December 2009 - Hudson Firefighters

SALVATION ARMY
BELL RINGERS
Members Assist The Salvation Army In Kettle Collection
Department members gave back to the community on
December 12th and 19th, ringing the bell for donations for the
Salvation Army Annual Kettle Collection.
This has been a yearly event for members to help out with the
collection. This years bell ringing took place at Wal-Mart and Sams
Club. This is the 5th, year the department has participated in the
bell ringing. Last year due to the ice storm HFD was not able to fill
the scheduled days. All members were busy handling the hundreds
of calls that took place due to the storm.
Donations provide Christmas dinners, clothing, and toys for
families in need. Financial assistance also helps with basic
necessities, along with seasonal aid.
Volunteers distribute gifts to shut-ins in hospitals and nursing
homes, and shelters are open for sit-down dinners. Many families
receive aid over a period of months after the Christmas season as
well, people struggling with difficult family, emotional, or
employment problems.
During the first collection on December 12th, members raised
$1,598.58. The second day of bell ringing on December 19th, took
Bell Ringers
Left: Jack Gagliardi, #### and
Dave Pierpont and Brian and Rachel
Surrette. Bottom photo: Steve Dube
and Mike Armand all rang the bell
on December 19th.
Photo’s by Al Boucher
in $1,949.18 for a grand total for this year being $3,547.76. On
December 19th, with the help of department members the
Salvation Army broke a collection record bringing in $14,903.00
for one day.
A big thanks goes out to all the members, explorers and family
members that stood out in the cold to help this worthy cause.
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