Redwood Chapel Hosts CV Night of Honor
photo courtesy of Sam Morgan
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On Monday July 22, Redwood Chapel Community Church hosted the 25th Annual Castro Valley Night of Honor with colors for the event presented by the Honor Guard of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office and national anthem sung by Jason Gawel. The purpose of the event is to show gratitude to all of the local public safety personnel and first responders for the protection and services that are provided to us every day. The event was attended by approximately 275 people, including 88 public safety personnel from agencies such as Alameda County Fire Department, Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, California Highway Patrol, San Leandro Police Department, Hayward Police Department, Union City Police Department, and Hayward Fire Department. Executive Pastor Eric Junginger emceed the event and interviewed Pastor Kent Roberts who described why he helped start this event 25 years ago. Redwood Chapel volunteers served a free dinner and dessert to these honored guests and their family members, with all active duty first responders receiving gifts to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Night of Honor. Pastor Sam Morgan of Redwood Chapel spoke about why our community needs our first responders and why our first responders need our community. First responders received special gift cards if they had been on duty the longest, travelled the longest to get to work, had not had a date night in a long time, or had a frustrating day at work this past week. CHP Officer Dan Jacowitz described a situation at Trader Joe’s in Castro Valley where he observed local fire, sheriff, and police working together to benefit our community, and why this event is important to him and his family. Night of Honor organizer Dennis Glover (former San Leandro Police Department officer) invited attendees to join the Martin C. Kaufman Alameda County 100 Club to help financially support the widows, widowers, and dependents of police officers and firefighters who lose their lives in the line of duty in Alameda County. At the conclusion of the event, community members personally thanked those first responders for their service to our community and explored the emergency equipment of our public safety personnel.
