East Lake Fire Rescue

      Each year Santa Clause teams up with the East Lake Firefighters to deliver presents to the boys and girls of East Lake.  Santa rides on our fully restored 1961 American LaFrance Fire Truck and makes personal stops to children's homes.  If you are interested in Santa visiting your home this year please read the following guidelines below to sign up.

    In 2002, the Santa Program reached out to over 2,500 East Lake area citizens in twenty seven nights of delivery.  A record amount of money was raised this past year.  From this money a donation of $750.00 was made to the Shriner's Burn Camp at our annual meeting, while the rest of the money will be used to pay for expenses and maintenance on the Antique Truck.  

    It is our pleasure to provide this fulfilling service to you each year.  The Firefighters of East Lake are happy to volunteer their time; however, the program has gotten so popular we have had to implement a few changes to handle as many children as possible.  We must ask that you follow the following guidelines without exception in order to accommodate everyone. 

• No gift larger than a shoebox will be accepted. 
  (This policy will be strictly enforced )

• One gift per child.

• Gifts must be wrapped with the child's name and address clearly printed.

• Block Parties are encouraged.  We will need to know how many children will be at your stop in order to properly schedule Santa's visit.

• Have cameras ready before Santa arrives.

• No fire truck rides due to strict time constraints.

• Please be patient.  Santa will arrive as close to the scheduled time as possible.
  Expect short delays.  Santa will not turn down any child.

    Donations will gladly be accepted.  This program is funded by your donations, not your taxes.  A large portion of the donations are donated to support the "Egypt Shrine Transportation Fund" which provides transportation of Burned Children to the Shriner's Burn Hospital in Cincinatti.  The rest of the money is used to maintain our fully restored 1961 American LaFrance Fire Engine which Santa rides on.  Santa and your East Lake Fire Fighters are only compensated for their time with children's smiles and an "occasional" Holiday treat.

 Donations should be made out to the : East Lake Fire Fund

Call Station 57
 727-784-8668
to schedule a visit

Merry Christmas