First responders honored with gift baskets, especially coffee
elev815 made deliveries to Roscoe, Rockton, South Beloit, and Machesney Park.
Members of the local business group elev815 spent the morning of October 28 taking gift baskets to police and fire stations in Roscoe, Rockton, South Beloit, and Machesney Park in observance of National First Responders Day.
October 28 has been designated by the federal and state governments as National First Responders Day, to recognize firefighters, police officers, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and 911 dispatchers for their commitment to public safety. In honor of the day, Rockton-Roscoe News featured a story on the Roscoe Police Department.
None of the local firefighters or police officers had known the gift baskets were coming, or even that a special day had been established to honor them. But they were grateful to be remembered.
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Two groups of elev815 members delivered eight gift baskets: to the three Harlem-Roscoe Fire Stations, the Roscoe Police Department, the Rockton Police Department, the Rockton Fire Station, the South Beloit Fire Station, and the South Beloit Police Station. Gift baskets contained coffee, creamers, Belgian chocolate, trail mix, and specialties from local businesses, including DeeDee's Main Street Coffee & Decor in Rockton.
Click on the photo below to view an image gallery of all the first responders and their gift baskets.
