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The “Smyrna Auction for Heroes Gala” will take place on Saturday, September 10, 2011, the day before the 10-year anniversary of 9/11. The Gala honors Smyrna’s own “heroes” - the firefighters and police officers who protect and serve their community every day. Leading up to the event, many of these heroes will be profiled here and on the "Smyrna Auctions for Hero Gala'' Facebook page so citizens can read about their careers and involvement in the community. Proceeds from the Gala benefit the Smyrna Public Safety Foundation (SPSF), a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Smyrna’s public safety employees and funding the means for them to serve and protect the community even better.What are your plans for Saturday night? Come remember, honor, and celebrate Smyrna’s Fire and Police “Heroes” at the Smyrna Auction for Heroes Gala, Saturday, Sept. 10 at historic Brawner Hall on Atlanta Road. As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 nears, it is a fitting time for the Smyrna community to support the firefighters and police officers who protect and serve our community every day. Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate our heroes at this Gala that is sure to become one of Smyrna’s premier events each year. (Get your tickets now at www.SmyrnaHeroesGala.com, “Buy Tickets.” And use the …
What are your plans for the weekend of 9/11? Come remember, honor, and celebrate Smyrna’s Fire and Police “Heroes” at the Smyrna Auction for Heroes Gala, Saturday, Sept. 10 at historic Brawner Hall on Atlanta Road. As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 nears, it is a fitting time for the Smyrna community to support the firefighters and police officers who protect and serve our community every day. Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate our heroes at this Gala that is sure to become one of Smyrna’s premier events each year. (Get your tickets now at www.SmyrnaHeroesGala.com, “Buy Tickets”) These …
Smyrna-Vinings Patch ran this profile about Corporal Gene Crawford last year leading up to the 2011 Smyrna Heroes Gala. On Tuesday, May 8 Crawford was struck and seriously injured in a hit and run accident while on duty. Smyrna police say Crawford was in good spirits, but substantial pain later that evening. He will undergo surgery Wednesday. In light of the accident, Smyrna-Vinings Patch is rerunning this story about Crawford and his service to the Smyrna Police Department. Gene Crawford knew he wanted to become a police officer was he was only 2 years old. His mom was at work, and his dad …
The Smyrna Public Safety Foundation's Auction for Heroes Gala is only two weeks away as the Sept. 10 event at Brawner Hall promises to be a night of food and fun with live music from Wesley Cook and Kingsized. Join Honorary Chairman, Smyrna Mayor, A. Max Bacon, and the residents and businesses of Smyrna in honoring and supporting our city's public safety "heroes" at this gala fundraising event. Ever wanted to vacation in Paris, or Tuscany, go to the Masters, fly with a 'Top Gun' pilot, or go on a photo safari to Africa? Ever wanted a romantic evening with dinner and Cobb Energy Centre …
Editor’s note: The Smyrna Public Safety Foundation's Auction for Heroes Gala is approaching in less than three weeks. This Sept. 10 event at Brawner Hall promises to be a night of food and fun with live music from Wesley Cook and Kingsized. Join Honorary Chairman, Smyrna Mayor, A. Max Bacon, and the residents and businesses of Smyrna in honoring and supporting our city's public safety "heroes" at this gala fundraising event. Auction items include trips to Paris, Africa, and Mexico, jewelry, art and lots of other great things. For more information on this great event see here. City of …
Editor’s note: The Smyrna Public Safety Foundation's Auction for Heroes Gala is approaching in less than a month. This Sept. 10 event at Brawner Hall promises to be a night of food and fun with live music from Wesley Cook and Kingsized. Join Honorary Chairman, Smyrna Mayor, A. Max Bacon, and the residents and businesses of Smyrna in honoring and supporting our city's public safety "heroes" at this gala fundraising event. For more information on these events see here. Tommy Bates had a friend in the Army National Guard who was a firefighter, and this friend told Bates he had “the right …
