Honoring Lives Changed on 9/11/01 by Changing Lives Today
Three thousand. That is the approximate number of
people that lost their lives due to the tragic events that occurred on September
11, 2001.
Seven. That’s the number of years the Entrepreneurs Foundation of
North Texas has hosted Freedom Day, a network-wide community service event, to
honor these thousands of lives lost and changed on that horrific
day.
Three hundred and forty
three. That’s the number of
firefighters who gave their lives that day in
the line of duty.
Two. That is the number of years EFNT has selected
Dallas Fire-Rescue as a service partner for Freedom Day, when caring volunteers
from EFNT’s network of good corporate citizens roll up their sleeves to make a
meaningful impact on the community.
This year, 300
volunteers from EFNT’s Member Companies will spend the day contributing hundreds
of hours of service to the men and women of Dallas Fire-Rescue by giving their
Training and Maintenance Facility in
South
Dallas a long-awaited make-over, improving the environment for the
1700 fire fighters that utilize the campus annually. This is the
continuation of a partnership that launched last year when EFNT volunteers
fanned out to six fire stations and the fire museum to paint, scrub, landscape,
refinish and retile, giving Dallas Fire Fighters the biggest proverbial “thank
you” note that they ever received. It’s great to have the privilege of
doing even more for them this year!
Over the past
eight years, EFNT has engaged thousands of volunteers who have provided
thousands of hours of service to Dallas-area charities during this powerful day
of community service. Every year, dozens of companies have met the urgent
needs of such nonprofits as the
Wilkinson
Center,
Camp
Summit, the
Science Place,
Interfaith Housing Coalition, Central Dallas Ministries and Catholic
Charities. This year, when the
United States
Congress has declared
September 11th a National Day of Service and Remembrance, EFNT will make this
Freedom Day the most memorable one ever.
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