For The Inter-Mountain
The Inter-Mountain photo by Amanda Hayes
Clinton Rhodes and Ellamore volunteer firefighter Michael Stalnaker take part in the fire departmentâs fourth annual Shop with a Firefighter event at the Buckhannon Walmart this week.
BUCKHANNON The Ellamore Volunteer Fire Department helped a record number of kids make sure they had something under the tree on Christmas morning this year.
The fourth annual Shop with a Firefighter event converged on Walmart Monday a few days delayed after heavy snow the previous week postponed the shopping trip.
“Tonight, we took 40 kids shopping, but all together we will end up with about 50 kids,” Ellamore Volunteer Fire Department chief Jamie Pugh said. “We still have a few more to take. This is our fourth year and every year we have picked up more kids and raised the total.”