Editor’s note: The Smyrna Public Safety Foundation has two big events on the horizon beginning with Saturday's Benevolent Motorcycle Ride & Raffle. Raffle tickets are being sold at $20 each with the grand prize a 2012 Street Glide from Earl Small’s Harley Davidson. Other prizes consist of a Glock pistol, a Panama City, Fla., vacation and a Luminox Blackout watch. Tickets may be purchased online here or at Adventure Outdoors, Kenny's Great Pie's, C-Comm 911, and Smyrna Fire Station No.1 on Atlanta Road. And of course, the SPSF’s Auction for Heroes Gala is approaching in less than a month. This…
Editor’s note: The Smyrna Public Safety Foundation has two big events on the horizon beginning with the Benevolent Motorcycle Ride & Raffle on Saturday, Aug. 13. A total of just 1,500 raffle tickets are being sold at $20 each with the grand prize a 2012 Street Glide from Earl Small’s Harley Davidson. Other prizes consist of a Glock pistol, a Panama City, Fla., vacation and a Luminox Blackout watch. Tickets may be purchased online here or at Adventure Outdoors, Kenny's Great Pie's, C-Comm 911, and Smyrna Fire Station No.1 on Atlanta Road. And of course, the SPSF’s Auction for Heroes Gala is …
Editor’s note: The Smyrna Public Safety Foundation has two big events on the horizon beginning with the Benevolent Motorcycle Ride & Raffle on Saturday, Aug. 13. A total of just 1,500 raffle tickets are being sold at $20 each with the grand prize a 2012 Street Glide from Earl Small’s Harley Davidson. Other prizes consist of a Glock pistol, a Panama City, Fla., vacation and a Luminox Blackout watch. Tickets may be purchased online here or at Adventure Outdoors, Kenny's Great Pie's, C-Comm 911, and Smyrna Fire Station No.1 on Atlanta Road. And of course, the SPSF’s Auction for Heroes Gala is …
City of Smyrna Policeman Kenneth Owens is honored here as the “Hero of the Week” by the “Smyrna Auction for Heroes Gala” Committee. Smyrna Police Corporal Kenneth “KB” Owens turned to the police force after a stint with the Marines in Desert Storm. During his time as a Marine, he saw himself with "a mission to do." Police work struck him as incorporating a similar kind of mission as the military. “I might have something to offer like I did in the Marines,” he said Although he admits the phrase is a cliché, he believes he “made a difference” with the Marines and continues to do so with the SPD…
City of Smyrna Firefighter Brian Marcos is honored here as the “Hero of the Week” by the “Smyrna Auction for Heroes Gala” Committee. “You can never have enough training in this line of work,” said David Maroney, who’s been a police officer for 13 years –11 with the Smyrna Police Department. It may have started with the “book learning” he got at the academy, he said, but successful interaction with people “only comes from on-the-job training – growth in the field.” Nor can you underestimate the importance of teamwork for successful police work. As a shift supervisor, Maroney is particularly …
City of Smyrna Firefighter Brian Marcos is honored here as the “Hero of the Week” by the “Smyrna Auction for Heroes Gala” Committee. Brian Marcos wears many hats with the Smyrna Fire Department. He is an engineer, firefighter, and paramedic. He was influenced to become a firefighter, he said, by two Cobb County basketball coaches who “happened to be firefighters.” Marcos was struck by their enthusiasm for firefighting, which he noticed every time they talked about it. But it took him awhile to figure that out. It wasn’t until he got older and started a family, he said, “that the appeal …
City of Smyrna Firefighter/Paramedic Pabel Troche is honored here as the “Hero of the Week” by the “Smyrna Auction for Heroes Gala” Committee. When asked about his career choice, Troche replied, “I became interested in being a firefighter after seeing the difference that the profession made in people’s lives during their most desperate times.” When firefighters battle to extinguish a home ablaze, they understand the occupants fear their family photos, grandmother’s china, or their high-school yearbooks will be lost forever. When firefighters can salvage these treasures for the occupants, it …
