Newsletter September 2011 Final
VOLUME II ISSUE 9, September 2011 HONORING FALLEN HEROES the Story Contributors: of SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 Brent Perkins, “911” Memorial Phyllis Fickling, Mayor’s Schedule Gloria Morris, Adopt-A-School Sandra Mathias, Ham Radio Training Hilda Harper, Family Fun, Walk, Run Day Dawn Kinard, Community Garden Alfunsia Warren, Coach Hollins Brenda Green, Flex Spending Margie Hyde and Chamayne Shaw, Condolences, Anniversaries, & Retire- ments “Something made greater by ourselves and in turn that SHELBY COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT JOINED BELLEVUE makes us greater.” BAPTIST CHURCH TO HONOR FALLEN HEROES When Brent Perkins, Shelby County Fire Department Public Affairs Ofcer, ~ Maya Angelou pitched the idea to Dr. Steve Gaines at Bellevue Baptist Church to have a memo- rial service honoring all of the local rst responders, he did not imagine the thousands of people as far away as Little Rock, Arkansas would attend. With a few weeks of planning, a memorial tribute was born that represented re ghters, law enforcements ofcers, emergency medical services personnel, Inside this Issue: and all other rst responders of the Mid South. On September 11, 2001, within two hours, nearly 3,000 people lost their lives Greetings from the Mayor 2 when three United States strategic locations were targeted for attacks—the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in NY, the Pentagon in Arlington, VA, and a Adopt-A-School 3 eld in Shanksville, PA (which was prevented from reaching its intended target Ham Training 3 in Washington, DC). Family Fun Day 3 In addition to Memphis and Shelby County re, law enforcement, and emer- gency agencies, other regional cities participated too—Arlington, TN, Bartlett, Community Garden 4 TN, Brighton, TN, Collierville, TN, Germantown, TN, Greeneld, TN, Little Rock, Head Start Reading 4 AR, Munford, TN, Millington, TN, Murfreesboro, TN, Oakland, TN, Piperton, TN, Flex Spending 5 Texarkana, TX, West Fayette County, and the Rural Metro Ambulance.
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