EMTs save holiday for needy children

EMTs save holiday for needy children
By O’Ryan Johnson  |   Wednesday, December 15, 2010  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local Coverage

SMILES: Kiyanna Wise, 11, above left, and Teveyne Telfer, 13, sing Christmas carols last night at Global Ministries Church, where EMTs distributed presents to needy kids.
Photo by Matthew West

As if saving lives every day of the year isn’t enough . . .

Big-hearted EMTs with sirens wailing delivered dozens of presents last night to kids who may not otherwise have much under the Christmas tree.

The EMTs hauled in stacks of presents on stretchers into Global Ministries Church on Washington Street in Dorchester, where Minister Barbara Nobles was on hand to help with the event. For more than 30 years, Boston Police Patrolmens Association

EMS Division buys and wraps dozens of presents to donate to worthy causes. For many years they donated to Boston Medical Center’s pediatric AIDS unit, but this year, they chose the church in order to get closer to the community they serve.

Meanwhile — as if fighting crime every day of the year isn’t enough — Boston police last night held the second annual Shop with a Cop event at the Target store in South Bay Plaza, where 100 uniformed police officers escorted kids through the store to pick out gifts. The event is sponsored by Target and the North American Family Institute.

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