Some volunteer organizations in the United States sell baked goods to raise the funds they need to operate, while others hold car washes or host fancy-dress parties. But one island community off the coast of Virginia has its own—somewhat unconventional—way of funding its volunteer fire department: wild ponies!
NTD’s Natasha Holt went to Chincoteague, Virginia to learn why this island’s tradition draws thousands of visitors from around the world to an East Coast fishing town made famous by a children’s book and a herd of wild horses.