Charmin donates year supply of toilet paper to Juneau firehouse

Juneau firefighter and paramedic Ziad Alkak shows off some of Charmin's donation.
Juneau firefighter and paramedic Ziad Alkak shows off some of Charmin’s donation.

Juneau firefighters will be sitting more comfortably this year, thanks to a donation from Charmin.

Charmin has donated 960 rolls — a year’s supply for about 20 firefighters — to the Auke Bay Fire Station, to be divided among all the local stations.

Ed Quinto, assistant chief for Capital City Fire/Rescue, estimates the toilet paper would cost the department $1,200 if purchased from Fred Meyer.

Quinto didn’t know Auke Bay had won until the delivery last month. The firehouses were nominated through Facebook and Twitter.

Quinto says the donated rolls “are not the industrial type, they’re the residential type.”

“So yes, they are a lot smoother, so it will soften a few butts.”

Volunteer firefighter Donald Law nominated the downtown Juneau and Auke Bay fire stations. He thought the donation would help CCFR handle a budget shortfall.

“It’s kind of nice to have something for us, that’s given to us. Because we do what we can to help the city and everybody that needs the help,” Law says.

The Charmin Relief Project began in 2012. Charmin donated 70,752 rolls of toilet paper to the Detroit Fire Department after learning its firefighters were paying for toilet paper with their own money.

The company this year provided toilet paper to 50 firehouses across the U.S., one in each state.

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