by Shane Smith, Outreach Coordinator
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| Paula and members of Central Station Crew |
For the past three years the Concord Co-op has sponsored, installed, and managed the lawn on Main St. where our neighbor, Red River Theaters shows it's annual evening movie at Market Days. When the movie is over the Co-op always donates the sod to anyone who wants it and there is never a time we can’t round folks up to take it away to use on their own yards.
This year was no exception and when we heard through the grapevine that two fire stations in Concord needed grass we made sure we saved a generous portion of our lawn for them. Both the Heights Fire Department and Central Fire Station departments took several truckloads to be used at their respective stations.
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| Some of the new turf at Central Station |
Fire Truck Pull
The
starting horn sounded on Saturday, July 21st at 10:00 am, as teams showed their
strength by pulling a 45,000 pound fire truck along a section of Main Street
during the Market Days Festival. The
Co-op formed a team of employees called the “Tuggernauts”. With seven men and three women pulling a
large rope we shuffled along on our odyssey to make it to the finish line with
the 45,000 pound leviathan in tow. As
luck would have it we were the first team out of about a dozen to pull so we
set the time to beat. The Tuggernauts
crossed the finish line at the intersection of Pleasant and Main to cheering
throngs.
Proceeds
from the inaugural fire truck pull will benefit the Concord Public Safety
Foundation by funding of a 3rd LUCAS hands free CPR device for Concord Fire,
and seed money for a future Concord Police K-9 program. This device is expected double the survival
rate for heart attack victims for Concord rescue teams.
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| The proud Tuggernauts with world's smallest fire truck pull trophy |
