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A DC yacht club feeds first responders for the 34th year
Capital Yacht Club members and Wharf restaurants served a thank-you lunch to police, firefighters, EMS crews, and National Guard members at the Wharf.
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The Capital Yacht Club held its 34th annual picnic lunch on Sunday for public safety workers, WTOP reported. The club, at the Wharf in Southwest D.C., was not calling them to an emergency. More than 15 members cooked hot dogs and hamburgers and helped park arriving police and fire vehicles. Wharf restaurants, including Kirwan's, Pink Tiger, Lupo Marino, Hank's Oyster Bar, Bartaco, and City Cruises, supplied sides, drinks, and desserts.
Commodore Guy Shields, who organizes the lunch, said the workers take care of the city every day and the picnic is a small thanks. Every first responder in the city was invited, including National Guard members patrolling the Wharf. Some picked up boxes for colleagues who could not leave the station. Longtime member Kathy Ellingsworth and D.C. Deputy Fire Chief Thomas Chenworth both described the lunch as a standing partnership, not a one-time gesture.
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For the 34th year, the Capital Yacht Club in Washington, D.C., cooked a picnic lunch for the people who respond when someone needs help. The club sits at the Wharf in Southwest D.C. More than 15 members made hot dogs and hamburgers. Restaurants at the Wharf brought salads, drinks, and desserts. Police officers, firefighters, EMS crews, and National Guard members were invited. Some took boxes of food back to their stations for coworkers who could not leave. Commodore Guy Shields said the lunch is a small way to say thank you.
- Why serve a meal to people whose job is helping everyone else?
- What would you put in a thank-you lunch for firefighters?
- How can a class thank helpers who cannot all come to one party?
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