Female first responders honored for International Women’s Day
Warwick. Mayor Newhard: 'Thank you for your service to our community.... As women, you bring something very unique and very special to the activities that you do.'
| 08 Mar 2020 | 07:51
Hugs for Courage invited Warwick female veterans and first responders to pose for a photo in celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8. Beginning in the back row, from left, are: Warwick Fire Police (WFP) 1st Lt. and Exterior Firefighter Robin Kittner; WFP and Exterior Firefighter Peggy Gavan; EMT Historian Jennifer Frischknecht; EMT Tammy Schuler; and EMT Driver Financial Sectretary and Trustee Deb Gorish; and in front, from left are: Warwick Police Officer Katie Oresto; EMT Lona Olejniczak; EMT Sandy Mehling; EMT and Compliance Officer Joie Ogrodnick; EMT and Driver Eileen Delamota; Duty 1 Crew Support Breda Roche; and WFP and Exterior Firefighter Mary Augustyni; and seated: Warwick VFW Post #4662 Trustee Rosemary Decker. (
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In observance of International Women’s Day (Sunday, March 8), Hugs for Courage invited local female veterans and first responders to gather for a group photo in Veteran’s Memorial Park at noon on Saturday, March 7.
Members of the Warwick Fire Department, Warwick Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Warwick Police Department and Warwick VFW Post #4662 Trustee Rosemary Decker, accompanied by other members of Post #4662, gathered on the chilly but brightly sunny afternoon for the photo.
Village of Warwick Mayor Michael Newhard was present to extend his gratitude and respect for the job that these women do for our community.
“Thank you for your service to our community," the mayor said. "As women you bring something very unique and very special to the activities that you do.”
Newhard closed by thanking Hugs for Courage for organizing the photo.
“I think we are going to see a lot of activities now," he said, "that are going to be geared to first responders and to veterans.”
Any local businesses wishing to sponsor Hugs for Courage in it efforts to raise money for a local center for VFW Post #4662, can email hugsforcourage@gmail.com or visit www.facebook.com/HugsforCourage for more information.