08/December/2018 – Department Christmas Dinner
Fire-Rescue held the annual countywide Christmas and
Awards Dinner at the Colleton Middle School 08-December. 180 Firefighters,
family members and dignitaries attended. Service awards were presented to
the personnel listed below. Everyone enjoyed fellowship, a great meal and
celebrated the Christmas season together. This year, three families who are
recipients of the Carolina Children’s Charity attended the dinner and shared
their stories with Firefighters. Fire-Rescue collected over $12,000 in
donations for the charity in 2018.
30 Year Awards
Ruben Carter
20 Year Awards
Daniel Barnes David
Barnes
10 year Awards
Thelma Ackerman (CERT)
Cameron Breland Bryan Eadon
Christopher Elrod David Hanley
Vivian McFadden (CERT)
Marshall Murdaugh William Smith (CERT)
Joshua Thomas
5 year Awards
Tyler Allen Akiba
Bower (CERT)
Christopher Dukes Michael Hartley Earlie Jamison (CERT) Andrew Karn Thomas Keefer
Chippie McLaughlin (CERT)
Steven Pelton Robert Ratcliff
Dorothy Shepherd (CERT)
Jeremy Shearer Joe
Taylor Darran Vaughn
William Worrell
We are grateful to the many businesses who donated door prizes and Walterboro Rental who supplied the tables and chairs. Assistant Chief Stallings, Battalion Chief Sheffield, Battalion Chief Dalton, Captain Banks and Captain Laney collected door prizes and donated gifts.
Door Prizes were donated by:
ACE Hardware City Electric Bucks Pizza Hauling Glass Palmetto Rural Telephone
Lowcountry Marine Fat Jacks Olde House Walmart IHOP Cash and Carry Dunkin Donuts
Papa Johns Carmines Flatz Wood Brothers Construction Sunday's One More Chance SCUBA
Cracker Barrel Walterboro Rental IP Builders (who donated the grand prize Oyster Cooker)
Captain Gary Nahrstedt brought his DJ equipment. Photos by Harold Buzzell.
