It really hurt us as members that we had to cancel our Annual Christmas Party and Meeting for the men at the NJ Firemen’s Home but with COVID and current rules set by the State of New Jersey, it made it impossible to hold the party that we have held every year.
Instead, we had a Jersey Mike’s lunch for the residents that was very popular last month. We paid for the sandwiches to come in as a treat to the residents and we were told at our breakfast meeting last month that it was very popular. We plan on holding another one in the Spring.
Last week, we dropped off the residents Christmas presents which were a monogrammed shirt, which were very popular with the residents and most could not help showing of their shirts the next day.
On the day of what would have been the party, President George Heflich and Vice-President Justin Watrel, showed up during the Christmas Bingo, to spread some Christmas cheer to the residents. President Heflich walked around the home and wished the residents a good holiday and Vice-President Watrel made a short speech at the beginning of the Christmas Bingo wishing our fellow Brothers a safe and Merry Christmas and hoped the everyone enjoyed their presents. All the residents who attended seemed touched by the gesture.
Both President Heflich and Vice-President Watrel did not stay too long as the rules of the home gave us only about one to two hours to visit but still, we were able to spread some Christmas good cheer to the residents.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from the Members of the Bergen County Firemen’s Home Association!
The Bergen County Firemen's Home Association 