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The Granite Mountain Hotshot crew that was lost were members of Prescott Fire station 7. Station 7 is located on 6th St. in Prescott, across the street from the gym I managed for the past 3 years. Many of these guys were clients of ours as were their wives and children. I'm fortunate to call some of these guys friends and am blessed to have known them. I've crossed paths with every one of these guys at some point as Prescott is a small town and most of my friends are in the fire service. I can say that these guys are the best of the best and represent a work ethic both on the job and at home that I believe is rare these days and should be celebrated. The men I knew personally lived life to the fullest and loved their families selflessly and wholly. All of the members of the 19 I knew have young families with children all under 5 years old. Their widows and their children will need every ounce of help they can get in the days, months and years to follow this unthinkable tragedy.
I have already donated to this cause and have taken up the role for the gym of helping organize a memorial event and fundraiser. This doesn't scratch the surface of what I wish I could do for the families of these great guys. I have been approached by several board members in the last couple days about another fundraiser (thank you all again for your generosity on the child abuse fundraiser). While the cause is different, the need is equally important as most of these families relied solely on the income of the men who were lost. As some of you may remember I prefer to donate to charities that will have the most impact on the folks who need the help. Having said that, I have researched this charity, know personally the people who manage the charity, and can say with utmost confidence that every penny of the donations will be put directly into the hands of the families and widows of these fallen heroes.
Here is the link to Prescott Firefighter Charities:
http://www.prescottffcharities.org/how-you-can-help/
I'm honored to have trained and call these men friends,
Andrew:
Clay:
Travis Carter:
Travis Turbyfil:
Granite Mountain Hotshots:
I have already donated to this cause and have taken up the role for the gym of helping organize a memorial event and fundraiser. This doesn't scratch the surface of what I wish I could do for the families of these great guys. I have been approached by several board members in the last couple days about another fundraiser (thank you all again for your generosity on the child abuse fundraiser). While the cause is different, the need is equally important as most of these families relied solely on the income of the men who were lost. As some of you may remember I prefer to donate to charities that will have the most impact on the folks who need the help. Having said that, I have researched this charity, know personally the people who manage the charity, and can say with utmost confidence that every penny of the donations will be put directly into the hands of the families and widows of these fallen heroes.
Here is the link to Prescott Firefighter Charities:
http://www.prescottffcharities.org/how-you-can-help/
I'm honored to have trained and call these men friends,
Andrew:
Clay:
Travis Carter:
Travis Turbyfil:
Granite Mountain Hotshots:
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