EDEN, NC – The Rockingham County Sheriff's Office and Rockingham Rescue Mission would like to thank the Eden Professional FireFighters Association Local 2723 for their generous donation this year to our Fans for the Elderly donation drive. "The Eden Professional FireFighters Association Local 2723 is donating 20 fans this year to the Sheriff’s Office and Rockingham Rescue Mission's’ ‘Fans for the Elderly’ program”, said Joe Powell of the association. "Local 2723 is proud to coordinate this project in the Eden community and to be joining Sheriff Page and the Rockingham Rescue Mission in helping those in need in our community. We would also like to challenge all of the other local Emergency Service and Public Safety Organizations to meet or beat our donation this year." “We are proud to have teamed up this year with the Rockingham Rescue Mission to help out our elderly neighbors in need; and the Eden Professional FireFighters Association Local 2723 has once again stepped up to help", said Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page. "We hope that others will follow their example and donate fans for those in need during these hot summer months. Remember, each fan donated make a difference in someone’s life.” The 2018 “Fans for the Elderly” donation drive runs through August 15th. Donations can be made 24/7 at the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office located at 170 N.C. 65 in Reidsville, North Carolina.