Back Up the Badge
According to the Jackson Clarion-Ledger, there will be a telethon to raise money for law enforcement officers and firefighters that lost their homes to Hurricane Katrina. This effort is called Back Up the Badge.
Hurricane Katrina robbed many of Mississippi's first responders of almost everything — homes, cars and time with families after perhaps the worst natural disaster ever to befall the state.Now, state officials and others are planning a telethon in hopes of raising money to give something back to those who wear a badge. The fund-raiser is planned Thursday on the statewide public television network.
The two-hour special will feature the personal stories of some of the men and women who fought through crushing losses to serve others during the Aug. 29 storm that flattened the Gulf Coast and left extensive damage well inland.
The telethon is August 29 starting at 8 PM.
Posted October 25, 2005 08:54 AM · Link
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