A brigade's heart-warming gesture

 

While there might not be an obvious link between a CFA brigade getting two new firefighting vehicles and an animal support centre getting some warm bedding for its four-pawed mates, in this case there is.

 

A new tanker and a new ultralight for Newham Fire Brigade meant that the two existing vehicles needed clearing out before they went to auction. But to make room for the surplus gear the brigade's shed needed a clear out.

In the shed were warm woollen blankets in good condition that were no longer needed.

Newham Fire Brigade Lieutenant Karen Meredith-Thomas immediately thought that the blankets could be put to good use by Bendigo Animal Relief Centre (BARC), which had just put out a plea on Facebook for donations of warm bedding for the animals in its care.

Karen decided to go one better than the blankets and put a call out on social media for people to contact Newham bridgade if they could donate anything else to BARC. The donations came in at an impressive rate - towels no longer wanted, more warm blankets, fluffy dog beds and even the goodies from a much-loved deceased dog’s estate.

Last week Karen delivered all the donations to BARC and with plenty of cold weather left for the season, they are already being put to good use.

 

Submitted by	Valerie Hornbuckle