On Saturday, Dec. 12, members of the Noblesville Fire Department visited homes across the city providing donations to local families as part of this year’s Firefighter’s Christmas Food and Toy Drive. This year, the fire department delivered to 91 Noblesville families – including 261 kids and 446 citizens in total.
“It’s an honor for the Noblesville Fire Department to deliver food and toys on behalf of the generous citizens and businesses of Noblesville,” Noblesville Fire Chief Matt Mitchell said. “The gratitude displayed by the recipients of these gifts is impossible to describe.”
The names of families in need are provided to the fire department by the Good Samaritan Network and the Noblesville Township Trustee’s Office. Families receive boxes stuffed with various food items and toys for each child.
2020 marks the 43rd anniversary since the program started. The fire department partnered with Kroger for food donations and Meijer for toy donations. Donations were accepted at all seven Noblesville fire stations as well as City Hall.
For more information on the food and toy drive, contact the Noblesville Fire Department at (317) 776-6336. The fire department also is accepting monetary donations for next year’s drive (checks are preferred – made payable to the NFD Hamilton County Community Foundation).
Secure online donations may be made through the Central Indiana Community Foundation donor portal at cicf.org/giving/give-now/existing-fund. If making an online donation, please type in “Noblesville Firefighters Fund” under the Fund Name section.