{"id":3552,"date":"2012-12-23T21:07:12","date_gmt":"2012-12-24T02:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=3552"},"modified":"2019-06-07T09:47:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T13:47:00","slug":"honored-and-humbled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=3552","title":{"rendered":"Honored and Humbled"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Firethankblog\"<\/a>The guys in the local fire house stopped by my home on Sunday morning. They said that they voted to welcome me as a Life Member of the fire company. I am truly honored.<\/p>\n

This honor has only been given to a handful of people for the 75 years this fire company has existed. They said that they picked me because…
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\n…of my work in organizing “Senior Safety Saturdays” twice each year for the past 15 years in the neighborhood and fire company’s service area. Senior Safety Saturday is an event held twice a year (Spring and Fall) where I get significant donations from major home supplies retailers to acquire smoke alarms, batteries, better and stronger lighting, safety grab bars, non-slip bath mats, and similar items. I recruit volunteers who check homes of seniors to determine the safety needs, then on the designated “Safety Saturday,” they install the required safety items. Many of the volunteers are firefighters. <\/p>\n

I do this project in testament and memory of my mother, whose home (and a few of her neighbors) became my first “experiment” in this type of voluntary effort.<\/p>\n

The project has come a long way. We have improved safety for over 1,200 seniors and have collected (and spent) over $150,000 in donations for this non-profit activity in the 15 years and 29 events held since 1997. Unlike some other non-profits, I do this entirely as a volunteer, collecting no overhead. 100% of the donations go to actual program expenses.<\/p>\n

The guys in the fire house presented me with a “volunteer uniform”, including a ballcap, set of shirts, and — guest what — a pair of Chippewa Station Boots! Yep, the same boots about which I have raved for years for motorcycle riding. Yep, these guys actually wear these boots themselves.<\/p>\n

This was a wonderful and meaningful gesture among my buddies at the station. I look forward to the annual dinner in the Spring where a formal induction ceremony will be conducted.<\/p>\n

Life is short: honor heroes by assisting them in improving life safety of the most vulnerable residents of the community.
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