City of Paris EMS helping others with the Fill the Boot campaign

City of Paris EMS Clerk Betty Dollins and Paramedic Georgianna Middleton select shoes for a Fill the Boot recipient.

Paris Paramedic Captain Roger Barnes picks a shirt for a Salvation Army Angel Tree Angel.

Paris Paramedic Deputy Chief Robert Cody selects a doll for a Salvation Army Angel Tree recipient.

Some City of Paris EMS staff and other volunteers went shopping Monday, buying gifts for CASA for Kids, Paris Pregnancy Care Center, Child Advocacy Center clients, and 50 Salvation Army Angel Tree recipients. The gifts were purchased using money donated to the Fill the Boot event in previous years. Paris Paramedics, EMTs, and Paris Fire Department volunteers will be outside the entrances of Walmart 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Dec. 13-15, accepting donations for the 2024 Fill the Boot campaign.