WHAT THE FIREFIGHTER'S UNION DOES FOR OTHERS: **If you are new to the Provo Fire Department and are wondering why you should join the union, please click here, as well as read the information below. Many are much more unfortunate than we are, and as firefighters and paramedics, we come across these people every day. That is why we love doing what we do for our job, is to help others in need. However, sometimes, needs don't warrant a 9-1-1 call but rather the compassion of many caring individuals and those are the calls we love to answer. One way we've found to help others is through donating time and money to many charities that help those suffering from medical conditions, or whose lives have changed as a result of a fire. Two of the biggest charities we support are MDA and the Burn Kids Camp. We have also done a lot of work to contribute to the Amercian Cancer Society directly. Muscular Dystrophy Association Firefighters are well known for their support of MDA. From our "Fill the Boot" campaigns to other donations given, we have a long standing support of MDA. For the year 2009, "Fill the Boot Campaign" Provo ranked in the top 100 (# 81) in the NATION for fundraising for MDA! Our Point of Contact for MDA is: David Ricketts Health Care Services Coordinator Muscular Dystrophy Association 4578 S. Highland Dr. #300 Salt Lake City, UT 84117 (801) 419-1932 (801) 278-6200 office (801) 278-2499 fax Burn Kids Camp Camp Name: Intermountain Burn Center's River Rafting Expedition & Camp Nah Nah Mah Contact: Brad Wiggins Telephone: 801-581-2008 E-Mail: j.bradley.wiggins@HSC.Utah.edu Website: www.uuhsc.utah.edu/burncamp Friends of the Children's Justice Center The Children's Justice Center is a homelike facility which serves children and families who are experiencing the crisis and chaos that comes with the disclosure of significant physical or sexual abuse of a child. The Center is designed to help children feel safe and comfortable so that they may begin to deal with the difficult and often frightening issues that surround abuse. The focus and function of the Children's Justice Center is to reduce the trauma of the child abuse investigation and help the child feel safe to reveal the truth. For more from their website, please click HERE. On October 8th, 2009 there was a Live Auction at the Provo City Library to help raise funds for the CJC. Some of our Union Members helped out at the auction by showing the items up for sale while wearing their firefighter Class "A" uniform. Thank you to our Union Members Mark Ostler, Dan Cather, and Ryan Lind for helping out! They got to meet Utah State Attorney General Mark Shurtleff at this auction as well. You can read the online news article from The Salt Lake Tribune HERE Please also check out the following links for information on Charities our union is involved with: http://www.iaff.org/HS/Charities.htm http://www.iaff.org/union/index.html |
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