12/22/2020
Just had to share with you all this letter we received from Sterling Volunteer Fire Company! We couldn't be more proud to serve our community along with these fine folks.
Firehouse Subs,
We wanted to thank you for your support of firefighters. The pandemic has certainly impacted everybody and the safety restrictions have brought our non-emergency involvement in the community almost to a halt. We are used to having kids running through the stations and visitors stopping by for nothing more than to say hello.
On very short notice, our Board of Directors decided to authorize us to decorate a fire engine with synchronized lights and sound and drive it through our first due. Originally planned for 6 nights, we never imagined how successful and impactful the event would be for both firefighters and the community. Our social media stats rose by over 30,000%. That is not a typo! The comments from the Santa Runs and on social media drove us to add four more nights. Our firefighters jumped at the chance to help out.
Uncomfortable but it just didn't matter. Anybody that has sat in a fire truck for more than a few minutes knows they are not built for comfort. Many of our Santa Runs lasted over three hours but not a single person complained. Seeing the kids run out to see Santa in freezing weather with their parents chasing them with a coat or blanket was amazing. They just didn't care and stood there waving, laughing, and yelling. Parents drove kids from location to location to catch an extra sighting of Santa using a Santa tracker installed on the engine.
When we turned the corner at One Loudoun I asked the engine driver to stop in front of the Firehouse Subs. The support we get from them is without question, a generous blessing. The picture I shot is our grateful nod to the incredible company and people of Firehouse Subs. We are looking forward to next year's picture and hope that the Firehouse Crew can join us for a picture.
Just had to share with you all this letter we received from Sterling Volunteer Fire Company! We couldn't be more proud to serve our community along with these fine folks.
Firehouse Subs,
We wanted to thank you for your support of firefighters. The pandemic has certainly impacted everybody and the safety restrictions have brought our non-emergency involvement in the community almost to a halt. We are used to having kids running through the stations and visitors stopping by for nothing more than to say hello.
On very short notice, our Board of Directors decided to authorize us to decorate a fire engine with synchronized lights and sound and drive it through our first due. Originally planned for 6 nights, we never imagined how successful and impactful the event would be for both firefighters and the community. Our social media stats rose by over 30,000%. That is not a typo! The comments from the Santa Runs and on social media drove us to add four more nights. Our firefighters jumped at the chance to help out.
Uncomfortable but it just didn't matter. Anybody that has sat in a fire truck for more than a few minutes knows they are not built for comfort. Many of our Santa Runs lasted over three hours but not a single person complained. Seeing the kids run out to see Santa in freezing weather with their parents chasing them with a coat or blanket was amazing. They just didn't care and stood there waving, laughing, and yelling. Parents drove kids from location to location to catch an extra sighting of Santa using a Santa tracker installed on the engine.
When we turned the corner at One Loudoun I asked the engine driver to stop in front of the Firehouse Subs. The support we get from them is without question, a generous blessing. The picture I shot is our grateful nod to the incredible company and people of Firehouse Subs. We are looking forward to next year's picture and hope that the Firehouse Crew can join us for a picture.
