Firefighters host food drive for the wounded

Lynbrook Fire Chief Chris Kelly announced that the Lynbrook Fire Department is continuing to help wounded men and women in the armed forces with a food drive.

This is the third year that firefighters have pitched in to help the wounded. Lynbrook firefighters also raised over $34,000 for Nassau County Firefighters at the annual Wounded Warrior concert and block party at Greis Park back in September.

The non-perishable food donated by residents will be driven out to the Soldier Recovery Unit at Fort Belvoir in Virginia on Dec. 9 when Lynbrook and other Nassau County firefighters bring Christmas to the wounded.

Food donations will be accepted, from 10 a.m. to noon, at the Lynbrook Fire Department Headquarters at the end of Wright Avenue on Nov. 26-27 and Dec. 3-4.