Seasonal & Holidays
Portland Firefighters Donate Fleece Jackets To Head Start Kids
Portland Firefighters are used to the heat. They are also very good at bringing warmth to kids in need.
PORTLAND, OR – Portland firefighters know that winter is coming. While they are used to the heat, they are also very good at bringing warmth to kids in need.
On Thursday, for the fifth year in a row, members of the Portland Firefighters Association – the union that covers firefighters – were at a school, bringing fleece jackets to children.
This year's recipients were kids in the Head Start Program at Kelly Elementary School.
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The jackets with the Portland Firefighters Association logo were purchased with money donated from businesses as well as money raised by firefighters.
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In their five years visiting kids just before the holidays, firefighters have donated more than 1,600 coats to kids.
Photos via Portland Firefighters Assoication.
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