Camp Allen Hosts Appreciation Lunch for Firefighters
After a close call with the Riley Road Fire, Camp Allen President, George Dehan, wanted to thank the firefighters that helped tame the blaze with an Appreciation Lunch. Though Camp Allen was evacuated for a couple of days, the firefighters and winds kept the fires away from the 1100 acre property.
65 firefighters and county officials from the tri-county area around Camp Allen attended the Appreciation Lunch in the new Tellepsen dining room. Many of the firefighters in the area are volunteers, often relying on other jobs for their main source of income. Two Camp Allen staffers double as firefighters for the area.
"The luncheon was one of those rare times when you like to see fire trucks and police cars around the Camp Allen Conference Center," Dehan said.
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I am so thankful that Camp Allen was spared. It is truly a treasure for our diocese. Treating first responders to lunch was an absolutely perfect way to offer thanks and spread goodwill! This is one of the reasons I love the Episcopal Church! Kudos to George Dehan and his staff.