the limelight is almost over. Its members get on a bus Sunday and head off for South Carolina, leaving New York City far behind.
Nearly two thousand firefighters in New York donated two hose carriages to the city of Columbia, South Carolina to assist their firefighting efforts.
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