Thursday, July 29, 2010
Yellow Cab Partners with 100 Club of Central Texas
Yellow Cab teamed up with the 100 Club of Central Texas. See our mobile billboards and decals on back of cabs to promote awareness & membership drive. Coming soon so stay tuned! Please let us know if you see this promotion.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Memorial Erected to Recognize Fallen Officer
Fallen First Responders killed while on duty now have something to show for. The memorial program is the brainchild of Austin police Officer Jason Huskins, who learned of the Austin officers who had fallen in the line of duty as part of his training through the police academy.
"Ninety-five percent of people who drive through here don't know," Huskins says, looking out at the corner. "Now, hopefully, that will change."
Each memorial is 20 inches wide and 6 inches thick and will bear an Austin Police shield and list the officer's name and last day of service, along with information about him or her and how the officer was killed. The memorial will be placed as close as possible to where the officer was killed.
Huskins found support for the idea through Rockdale Memorial Co., which has built similar memorials for Texas Department of Public Safety officers. The company is donating the memorials for the Austin program. Twenty Austin police officers have died in the line of duty since 1875.
In a few cases where it's not possible to erect the large memorial, a plaque will be placed near where an officer died, Huskins said.
"As time passes, the general public tends to forget, but the family, the officers, they remember," Huskins said. Now, they can remember and "it serves as a place for the family to come."
Velma Hunter-Gonzales, a 100 Club of Central Texas Board Member, quietly wiped tears flowing beneath her sunglasses after witnessing a crew erect a 5-foot-4-inch-tall gray granite memorial to honor of her son, Clint Hunter.
"It's things like this that help us remember he will not be forgotten," said Colleen Hunter-Gaudreau , Hunter's widow, who has since remarried and lives with her husband, daughter Mikayla, and 2-month-old and 2-year-old boys in Cedar Park.
cgrisales@statesman.com, 912-5933
"Ninety-five percent of people who drive through here don't know," Huskins says, looking out at the corner. "Now, hopefully, that will change."
Each memorial is 20 inches wide and 6 inches thick and will bear an Austin Police shield and list the officer's name and last day of service, along with information about him or her and how the officer was killed. The memorial will be placed as close as possible to where the officer was killed.
Huskins found support for the idea through Rockdale Memorial Co., which has built similar memorials for Texas Department of Public Safety officers. The company is donating the memorials for the Austin program. Twenty Austin police officers have died in the line of duty since 1875.
In a few cases where it's not possible to erect the large memorial, a plaque will be placed near where an officer died, Huskins said.
"As time passes, the general public tends to forget, but the family, the officers, they remember," Huskins said. Now, they can remember and "it serves as a place for the family to come."
Velma Hunter-Gonzales, a 100 Club of Central Texas Board Member, quietly wiped tears flowing beneath her sunglasses after witnessing a crew erect a 5-foot-4-inch-tall gray granite memorial to honor of her son, Clint Hunter.
"It's things like this that help us remember he will not be forgotten," said Colleen Hunter-Gaudreau , Hunter's widow, who has since remarried and lives with her husband, daughter Mikayla, and 2-month-old and 2-year-old boys in Cedar Park.
cgrisales@statesman.com, 912-5933
Friday, July 23, 2010
AT&T Grand Opening; Announces donation to the 100 Club
AT&T Opens Updated, 4,500 Square Foot State-Of-The-Art Retail Store In Austin,located at 1011 W. 5th Street in The Shoppes at Fifth & Lamar shopping center. AT&T also announced that it will donate $25 to the 100 Club of Central Texas for every customer who upgrades or activates a new account at the store during the grand opening weekend, July 22-25. The mission of the 100 Club of Central Texas is to lead the community in providing financial assistance and support for the families of first responders who are seriously injured or killed in the line of duty, and to provide resources to enhance first responders’ safety and welfare. The 100 Club thanks AT&T and encourages everyone to pay their new and impressive location a visit.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Schlitterbahn Trip
Our day trip to Schlitterbahn with kids and families of surviving and critically injured first responders last week was a blast! Everyone seemed to have enjoyed every minute of their stay. There was food, there was water, there was big fun! Kudos to Hotel Allandale for getting us off to a good start for two consecutive years with a wonderful breakfast of sausages, pancakes, cereal, breakfast tacos, various fruits and juices, eggs, etc. R&R Limo and Bus shuttled us there and back safely!
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