12-09-2023 1:19pm

Final Push for First Responders Christmas Eve Dinner Needs Side Dishes and Deserts

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Thank you to our readers of AlamogordoTownNews.com and our listeners at KRAZY KALH Radio we have most of the food needed for the 10th annual First Responders dinner. However, the number of responders expected in attendance has increased this year since the committee has added the Police & Fire Dept’s on Holloman Air Force Base. So, the committee is asking the community for an additional commitment of side dishes and desserts. So, check out what you can do in honour of our first responders and let's make the commitment to make this a wrap!

The details. Since 2012, several members of the community and in more recent years many of our readers and listeners have got together to make a hot Christmas style dinner for those 1st Responders on duty on Christmas Eve.

In past years the volunteers have fed the on duty: Alamo Police Department & Fire Department, Sheriff's Dept, AMR Ambulance Service, Border Patrol, State Police, & all their dispatchers. This year we’re adding on the Police & Fire Dept’s on Holloman Air Force Base. And, we still take a giant number of leftovers to COPE & the Emergency Room Staff when dinner is done.

Basically, we feed about 100+ folks, most have seconds & 3rds. There's pretty much no such thing as too much stuff AND THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO SUCH THING AS TOO MUCH DESSERT or side dishes!!

If you can donate a dish (even a simple cake from Walmart helps a ton), or help serve this year, please go to the Otero County Fire/EMS Appreciation Page (link below) for all the details.

Mark the date on your calendar, Christmas Eve, 24 Dec (a Sunday night this year). Each year our on-duty 1st Responders really look forward to this meal, let’s make it a special night where we thank those that are there for us every time!

Now it's your turn, please post your donation below, or if you can come out and help. This post will be shared, so PLEASE make sure that the word gets back to me (Paul Chez Sanchez) about anyone pitching in. You can always message me on "Otero Fire/EMS Appreciation Page".

Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, and a joyous Holiday Season to all! Be smart, be safe, be well, and may God bless us, our local heroes, our troops far away from home, and of course, bless these United States of America!

You can refer folks to this page to let them know what’s up: via Facebook and
If your not Facebook savvy or confident or rather like a direct connect, you can text Chez at (575) 415-0524 or call but he prefers a text or IM through the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OteroFireEMSAppreciation