Somerville Fire engine E-1 arrived at the
front door of Ethan's Rogers Avenue home at 7:30am to chauffeur the
young seven year old students in style.They were both even given the
special opportunity to ring the bell and push the siren button all the
way to the school's front door on Meacham Street in time for the 8:00am
school bell.

The "Ride to school on a fire engine" was one of
the donated prizes that Mayor Joseph Curtatone donated to the Toys for
Local Children's Charity Event Auction that was held last week at the
Somerville Holiday Inn organized by Somerville Council on Aging
Director Cindy Hickey. The Tauro Family of Pat's Auto Body bid on and
won the auction item (fire engine ride to school) then re-donated it to
the Healey School as a raffle prize for the children of that school as
a Christmas gift. Vice Principle Kim Murphy of that school helped
organize the school raffle, prize giveaway and arranged Ethen's ride to
school.