University Police Department officers and Chartwells teamed up Thursday to show appreciation to Hays County first responders amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Members of the Hays County Sheriff’s Department, San Marcos Fire Department, San Marcos Police Department and more, in face masks and gloves, showed up to greet one another, converse and enjoy hot meals under tents put up in the lawn area of Harris Dining Hall.
Chartwells prepared over 100 meals in anticipation for the event. As things came to a close, UPD officers and dining hall employees sat down to converse and enjoy their own meals. Take a look at a photo gallery from the event:
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Texas State University Police Department officers converse over a meal after providing food to Hays County first responders, Thursday, May 14, 2020, at Harris Dining Hall.
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Jeania Brandon, of Chartwells, wipes down tables after providing meals to Hays County first responders, Thursday, May 14, 2020, at Harris Dining Hall.
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(Left to right) Hays County Sheriff Gary Cutler and Texas State University Police Department Chief Laurie Clouse pose for a photo, Thursday, May 14, 2020, at Harris Dining Hall.
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Hays County first responders wait in line to receive food provided by the Texas State University Police Department and Chartwells, Thursday, May 14, 2020, at Harris Dining Hall.
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Members of the San Marcos Fire Department hold a conversation after being provided meals by Chartwells and the Texas State University Police Department, Thursday, May 14, 2020, at Harris Dining Hall.
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University Police Department officer Clark Flynn bumps elbows with and greets a fellow Hays County first responder, Thursday, May 14, 2020, at Harris Dining Hall.
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(Left to right) Mike Davenport, Gary Cutler and David Burns, all from the Hays County Sheriff’s Department, enjoy a meal provided by Texas
State University Police Department and Chartwells, Thursday, May 14, 2020, at Harris Dining Hall.
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Members of the San Marcos Fire Department wait in line to be served food, Thursday, May 14, 2020, at Harris Dining Hall.
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Chartwells Director of Operations Chase Taylor prepares bags of food for Hays County first responders, Thursday, May 14, 2020, at Harris Dining Hall.
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Texas State University Police Department officers prepare to feed Hays County first responders, Thursday, May 14, 2020, at Harris Dining Hall.
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