OPERATION FIRESIDE SUCCESSFUL AGAIN FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY

It was another successful Operation Fireside for the Coast Guard base in Cape May. Operation Fireside has been coordinated annually by the American Red Cross Southern Shore Chapter in Cape May Court House, N.J., since the program started three decades ago. The Red Cross solicits and tracks volunteers and host families, while Training Center Cape May pairs each recruit with a family Christmas Day. Over 200 recruits were placed with host families for the holiday.