The department would like to thank residents and businesses for contributing to the cause.
The Winder Fire Department’s 2012 Empty Stocking drive made Christmas merry for 511 children. The department would like to thank the following for continued support: Subscribe to Barrow Patch’s newsletters, follow us on Twitter and “like” us on Facebook.
The department has finished its Empty Stocking Drive for 2011.
More than 400 children will have a merrier Christmas thanks to the efforts of the Winder Fire Department. The department's 2011 Empty Stocking Drive provided gifts for a total of 427 children — 195 orders through Barrow Holiday Connection, a volunteer effort of local schools, churches, the Department of Family and Children’s Services and Family Connection/ Communities in Schools, and 232 department applications. "Even in these difficult financial times the citizens of Winder and our business community opened their hearts for our Empty Stocking Drive," Winder Fire Chief Matt Whiting said in a news release. "All of us are blessed to work in a community where giving is a way of life." The Winder Fire Department would like to thank the …
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Firefighters will visit nine subdivisions Saturday, Dec. 10, to collect new toys and cash donations for the Empty Stocking Drive.
The Winder Fire Department is hoping to fill children's stockings this holiday season through its Empty Stocking Drive. While donations can be made any time by dropping a toy or cash donation off at the department headquarters, firefighters, Santa and Sparky, the department mascot, will visit nine subdivisions Saturday, Dec. 10, to collect new toys and cash donations. The schedule for the drive is as follows: For questions or more information, call 770-867-3212.
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