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Hundreds of toys

Redlands firefighter/paramedic Dustin Whitaker said city fire crews have spent part of the day handing out toys to local families as part of the annual Spark of Love project.

"It's enough for 600 kids so far," he said.

Christmas isn't until Tuesday (in case anyone forgot), and firefighters are still collecting toys even as playthings are being handed out.

Posted by Andrew Edwards on December 22, 2007 2:29 PM |

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What am I missing? On Duty firemen collect and hand out toys. As hourly workers they're getting paid $50-100 per hour.

Is that reasonable?
Is this charity or PR?

What happened to volunteers? Or minimum wage earners?

Don't firemen have something more valuable to do with their time?

We're taught that "it's more blessed to give than receive"; there's something hypocritical about spending more on the giver than the receiver.

Posted by: Charlie Trie | December 24, 2007 5:05 AM

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