North Haven police and firefighters are working hard to provide for others this holiday season.
The North Haven Professional Firefighters Association's annual Tip-A-Firefighter fundraiser is this Wednesday and Thursday from 5 to 9 p.m. at Outback Steakhouse, 345 Washington Ave. All proceeds will benefit the North Haven Professional Firefighters Burn Foundation.
Anyone with questions should contact Firefighter Paul Januszewski at fire headquarters at 203-239-5321 Ext. 725.
Meanwhile, the police union is sponsoring Operation Blue Christmas to help the troops this holiday season, according to Officer Michael Compare, president. Items can be dropped off at the police station lobby on Linsley Street through this Friday.
"As we approach another holiday season, the police union wants to remember those Americans who are stationed abroad serving our country in the armed forces. We are adopting some of these heroes and remember them at this time of year," Compare said.
The public is asked to provide items for care packages that will be sent to soldiers in the 504th Military Police Battalion that is serving at Camp Nathan Smith in Kandahar City, Afghanistan.
Cash or personal care items such as toothbrushes and tooth paste and baby wipes; food items such as food bars and candies, and pre-sweetened drink mixes are among the items needed.
Socks and hand warmers for men and women, femine hygiene products, razors and non-aerosol shaving gel, baby lotion and sunblock and Q-tips are among the personal items needed. With food, they soldiers can use gum, hard candy, things like M&M's and Twizzler's, Pop Tarts, dried fruits, raisings, nuts, sunflower seeds, individual packets of things like cookies, crackers and tuna in packets. Besides drink mixes, coffee and tea, you can contribute playing cards, all sizes of batteries, computer games, pens and pencils, new and used DVDs, wash clothes and chewing tobacco.
For more information call Compare at 203-988-1149 or email local3087@hotmail.com.