Over $114K Raised At Darien EMS-Post 53 Memorial Day Food Fair

The annual event was a great success despite the less-than-stellar weather.

By Richard Kaufman, Patch Staff

May 26, 2026 1:02 pm EDT

DARIEN, CT — Over $114,000 was raised at Monday's annual Darien EMS-Post 53 Memorial Day Food Fair.

The event at Tilley Pond Park featured food trucks, kids’ games, ambulance tours, live entertainment, a silent auction, and Post 53’s Boat Raffle for a fully equipped Parker 18SE valued at more than $60,000.

Photos from the event can be found below:

Henry Marks experiences being lifted into an ambulance at the Memorial Day Food Fair. (Courtesy of Courtney Galvan)

Darien EMS - Post 53 Posties selling baked goods at the Memorial Day Food Fair. Back left to right: Alex Hardy, Joseph Hill, Ella Chernek, Julia Washburn; Front left to right: Ellie Eisng, Payson England, Christina Saiers. (Courtesy of Courtney Galvan)

Darien EMS - Post 53 Postie teaches Claire and Kate Pecoy about CPR at the Memorial Day Food Fair. (Courtesy of Courtney Galvan)

Paulina Romano of Kona Ice serves sno cones to Memorial Day Food Fair attendees. (Courtesy of Courtney Galvan)

Emery Saroka has her face painted by a Postie at the Memorial Day Food Fair. (Courtesy of Courtney Galvan)

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