Olive Garden Delivers Free Lunch to First Responders

They also prepared bowls of salad and bags of bread sticks.

“We were able to donate food to the fire departments in Champaign and Urbana”. “We never know when we’re going to need them”.

He says it can’t be easy being away from their families.

“They’re even still warm”, Sgt. Scott Galloway said, nodding to the cookies.

Jessica Adamson, a cook at Olive Garden, said she was “very proud and honored” to serve the firefighters. Because these men and women are more than just co-workers. Wives are home from work. These firefighters enjoyed the pat on the back.

“We don’t always get that recognition, we’re kind of behind the scenes”.

The Dothan Police Department was treated to a free “create your own pasta bar” on Monday afternoon as a thank you to the local first responders. “It’s one of our core values of our restaurant”, said Missy Hart, general manager of Olive Garden.

As for the first responders, they say they’re grateful for the acknowledgement expressed by the restaurant chain. Over that time they’ve served 10,000 meals. “Giving back to them because they do it every day for us”.

Some first responders in Dougherty County got a bit of a surprise today; a thank you. They made two stops at Urbana and Champaign fire stations. Heidbrink and six others at the fire station on Mudd Avenue are stuck working a 24 hou.