Madison's African-American firefighters — the Sable Flames

The Sable Flames, an organization of the Madison Fire Department’s African-American fire fighters will host Second Alarm Scholarship Benefit Dance on Saturday, March 19, starting at 8 p.m. Join over 200 of its supporters for an evening of dancing, fun, recognition and most importantly, raising money for scholarships to help individuals fulfill their education dreams and goals.

The Sables have developed two scholarships to help:
-The Jones-Robinson Scholarship, awards to minority persons who live in single-family households or in low-income neighborhoods.
-The Arthur Dinkins III/MATC Fire Education Scholarship, to financially assist persons who would like to take classes at Madison Area Technical College to become certified as a firefighter or as an emergency medical technician (EMT).

The annual fund-raiser event will have a D.J., food, dancing,prizes and much more. All proceeds go to Jones-Robinson Scholarship Fund.

For tickets or more information, call Mahlon Mitchell at 698-2333.