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Easton businesses and volunteers to mark fifth First Responders Celebration June 12
Summary
Blue Point Hospitality and downtown partners will hold the fifth annual First Responders Celebration at the courthouse on June 12 to thank unpaid volunteer emergency crews, organizers said; the event doubles as a downtown-shopping promotion.
Blue Point Hospitality and community partners plan the fifth annual First Responders Celebration on June 12 at noon on the courthouse lawn, organizers said, moving the event this year to provide more shade for attendees.
"A lot of people are not aware that our fire departments on the Eastern Shore are unpaid. They are strictly volunteer fire departments," said Julia Foxwell, director of community engagement for Blue Point Hospitality, describing the event’s purpose: to thank volunteer first responders for emergency service, especially during the COVID era.
Foxwell said the event began in 2021 as a private initiative by "Mr. and Mrs. Prager" to recognize volunteers. Organizers previously distributed gift cards to encourage shopping downtown; Foxwell said they "gifted every first responder over $6.50 with a gift card to shop downtown." The transcript language about the amount is unclear; organizers did not provide a clarified dollar figure during the program.
The celebration is open to the public, Foxwell said, and is designed as a family-friendly community event that acknowledges local volunteer fire and emergency personnel. "We want kids. We want moms, dads, uncles," she said, emphasizing the breadth of the invitation.
Organizers said the courthouse venue was chosen to offer more shade than last year’s location and to mark the event’s five-year anniversary. The segment did not record formal permits, funding breakdowns or a final list of participating departments; those details were not specified on the program.
The next scheduled public appearance connected to the event is June 12 at noon at the courthouse, according to the conversation on the Rabbi's Roundtable.
