ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Sirens and Salutes, a non-profit in our area, is honoring our first responders this 4th of July holiday.
From 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on July 4th, first responders can get free lunch provided by S&S at three locations:
- Western Regional Jail in Salem
- Botetourt jail
- Rockbridge jail.
At each location, a representative from S&S will be there to give out red, white, and blue cupcakes as well.
“We’ve had 41 police officers killed in the line of duty just since January, and we’ve had 38 firefighters who’ve died in the line of duty,” Bill Price, the president and co-founder of Sirens and Salutes, “So we really need to get together and tell them, ‘Thank you for taking time to protect our community when we’re out celebrating or having our own barbecues,’ and they’re here doing the job and protecting us and serving us.”…