05 Dec Emmet-Chalmers Firefighters to Help Santa Claus Collect for Families in Need
MACOMB, IL – The Emmet – Chalmers Firefighters will be collecting items for families in need on Saturday, December 13th. Starting at 1:00pm, the firefighters will be chauffeuring Santa Claus on their fire truck as he visits the Georgetown and Meadowbrook subdivisions.
Santa’s arrival will be announced by the sirens of the fire trucks. He will greet everyone and stop for photos.
During Santa’s travels, firefighters will collect non-perishable food items, new toys and clothing to be donated to families in need throughout the area.
At about 4:00pm, Firefighters will then take Santa back to the Firehouse, located at 3041 West Adams Road, for anyone that missed Santa.
“This will be the third year we have done this. The response in previous years was tremendous. We collected a lot of food and everyone involved really enjoyed it,” says Fire Chief David Estes.