Firefighter Charity of Central Florida

06/07/2026

Please vote for Shamrockin Fest - BBQ & Beer Festival under ENTERTAINMENT and vote for Sara, our amazing VP under PROFESSIONALS and of course vote to all your other favorite things around Central Florida! You can vote daily!

Voting is OPEN for the 2026 Best of the Best. The winners will be announced in the August issue of Style Magazine! 2026 Best of the Best Rules and Guideline ...

05/05/2026

Now that the dust has settled (pun intended), we wanted to give a HUGE shout out and THANK YOU to Valerie at Rider Now Magazine for donating these baskets to be raffled at Windy Acres Festivities, Inc during Bikefest 2026 to benefit our charity! You guys are amazing!!

Our charity is dedicated to giving back to our LOCAL community through our programs and these donations help support our LOCAL community!

02/24/2026

It's almost March and you know what that means! That's right! Shamrockin Fest BBQ & Beer Festival - March 13th & 14th - Eustis FL is our big fundraiser to help local firefighters.

This year we are debuting in downtown Eustis with even MORE space!

Friday kicks off with a tasty chili cook off, sauce and sides tasting courtesy of MISSION BBQ and Mount Dora, vendors, food trucks, co****le tournament, the ultimate kids zone, and live music on 2 stages from Tom Evan and on the Guinness stage, Black Thorn Brigade! Fun kicks off at 5pm to 11pm

Saturday starts our jamming with Ted Scallan and Delta Boogie at 11am, vendors and food trucks, kids zone, Shenanigans Karaoke with DJ Limper, PLUS an amazing Whiskey Tastings, Beer Garden Tastings, and YOU get to sample and judge amazing BBQ from over 20 of the best BBQ teams in the south! Enjoy all that while bands rock it on two stages featuring Jig To A Milestone, Scuttered the Bruce and Def Lepprechaun by SWITCH!

Check out more info and grab tasting tickets at www.shamrockinfest.com

01/27/2026

It's coming! Shamrockin BBQ and Beer Festival March 13th and 14th to downtown Eustis! More details at www.shamrockinfest.com

01/23/2026

Another shout out to our LOCAL community heros that helped Operation Christmas Rescue provide toys on Christmas Day to struggling local families. A big THANK YOU to Traci and Dawn at Beltone Hearing Care Centers of Lady Lake! If you think you have hearing issues, go check out this trusted team that has been helping the local community hear better for over 20 years!

01/22/2026

Another shout out to our LOCAL community heros that helped Operation Christmas Rescue provide toys on Christmas Day to struggling local families. A big THANK YOU to Tiffany and friends over at Hamrick Family Vineyards, LLC in dowtown Leesburg! Go check out their speakeasy and wide selection of beers and wines and enjoy live music this weekend!

01/20/2026

Another shout out to our LOCAL community heros that helped Operation Christmas Rescue Toy Drive by the Firefighter Charity of Central Florida provide toys on Christmas Day to struggling local families. A big THANK YOU to Purrfect Paws & Claws Veterinary Hospital for collecting toys for kids as well as even including pets in their drive!
If you are looking for a great, caring local place to take your pets, make an appointment with them today!

01/19/2026

Thank you to everyone the came out and supported the Charity Winter 2026 Chili Cook-Off.

Congratulations to the winners of the Charity Winter Chili Cook-Off 2026! Man there was some great chili and the voting was really close!

A HUGE THANK YOU to GATOR HARLEY-DAVIDSON for being such a great host, our judges, volunteers, vendors, MISSION BBQ,, Born To Ride TV & Magazine, the attendees & teams! It was a great time!

Judges Choice
1st Place - Hats & Staches
2nd Place - Leathernecks MC Crusaders Chapterr
3rd Place - Team Carow
4th Place - T-Mat Construction, Inc.
5th Place - Page Theus Funeral Home
6th Place - Dirty South Saloon
7th Place - Lake Glass & Mirror, Inc.
8th Place - Moonlight Chili
People's Choice
1st Place - Leathernecks MC
2nd Place - Hats & Staches
3rd Place - Page Theus Funeral Home
4th Place - Dirty South Saloon
5th Place - TIE - T-Mat Construction
5th Place - TIE - Team Carow
6th Place - Lake Glass & Mirror
7th Place - Moonlight Chili

01/16/2026

A heartfelt thank you to the Firefighter Charity of Central Florida for supporting efforts that protect our lakes and help Keep Lake County Beautiful. 💙💚

Last year marked the first Pirates and Parrots Festival, where a portion of the proceeds was donated to Keep Lake Beautiful in honor of Jimmy Buffett’s passion for environmental stewardship in Florida.

01/15/2026

Another shout out to our LOCAL community heros that helped Operation Christmas Rescue Toy Drive by the Firefighter Charity of Central Florida provide toys on Christmas Day to struggling local families. A big THANK YOU to Nail Therapy in Mt Dora!
Go support them and get your nails did girl!