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. “One of the most powerful moments for me was to see the representation of Flex Spending, continued 6 rst responders on the platform, then to see the stage of uniforms and equip- Employee Updates - ment that symbolized the fallen heroes of ‘9/11’”, said Mayor Luttrell in a letter Anniversaries, Retirees & to Dr. Gaines. Condolences 7 VOLUME II ISSUE 9, September 2011 Mayor Luttrell on the 09/25 Celebrate Life “Purple Sunday” Greetings from the Move... 09/25 Southeastern Association of Area Agencies on Aging Mayor • 09/01 Infant Mortality Aware- 08/25 Shelby County Extension (UT) Master Gardeners ness Kick Off 09/27 Celebrity Reading Program • 09/02 Delta Fair Kick Off Re- 09/27 Leadership Academy-”Celebrate What’s Right” 09/28 Child Advocacy Center Honor’s Day Program ception • 09/28 Homeland Security Conference 09/03 Frayser Community 5k 09/28 Memphis Flyer Best of Memphis 2011 Peace Walk-A-Thon 09/29 Birth Days : Uniting to Fight Infant Mortality • 09/06 Delta Fair Best Cook 09/29 Unveiling of Official Portrait of Dr. W. W. Herenton Contest Judge 09/30 Centennial Campaign for the University of • 09/07 Employee Health & Memphis Wellness Campaign • 09/07 Church of the Holy Spirit • 09/08 Leadership Millington • 09/08 “Out of the Darkness” Proclamation • 09/09 “America Attacked, The Voices of 9/11” • 09/09 Southern Heritage Clas- Mark Luttrell, Jr. sic Coaches Luncheon-NIKE • It’s been a busy month. In this 09/09 Unity in the Communi- ty March edition of “County Lines,” you’ll • read about several important initia- 09/10 2011 Southern Heritage Classic Parade in Orange tives. Mound You’ll see how we paused and • 09/11 Memphis Fire Services remembered those in the “911 Trage- 911 Memorial Above: Mayor Luttrell with Delta Fair’s founder, Mark Lovell. dy” in a community-wide ceremony • 09/11 Latina Day at Delta Fair at Bellevue Baptist Church. Addi- • 09/11 Fallen Heroes 911 Me- tionally, other events took place that morial Service-Bellevue Bapt. called attention to the ways we’ve • 09/11 Choosing to Participate assisted crime victims, especially the • 09/12 Woodstock Neighbor- relatives of those who committed hood Meeting suicide. • 09/20 Society of Human Re- In that announcement, we joined source Managers with representatives of all the area • 09/21 Transition Team of hospitals in the rst ever joint- Consolidated School Board • hospital effort to reduce the suicide 09/22 Goodwill Homes Com- munity Meeting rate in Shelby County. • Additionally, you can view our 09/22 Strong Cities, Strong Communities Meeting w/DOJ “top performers” in Shelby County • 09/22 Blues Foundation Blues Government, and the honors they Above: Mayor Luttrell addressed “911” Memorial Service. Ball Below: Mayor Luttrell presented a proclamation for Suicide received at a recognition ceremony • 09/23 Neighborhood Partner- Awareness to Tom and Pam Dickson. in the slideshow on the website. In- ship Leaders’ Meeting deed, we’re making great progress in • 09/23 10th Anniversary of our efforts to serve our community. Ciao Bella It’s a pleasure to work alongside each • 09/23 MILE Kick Off of you. • 09/24 2nd Annual 5k Family Fun Walk/Run Sincerely, • 09/24 Greater White Stone MB Church Community Pic- nic • 09/24 National Civil Rights Museum 20th Anniversary 2 VOLUME II ISSUE 9, September 2011 Departmental News Sheriff’s Department Shelby County Ofce of Preparedness Adopt-A-School—Klondike Elemen- Ham Radio Training tary School For the past 39 years, Alexander Hillard, from Bartlett, has offered his The Sheriff’s Ofce presented a check time, talent, and considerable expertise to his community by sharing his to the faculty and staff of Klondike Ele- knowledge of radios and emergency communications. mentary School. The proceeds were raised He is an active amateur "ham" radio operator with an Extra Class Li- from an annual Golf Tournament held in cense, Hilliard also has a commercial license, is a radio instructor, and a May at Edmund Orgill Golf Course in volunteer test examiner. Hilliard's friends and colleagues know and re- Millington. This year’s total of $8,000 spect him as "Ham" Hillard, call sign W4GMM. brought the grand total donated through Below he conducted a Technician Radio class at the Emergency Opera- the Sheriff’s Department Adopt-A-School tions Center. Student, Denny Sivells assisted with the demonstration. Program to $93,500. Future Radio “Hams” attend- ed a class at the Emergency Oper- ations Center. They learned about antenna systems from instructor, Alex- ander “Ham” Hilliard. Shelby County Clerk’s Ofce County Clerk Wayne Mashburn, center, is surrounded by staff and family as 5k Family Fun, Walk, Run Day they celebrate the “0nish line” of a very successful walk. Over 40 employees and family members of the County Clerk’s ofce participated in the annual 5K Family Fun Walk Run at Audubon Park. After the walk, the staff and family came together in the park to celebrate their accomplishment. Beef and turkey hotdogs were served hot off the grill! A special thanks from the staff to County Clerk Wayne Mashburn and his wife, Sheila for providing the refresh- ments. 3 VOLUME II ISSUE 9, September 2011 Departmental News Land Bank Community Garden The Land Bank owns approximately 3,152 properties for sale. Those properties consist of 3,000 vacant lots, 112 houses, 13 condos, 13 duplexes, and 14 commercial buildings. Some of the properties have been donated to non- prot 501(c)3 organizations. Some of the donated properties was renovated for use, whereas others were cultivated for community gardens. Below are some photos of a Ribbon Cutting for one of the Community Gardens that was developed from a donated a lot, in conjunction with the TN Farm Bureau and Community Garden Grant Program. This is an excellent opportunity to show the Community what we can do and accomplish by working together. This lot had been in inventory since June 2007. Soil preparation and tilling was done with the help of El Shaddai Mission Outreach Center, Inc., its members and volunteers in the community. This garden, located at 984 Woodlawn will contain collard greens for the winter. If you are interested in assisting with this garden or know of a nonprot organization that might be interested in receiving donated property from the Land Bank, please contact Dawn Kinard at 901-545-4433 or email her at [email protected] . To nd out more about this garden, please contact Pastor Jones at 690-4436. Below: Commissioner Henri Brooks, along with Dawn Kinard (of the Land Bank) and volunteers shared in the Ribbon-cutting ceremony. Head Start Books From Birth On Wednesday, September 21, Memphis Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins met with classes of Shelby County Head Start children to read to them in honor of Imagination Library Week, a state-wide observance in association with Shelby County Books from Birth that encourages the act of reading aloud to children to stimulate early childhood literacy and prepare them for success in school. Coach Hollins read at the Martin Luther King Head Start center's Lewis the Duck Library to children participating in the program there and at the Delano Head Start center, most of whom are also enrolled in Books from Grizzlies’ Coach Lionel Hollins read to children. Birth, a literacy program Hollins has partnered with for past community out- reach projects. About Shelby County Books from Birth: Shelby County Books from Birth is part of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and secures the funding to provide an age-appropriate book every month to children in Shelby County, ages 0-5, who register in the program. Planting the seeds of literacy early in life helps prepare children for success in kinder- garten and elementary school.