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9/11 MEMORIAL AND GRATITUDE

9/11/2016

Roughly 500 people attended the United Goodyear Firefighters L4005 annual 9-11 Memorial Ceremony this morning at Fire Station No. #183. The annual event honored the fallen on the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks which took the lives of civilians, firefighters, police officers and military personnel in the largest domestic act of terrorism on American soil in modern history.

At today's 9/11 memorial, Estrella Mountain Residents presented its 6th charity donation of the year to the United Goodyear Fire Fighters Charities. This donation of $250 now brings our giving total to $24,632.56 since we opened the program in May 2015.

I explained to the fire fighters that Estrella Mountain Residents make a donation to a charitable effort quarterly, (sometimes more), and the residents were given the option to vote for a charity this time around. The vote overwhelmingly was in favor of our local fire fighters.

The Fire Department asked me to thank the Estrella people and local businesses who made this possible.

The gesture of support truly means a lot to them.

Fire Chief Luizzi, Mayor Georgia Lord, and council members Hohman and Pizzillo also send their thanks and appreciation to the people of Estrella.

The admins of Estrella Mountain Residents are sincerely grateful to the local businesses and caring residents who help us make it possible for our community to give to others. I am beyond humbled that, with relatively little organization, we can do so much good in the community. Thank you. ~jen

Estrella Mountain Residents Charity Donation to the United Goodyear Firefighters - 9.11.16

LOCAL BUSINESSES MAKING TODAY'S DONATION POSSIBLE ARE:

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Goodyear Police Explorers - 9.11.16

This morning I got to meet this impressive group of young adults at the memorial breakfast.

They are part of the Explorer Program with the City of Goodyear Police Department.

Ranging in age from 14 - 20 years old, they volunteer their time to our city while learning the ropes under the wings of our police officers.

I was so impressed with their professionalism and knowledge. Very nice people and I'm hoping to learn more about this group. Explorers and the VIPS, Volunteers in Police Service, were all in attendance to lend a helping hand today!

If you missed the event, you really missed out on this educational opportunity. Residents were able to meet with fire personnel and check out fire trucks, the police department's Special Assignment Unit, meet Sparky, and watch the fire department demo a vehicle extrication.

We'll be sure to keep you posted on future community events!