Every first responder working on Thanksgiving Day in Kent and Sussex County will get a home-made hot meal delivered to each of them this holiday, thanks to the volunteers behind the non-profit Blessings for Badges.
Blessings for Badges was founded in Sussex County back in 2018 to provide meals for police officers, paramedics, firefighters dispatchers, EMTs and correctional officers who have to work on the holiday.
When it comes to the great work they do, they don’t just stop at the holiday, the organizations co-chair Deb Lawhead tells us they’re there all year round to support first responders when their families need it most.
“We don’t just do it on Thanksgiving, but we also do it throughout the year,” Lawhead told our Rob Petree. “When there’s a loss of an officer, or an EMT, we also take pride in supporting them.”