Shower First Responders with Thanksgiving

Have you ever thought about the fact that while we are all making memories Thanksgiving day with our families & friends, there are men & women protecting us by patrolling our streets or waiting for the bell to ring at our fire stations? They spend the day away from their families so we can safely be with ours.

While in college, I waited tables at a country club. Easter Sunday lunch is a huge day at probably any country club. We had a tremendous buffet brunch with 200 members on the RSVP list. This was going to require all hands on deck. Not one employee of the country club would be able to request the day off. This was my ...