2nd Annual Caldwell County EMS Fill the Rig Toy Drive

LENOIR, NC (November 1, 2018) — Caldwell County Emergency Services EMS Division will host the 2^nd Annual Fill the Rig Toy Drive December 1, 2018 from 8AM – 4PM. The 2^nd Annual Fill the Rig Toy Drive will take place at Chik-fil-A Smith Crossroads, located at 116 Wilkesboro Blvd SE, Lenoir, NC 28645.

EMS Division will have an ambulance and personnel on site, accepting donations of new unwrapped toys to “Fill the Rig” for children ranging from toddler to pre-teens. Toys collected during the event, will be given to Caldwell County Department of Social Services to distribute to children in need during the upcoming holiday season.

An additional perk during the event will be the availability of children and families to take pictures with Santa Claus.

“Last year’s event was an enormous success and we are hoping to provide even more joy to children of Caldwell County with this year’s Fill the Rig toy drive,” states EMS Sgt. A.J. Musto. In addition to new unwrapped toys, monetary donations will be accepted and used to purchase new toys for distribution.

For additional information about the Fill the Rig event contact Sgt. Jason Powell, Public Information Officer for Caldwell County Emergency Services at (828) 394-7090.

Caldwell County Emergency Services

It is the mission of Caldwell County Emergency Medical Service to provide the highest quality of preventative and emergency care in a prompt, efficient and compassionate manner to the citizens of Caldwell County. This will be done by employing the highest trained, most capable and professional personnel available. The Agency will continuously strive to develop and incorporate advancement in pre- hospital care through employing the most up-to-date, state-of-the-art procedures, tools and protocols available. The standard for patient care is dynamic and improves regularly as does our agency.