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Dekalb Fire Department news

Excerpts from the dailychronicle.com:

For the fifth year in a row, the firefighters at DeKalb Fire Station 1 partnered with the DeKalb Classroom Teachers’ Association to help local kids stay warm in the winter months. They opened the station doors Saturday morning to area children and provided brand-new winter coats, doughnuts, and juice.

Like thousands of their colleagues across North America, these firefighters partnered with Operation Warm – a nonprofit that manufactures new winter coats for kids in need – to get the job done. They also had help from local sources, such as DeKalb Township, which donated $1,000.

Members of DeKalb School District 428’s teachers union, meanwhile, recommended students from their schools who could use the help. Knights of Columbus members helped hand out the coats, and Thrivent Financial put together a tote bag for each child, stuffed with gloves, a winter hat, hot cocoa, Crayons, a coloring book, and an eraser.

DeKalb’s Operation Warm volunteers handed out 120 coats this year, doubling 2017’s total. Hopefully, they’ll be able to continue helping take the pressure off local families and teachers for years to come.

 

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Wheeling firefighters provide free winter coats for area children

Wheeling firefighters and staff again paired with Operation Warm to provide free winter coats to local children that can’t afford them.

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Wheeling firefighters provide free winter coats for area children

Wheeling firefighters provided in excess of 80 area children with winter coats joining with Operation Warm for the second year.

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firefighter helps child with new winter coat

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Wheeling Fire Department participates in Operation Warm

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Wheeling firefighters provide free winter coats for area children

The Daily Herald has a brief article about Wheeling firefighters and staff pairing with Operation Warm to provide free winter coats to children that can’t afford them.

Wheeling firefighters handed out 100 U.S. made winter coats to students [in need from] Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 on Saturday at Station 24, the fire department headquarters.

Firefighter Emmett Gribbens, president of Wheeling Firefighters Local 3079, said the project was done by the union but had the cooperation of department leaders and school officials. He said the initial goal had been to raise funds to purchase 80 coats …

children receive free winter coats from firefighters

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children receive free winter coats from firefighters

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children receive free winter coats from firefighters

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children receive free winter coats from firefighters

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children receive free winter coats from firefighters

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children receive free winter coats from firefighters

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children receive free winter coats from firefighters

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