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Arizona’s Governor Signs
Pink Fire Truck!
Glendale Daily Planet
July 17, 2008
By Ed
Sharpe, Dave Graybill and others as noted.
If you ask Dave Graybill why he is
driving a pink fire truck he will probably start by saying he had
an epiphany one day, to make a difference for the women of this
country. (Read the sidebar at end to learn
more!)
The Guardians of the Ribbon where out at
the Capitol on Thursday to honor Governor Janet Napolitano for her
fight against breast cancer. The Governor was asked to sign her
name and a note on the truck in a specific place that was
picked out by Dave Graybill.
Why was that spot chosen for her to
sign? Dave replied, “It is right below where I
drive the pink fire truck and it is right between the fire and
police on our logo”.
“This
is to encourage everyone to get early, regular exams!”
Janet
Napolitano
Governor
& breast
Cancer
survivor
Photo by
Lisa Stevens
You see Dave is a Glendale Fire Fighter
and the creator of Guardians of the Ribbon and he is asking all
Fire and Police agencies and the leaders of there communities to “Care
Enough to Wear Pink” on the 25th, 26th and 27th of
October.
The Guardians will drive this pink fire
truck across America visiting 32 cities on a 10,000 mile journey
spreading awareness and hope to all the women who have been
affected by breast cancer. He is asking all these women and a few
men to please sign the pink fire truck and remind all those others
that see the pink fire truck to go and get a mammogram.
Dave's goals and those of his non-profit
organization, Guardians of the Ribbon are, "To have as many
people throughout the Country as possible wear pink on the 25th
26th and 27th of October called the
“Care Enough to Wear Pink Campaign”.”
To drive the pink fire truck down the
streets with its pink lights on, having four firefighters in pink
responding to a breast cancer patients home, once there they will
deliver care packages of Hope and Love in pink
boxes. In one of these pink boxes there will be a pink check book,
we will then help her pay the medical bills associated with
her/his fight with breast cancer.
If you would like to help Dave and the
Guardians of the ribbon you can go to www.pinkribbontour.com
or e-mail him at dgraybill911@yahoo.com.
All the sales of shirts and donations are going to help pay the
expenses for the trip across America in the pink fire truck. Dave
estimates that he will need about $12,000 for fuel and if anyone
wants to donate they can do so online.
Arizona
Governor Janet Napolitano accepts pen to sign her
name to the pink firetruck from Dave Graybill Glendale
Fire Fighter and founder of the program.
Photo
by by Jeffrey Maxwell
Arizona
Governor Janet Napolitano and
Dave Graybill
look out into the press and crowd and are captured in a
photo by Bobby Erdmann
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Arizona
Governor Janet Napolitano
signing the truck with Dave Graybill to the side of
her
Photo by by Jeffrey Maxwell
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Arizona
Governor Janet Napolitano suiting up
Dave Graybill Glendale Fire Fighter in background
Photo
by by Jeffrey Maxwell
“Guardians
of the Ribbon with Governor Napolitano”
Left
to right; Steve Bogle (volunteer); Alfonzo Galindo
(officer); Jeffrey Maxwell (volunteer)
Governor Napolitano;
Dave Graybill ( Glendale Fire Fighter); Arick O’Hara (
Glendale fire fighter)
Photo
by by Jeffrey Maxwell
How the 'Care
Enough to Wear Pink'
Campaign Started
We wanted to know how such a dynamic
program as 'Care
Enough to Wear Pink' Campaign'
got started.
Dave told us, "I have a friend
who is a fire fighter in Las Cruces New Mexico and his name is
Wally Monsivaiz. One day he called and said his department was
going to wear pink work shirts for breast cancer awareness, he
thought it would be a great idea for our department. After
sleeping on it for a night, it all started coming to me, how I
could inspire about 3,000,000 fire and police officers and leaders
in the community to get involved and start supporting our
women."
A complex pink colored scenario began to
form in Dave's mind, "I dreamed up the pink fire truck and
the statue on the pink trailer with fire fighters dressed in pink
and wearing pink fire helmets, crossing America and inspiring
others to get involved by our efforts."
Dave emphasizes, "We are a male
dominated profession supporting a female dominated disease and we
are in the job of caring for people, I think at the very least we
can 'Care Enough to Wear Pink'."
He continues, "My greatest thing in life to leave for my
own kids is my legacy and to do that I want to help as many people
as I can, by bringing them together for others that we may never
meet. It is not about my pocket book but about my actions that
will be left for my kids when I die."
To Dave and others , breast cancer is not
just a woman thing. There are countless organizations and
businesses that are male dominated that are doing something about
breast cancer awareness such as professional baseball,
professional football and countless others.
Dave
tells us, "I want our organizations (Police and
fire) along with our Politicians to have their own days as
well and if others like the Military and the celebrities in
Hollywood want to join in great."
