***Special Holiday Announcement***

The College Park Volunteer Fire Department made a special call to the North Pole requesting that Santa Claus return to Downtown College Park and he obliged! We will be escorting Santa through the Lakeland, Old Town, and Calvert Hills neighborhoods on Wednesday, December 23rd starting at 5 pm (see our route attached). We will do our best to travel within one block of each home and encourage you to come to see us along our route. If you should miss us when we pass by, head to Lakeland Road or the Rhode Island Trolley Trail between Calvert Road and Amherst Road, as those locations will ensure you see us before we leave your neighborhood. Please feel free to contact us if you need any special accommodations via deputychief@cpvfd.org.

We will be following all COVID precautions and unfortunately unable to stop or allow children to approach Santa, but look forward to waving to you on the sidewalk or in your homes! Keep your eyes and ears open, and follow our live status on Twitter @cpvfdsanta.

We hope this special visit helps raise your spirits and becomes a holiday tradition for Downtown College Park. Despite providing continuous quality service and emergency response throughout the pandemic, the CPVFD has unfortunately been impacted by the cancellation of our most significant fundraising activities and very humbly appreciates any and all donations to our fund drive. All donations are tax-deductible and put directly to the purchase of emergency vehicles and equipment to serve our community. Visit cpvfd.org/donate or see the attached flyer for details.

We look forward to seeing you on December 23!