Firefighter Appreciation Luncheon

10 posted on November 10, 2010

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We have been looking for ways to reach out to and serve our community as we prepare for launching our new church. We recently contacted the Westfield Fire Department and asked if we could put together an appreciation luncheon for the fire fighters as a way of saying thank you for what they do. Each shift (of 15-17 guys) are on duty for 24 hours and off 48 hours so we were able to put together three lunches on October 15, 16 and 17 to serve all three shifts. Our team came together to help make a great meal for the guys and serve them.

This was the card we created and gave to every firefighter along with the meal we served them (if you’re interested in doing something like this, leave a comment below and I’ll email you the graphics for this card so you can print them off).

After one of our luncheons, the firefighters asked us if we wanted a ride in a firetruck. Uhh, of course!!

It was pretty sweet rolling through our neighborhood in a huge ladder truck. I found an extra helmet to put on to add to the “cool factor.”

The kids loved hanging out with the firefighters and learning all about their job and equipment.

All in all we were able to connect personally with and serve meals to all 50 men and women in all the shifts of our Westfield Fire Department over 3 days. These guys are the real deal. It was so much fun hanging out with them and thanking them for everything they do to keep our community safe.

Have you had a chance to participate in any kind of outreach to the civil servants in your community? What did you do?

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1 Janet Oberholtzer said:

What a great idea … so cool! What a super demonstration of love.

Firefighters, paramedics, EMTs, etc … all need to be thanked more for what they do.

I didn’t serve a meal to the 9 paramedics in California that rescued me after I received severe injuries in an accident, but I did ask to meet them the next time I was in CA (I live in PA and was on vacation when injured) to be able to thank them. I was sadden to hear that from the many people they rescue yearly, I had been the first person to ever come back and thank them. If I lived closer, I would take them a meal.

I am going to consider doing it for my local rescue personnel to thank them and as a way of reaching across the miles to Station #149 in Castaic CA.
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2 tom hinton said:

Awesome Brad. Great job. Proud of you. Yeah, send me the graphics and I will put in Spanish and do something here. Love you bro.

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3 Tomika Planck said:

I have the utmost respect and appreciation for fire fighters everywhere. I live in southern AZ, near a few of the big fires we had here this spring, and I can’t thank those men enough for what they did. They are true heroes.
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4 Patty Gerhart said:

Hey Brad – what an awesome idea. It is sad to think that these brave men and women put their lives on the line everyday to protect us and they rarely have anyone just say “thank you.” Our church is in the planning stages of our Fire Fighter Ministry and we would love to receive a copy of your card.