- December 15, 2025
Ormond Beach firefighter Luke Hoynoski lifts Sam Whittier out of a fire engine during Temple Beth-El School's Community Helpers Day on Wednesday, Oct. 24. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ormond Beach Firefighters Jim Peters, Carrie Davis and Luke Hoynoski speak to a group of students about their jobs during Temple Beth-El School's Community Helpers Day on Wednesday, Oct. 24. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Maddie Postell helps Leah Preschel pet a Daytona Beach Police K-9 during Temple Beth-El School's Community Helpers Day on Wednesday, Oct. 24. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ormond Beach lifeguard Chris Atkinson teaches Rebekah Reed how to use a rescue buoy during Temple Beth-El School's Community Helpers Day on Wednesday, Oct. 24. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
A community service officer for the Ormond Beach Police Department teaches students how to use a net during Temple Beth-El School's Community Helpers Day on Wednesday, Oct. 24. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ormond Beach Officer Carlos Ortiz speaks to a group of students during Temple Beth-El School's Community Helpers Day on Wednesday, Oct. 24. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Florida Power and Light workers teach students about their jobs during Temple Beth-El School's Community Helpers Day on Wednesday, Oct. 24. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Rucker Feezor sits in an Ormond Beach Police cruiser during Temple Beth-El School's Community Helpers Day on Wednesday, Oct. 24. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Jackson Gagne practices picking up a fake snake off the ground as his third grade classmates watch during Temple Beth-El School's Community Helpers Day on Wednesday, Oct. 24. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ormond Beach firefighter Jim Peters teaches students about the role a fire engine plays during Temple Beth-El School's Community Helpers Day on Wednesday, Oct. 24. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ormond Beach firefighter Carrie Davis talks to students about her career during Temple Beth-El School's Community Helpers Day on Wednesday, Oct. 24. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
CoCo Larmie's fourth grade class. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
The Volusia County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad shows a group of fourth graders how the agency's robots work during Temple Beth-El School's Community Helpers Day on Wednesday, Oct. 24. Photo courtesy of Sheri Myers
Daytona Beach Police K-9 officers talk to a group of students during Temple Beth-El School's Community Helpers Day on Wednesday, Oct. 24. Photo courtesy of Sheri Myers
Temple Beth-El school provided its students with an opportunity to learn about the community's first responders with its annual Community Helper's Day on Wednesday, Oct. 26.
Students from pre-K to fifth grade listened as representatives from the Ormond Beach Fire Department, Ormond Beach Police Department, Volusia County Beach Safety, Volusia County Sheriff's Office, Daytona Beach Police and Florida Power and Light taught them about their jobs and role in the community. From seeing the inside of a fire engine to learning how to use a beach rescue buoy, the students got to see a sliver of what being a community helper entails.
