The Rules of the Coin
1. The “Coin” is to be carried on all person(s) in attendance at (including but not limited to) all FOOLS events, meetings and conventions.
2. The “Coin” shall be made of metal and no smaller than one inch in diameter.
3. The “Coin” shall display the affiliate FOOLS Chapter’s Logo or the FOOLS International Logo.
4. Each member having possession of a “Coin” shall produce said coin when requested.
a. Said “Coin” must be within arms reach or one step after being requested to produce said coin.
5. If said “Coin” is not produced, then the member being requested to produce said “Coin” will kindly purchase one beverage of choice to the requesting member.
6. If said “Coin” is produced, then the member being requested to produce said “Coin” will kindly receive one beverage of choice from requesting member.
7. If any member in possession of a “Coin” drops a coin, this is considered to be an “Accidental Coining”. Every member in the immediate area who produces a “Coin” shall kindly receive one beverage of choice from the member dropping the “Coin”.
8. The “Coin” represents Brotherhood, Trust, and is a gesture of faith in one another. The partaking of the “Coin” bonds us together in our struggle to preserve the heritage of the fire service.
