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The Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation Fire Safety Rally ‘09 is a family-oriented event to heighten awareness in burn injury and fire prevention. The GFBF Fire Safety Rally ‘09 features a Classic Car Show, Motorcycle Show, Silent Auction, Raffles, Head Shaving, Fire Trucks, Dance Lessons, Mini Fire Truck Rides, Helicopters, a Safety Zone including Fire Safety, Child Passenger Safety, and much more!  The day will begin with a benefit Motorcycle Ride at 10:00 am.

This event is open to the public and will also include food, beverages, live music, and a Kids Fun Zone with fire service characters, moonwalks, rock wall, face painting, and more!

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Georgia Firefighter’s Burn Foundation, founded in 1982, the Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation is a registered Nonprofit 501 (c) 3 organization whose goal is to help burn survivors in their journey of recovery as well as to prevent others from experiencing the trauma of a burn injury.

The GFBF serves all of Georgia in its mission to partner with the fire service and burn care community to provide fire safety and prevention education, support medical facilities and assist burn survivors in their recovery.

Some of the GFBF’s programs and services include Camp Oo-U-La®, Georgia’s only camp for burn-injured children, burn survivor support groups, fire and life safety blitzes, burn survivor retreats, fire safety education and prevention grants for fire departments, and a juvenile firesetter intervention program, etc.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lori Mabry, Resource Development Coordinator at the GFBF at 404.320.6223 or lmabry@gfbf.org
We are still looking for volunteers to work the event. If you are interested, email Lori at the address above. Thanks!

COME ONE COME ALL...SPREAD THE WORD!

Due to the panhandling laws, as well as the dangers of standing streetside, the days of collecting money by the firefighters are pretty much done. Several firefighters that have gone day in and day out to do this activity know what they are collecting for even if the general public does not. However, those that put everything on the line to save lives everyday rarely get the chance to speak with those that they have touched so much. Camp Oo-U-La is the state's only summer camp exclusively for burn-injured children. It is here that some of these men and women have the chance to interact with those lives of so many that they have touched.

The benefit on September 12th will not only provide the firefighters the opportunity to interact with several from the camp, but also give the community a chance to support these men and women that give so much. A few of the kids from the camp will be in attendance, and personally I can’t wait to meet them.

When I was first approached with this opportunity I really didn’t know what to say. I am currently a resident of Texas, but previously a resident of Georgia for twelve years. Several of us have been working tirelessly to make sure that this event is a success. Included in this group are several private individuals from across the state and expanding now all the way to Los Angeles

We as a whole would like to invite you to this event to show support in something that we deeply believe in.

Special Guests Attending
Miss United States – Erin Grizzle
GA Senator – Chip Rogers
Retired New York City Shields of GA
Bike Builder of Young’s Choppers – Hank Young
From the WWE – The Mountain Man – Cameron Beach (and who knows who he may bring along)
DJ Smitty of Macon , GA – Brent Smith
GFBF Calendar Boys
The North GA Mounted Patrol
Several of the campers from Camp Oo-U-La
The Efuzion Energy Drink Team
Several Fire Chiefs – retired and current
Others to be announced the day of the event

What We Have Outside
Kids Zone (Bounce Houses, Face Painting, Rock Wall, Mini Fire Truck Rides, ECT.)
Bike Ride, Bike Show, Classic Car Show
Safety Zone (fire prevention and awareness)

What We Have Inside
Dance Lessons, DJ Smitty, Lunch, Door Prizes, Raffles, Silent Auction
Some of the campers Past and Present will be speaking publicly about their experiences at Camp Oo-U-La ( Camp Cool ) and what it means to them.