The Williams Lake Fire Department hopes the community will help them celebrate ‘Christmas in July’ next week when they travel door to door collecting non-perishable food items for the Salvation Army Food Bank.
From 6 pm to 9 pm on Tuesday, July 23, WLFD members will be out in the community in the areas of the Hamel subdivision and Hamel trailer park, Westridge Drive, Pigeon Avenue and Eleventh and Twelfth Avenues.
“Our annual Christmas in July event is such a great opportunity for the Williams Lake Fire Department to do our part to support our community,” said WLFD Fire Chief and Director of Protective Services, Evan Dean. “Every year during this campaign we are blown away by the generosity of Williams Lake residents, and we hope this will be another amazing year.”
The WLFD Christmas in July Food Drive has become an annual tradition after the department learned over a decade ago the Salvation Army Food Bank was short on food supply during the summer months.
Residents in the designated areas who would like to participate are asked to place donations at their front door for firefighters to collect on the evening of Tuesday, July 23. If you are unable to place items out during the collection time, or for residents outside of the collection area, donations can also be dropped off at the fire hall between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm the following day (July 24), or at the Salvation Army.
“The WLFD would like to thank the entire community for all of the support we’ve received over the years for this annual event, and we would like to, again, thank the community in advance for its incredible support,” Dean said. “All donations for this event go directly to the Williams Lake Salvation Army Food Bank, so it’s nice to be able to do something so impactful for one of our local partners.”
In addition to its Christmas in July Food Drive, the WLFD is also hosting Recruitment Information Sessions on Wednesday, July 24 and Thursday, July 25, both at 7 pm at the Williams Lake Fire Hall at 230 Hodgson Road. For anyone interested, application packages and more information are available on the City’s website at https://www.williamslake.ca/989/WLFD-Firefighter-Recruitment.
For more information contact the WLFD at 250-392-4321.
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