VIDEO: Students at the Aviation Institute of Maintenance decided to make sheet metal clipboards, by hand, to thank Norfolk first responders.
Scotty May was one of the students at AIM who worked on the project. He says he and his peers worked on the clipboards on their own time, separate from their school work.
He says he has family members who are first responders.
“You have to be a special kind of person to get up every day, put yourself directly in the line of fire or imminent danger,” he said.
After a difficult year because of the pandemic, first responders say something as small as a clipboard means a lot.
“Everyone was so gracious for our assistance and everyone was so willing to reach out and just want to help us in any way,” said Battalion Chief Stephanie Ramsey from Norfolk Fire-Rescue. “And really, it was supposed to be us helping them.”