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Thanksgiving is a wonderful and obvious time to stop and say “Thank You” to some very important people whom we don’t often recognize — our local firefighters. After all, rather than spending Thanksgiving at home with family and friends, those hard-working heroes spend that day on duty keeping our neighborhood safe. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Children & parents preparing Thanksgiving pies and cards at Young Israel prior to Thanksgiving 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sharing some shul-made pies and \u201cThank You\u201d cards with our local firefighters on Thanksgiving is a great way to express our appreciation. In 2016, Young Israel of Memphis began this beautiful Thanksgiving tradition:<\/span><\/p>\n

In the days leading up to the holiday, the children of our congregation — and beyond — gather to create appreciative cards, and bake mouth-watering pumpkin and sweet potato pies. We then bring together many adults and children to say “Thank You” to our local firefighters at Fire Station 21 on Thanksgiving Day.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The children present their shul-made pies, as well as their hand-crafted Thanksgiving cards to the very appreciative — and noticeably touched — firefighters. The firefighters gladly treat our group to a tour of their fire-station, let us to take a close look at their equipment, and allow the children to climb through some of their trucks. In 2018, the firefighters even presented each of the children with a red plastic Memphis Fire Department replica helmet. (That was a huge hit!) <\/span><\/p>\n

Visiting — and thanking — our local firefighters on Thanksgiving Day helps the children (and adults) of our community gain a<\/span><\/p>\n

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Children and adults from Young Israel visit and thank their local firefighters on Thanksgiving Day 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

deeper appreciation of our local heroes. It also makes Thanksgiving so much more meaningful for all parties involved. <\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019re excited to continue our tradition again this year. We thank each of the participants — and the sponsors — who make this annual heart-warming program possible. We hope you\u2019ll <\/span>consider bringing this very-doable and rewarding Thanksgiving program to your shul.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thanksgiving is a wonderful and obvious time to stop and say “Thank You” to some very important people whom we don’t often recognize — our local firefighters. 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