Eutaw holds 4th Annual First Responders Day and Parade

-L to R: Eutaw Police Chief Tommy Johnson receives award from FRCOGC Board members Lorenzo French, Sandra Walker and Amy Wiggins.
-Humanitarian Award Winners
-1st Responders receive special recognition awards
-First Responders Parade

More than thirty police departments, fire departments and frontline health care providers participated in the 4th Annual First Responders Day and Parade to honor first responders from Greene, Hale, Sumter, Pickens and other surrounding counties.

The fire engines, police cars and ambulances drove around Eutaw from one end to the other blowing their horns, sounding their sirens and throwing candy to children as part of the parade.

This was followed by a bag lunch and program at the Renaissance Theater in Eutaw. Sandra Walker, President of the First Responders Committee of Greene County (FRCOGC) sponsor of the parade and program presided .

A special award was presented to Eutaw Police Chief Tommy Johnson for originating the idea for the First Responders Day parade and program to recognize dedicated and courageous service of people in our community.

Certificates were presented to all of the participating police, fire ambulance and other first responders whose departments took part in the parade and program.

Minister Amy Wiggins, a FRCOGC Board member, distributed Humanitarian Awards to people who went above and beyond the call of duty to provide service to the community.

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