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The
Colorado Fallen Firefighters Foundation will be sponsoring,
on May 10, 2008, a Procession of Fire Apparatus
and a Memorial Service in celebration of the lives of
all Firefighters who have made the ultimate sacrifice
protecting the lives and property of the people in our
communities here in Colorado. We would be honored to have
you bring a fire apparatus and join in on the procession and
attend the Memorial Service.
Fire
apparatus will gather and stage in a parking lot south of
Alameda on Garrison Street in Lakewood on the morning of May
10th, starting at 9:30 a.m. There will be
staging coordinators on hand to direct your crew. The
processon will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will head north on
Garrison Street to Alameda; east on Alameda to Allison
Parkway; then, south on Allison Parkway to the end near
Belmar Library.
Parking
will be available for attendees not riding on apparatus, in
the parking lot just north of the round-about at Allison
Parkway and Virginia Avenue, adjacent to the Memorial site.
Honor Guard members riding to the event in apparatus, should
be left off at the Memorial site.
A Memorial
Service will follow the parade and will begin at 11:00 a.m.
Lunch will be provided at the conclusion of the Memorial for
a time of fellowship and support to our families of fallen
firefighters. Dress code for this occasion is your
department uniform.
To
confirm your participation, we ask that you contact our
Memorial Committee Chair with the following information:
1.
Number of apparatus you wish to bring.
2.
Number of people you wish to bring.
3.
Will any Honor Guard members from your department be
attending?
4.
Who can we list as the contact person for your
department? Their name, telephone number, email address.
Please
confirm your participation to us no later than May 3rd
to allow us time to prepare this event.
Thank
you and we look forward to seeing you at the Memorial.
John
Bliven, Memorial Committee Chair can be contacted by
telephone at: 720-272-5055 (cell) or by Email:
dbliven@ecentral.com. |