Different groups
have different days that they celebrate the fight against breast
cancer so I picked these three 25th, 26th and 27th as the days
to care enough to wear pink. They are three because there is
three shifts on the fire department."
GLENDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ANNOUNCES
FIRST EVER PASSENGER FLIGHTS TO LAUGHLIN
©
Ed Sharpe - Glendale Daily Planet
Flight and
Ground Crew Assist Passengers to Disembark.
We Got to
Meet Everyone on the Return Leg of the First Flight.
As part of a new single entity charter service from the Glendale Airport, Vision Airlines and Don Laughlin’s Riverside Resort and Hotel have partnered to offer travelers a one-of-a-kind deal. The airline and resort are currently offering trips for as low as $129 for a three or four day trip.
Frank Mosher First
Officer Here to Serve You
The service, which began July 13, arrived home with its first group of passengers
today.
Arturo
Puente, Lux Air Line Supervisor, Hooks up
Generator to Supply Power to Plane While it is Parked
Without The Engines Running
Glendale Municipal Airport Main Terminal, 6801 N. Glen Harbor Blvd (107th Ave) Thursday, July 17
This is the first ever service of its kind for the Glendale Airport and with gas prices soaring and people looking for an inexpensive getaway, the flights are expected to grow in popularity. Interested individuals can contact the resort at 1-800-227-3849 for reservations
The Ad Announcing
the
Flight
Plane is Disconnected From External Power and Ready to Take
Off Again!
There
should be some video up later this week!
Learn
about the Plane -
Dornier
328
From
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Dornier 328 is
a turboprop-powered commuter airliner. Initially produced by
Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH, the firm was acquired in 1996 by
Fairchild Aircraft. The resulting firm, named Fairchild-Dornier,
manufactured the 328 family in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany,
conducted sales from San Antonio, Texas, and supported the
product line from both locations.
| More at the
website lots of details, links photos etc... |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dornier_328
GLENDALE NAMES NEW
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AFTER NATIONWIDE SEARCH
 GLENDALE,
Ariz. – Following a nationwide
search, Glendale has named Brian Friedman as its new economic
development director.
Friedman has been serving as interim
economic development director since October of 2007. Prior to
that, he was in the city’s Planning Department as Senior
Planner and then Principal Planner, responsible for developing
much of what is now open and planned in the city’s sports and
entertainment district. Before coming to work for the city of
Glendale, Friedman was the Director of Planning and Zoning for
Santa Cruz County.
In his time as interim director, Friedman
helped to bring 350 new jobs to the city, and worked to open two
new businesses in the core downtown area.
“I am very pleased to announce Brian
Friedman as our new economic development director,” said Deputy
City Manager Art Lynch. “In his new, official capacity, he will
be working to meet the City Manager’s and Council’s goals for
redevelopment of the Glendale Avenue corridor, attracting high
wage jobs in targeted industries, assisting the city’s executive
team with major projects, growing the economic diversity of the
city and continuing to bring tangible investments to the city.”
Friedman’s educational background
includes a master’s degree in Planning and Urban Design from the
University of Arizona, as well as a bachelor’s degree in
Regional Development. In addition, Friedman is fluent in both
Spanish and French, and is conversational in several other
languages, bringing an additional skill to the table in today’s
increasingly global economy.
GLENDALE FIRE AND
MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY CONTINUE TO TEAM UP AND OFFER FREE
TRAINING ON A LIFE SAVING TECHNIQUE
GLENDALE, AZ. – Glendale
Firefighters and personnel from Midwestern University gathered
Thursday night, 07/17, at Midwestern University in Glendale to
offer free training to the public on CCC (Continues
Chest Compressions) and AED (Automated External Defibrillator). CCC
(Continues Chest Compressions), also known as “hands only CPR”
is a new form of CPR which has documented increased survival
rates in adults who suffer a cardiac arrest emergency. The
Glendale Fire Department and Midwestern University have been
teaming up for the free monthly two hour course since September
2007.
Firefighter/PIO Daniel Valenzuela
demonstrates technique to student
“Our goal is to teach as many
people CCC as we can. We know as first responders, this
can mean the difference between life and death,” said
Glendale Fire Chief Mark Burdick.
The attendance for each
class has ranged from approximately 40 to 225 people. The
next free CCC training class in Glendale will be held on
August 21st from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The class will take
place at the Glendale Regional Public Safety Training
Center located at 11550 W. Glendale Avenue. Please log on
to www.azshare.gov
for more information and to sign up.
*Photo is included from Thursday night’s
class (07-17-08)
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This
past week I had the great honor of meeting a pretty
wonderful group of guys and firefighters who are doing a
very wonderful thing! Spreading the word around the country
about breast cancer awareness and celebrating woman as they
say!
