Sergeant Jeremy March honored as 2021 Whelen Everyday Champion
Sergeant Jeremy March was celebrated as the 2021 Whelen Everyday Champion at the NASCAR Hall of Fame recent event in Charlotte, North Carolina. Watch the video to find out more about his story, and the child outreach program he founded called CopsforKids.
FULLY INVOLVED article continued: Captain Smith provides several classes on CPR and Fire Extinguishment to assist with fire safety. This is when our youth are often first introduced to fire safety education. Here is where our youth can develop an understanding that safety is everyone’s responsibility. Furthermore, the MFRD Fire Safety Expo is a safety exhibition where hundreds of our youth are introduced to the effects of fire. This is an opportunity to build a long-lasting, positive impression and begin to create and mold a safer environment within the community. “Show me a successful individual and I’ll show you someone who had a real positive influence in his or her life. I don’t care what you do for a living. If you do it well, I’m sure there was someone cheering you on or showing you the way. A Mentor…..” —Actor Denzel Washington
C R R C H O O S E S T O M E N T O R . The City of Mobile has a phenomenal Youth Empowered for Success (YES) Initiative. The YES Initiative provides a valuable resource of the training opportunity, mentoring, and enrichment to our youth. Years afterward, some of our youth have come back to the office to share their experience with CRR Specialist Captain Sam Allen. Many have gone off to become engineers, educators, and even work in public safety. They come back to share how valuable mentoring is and the benefit it was to their career path and the lifelong lessons they learned. Safety is ultimately a responsibility that the entire community can participate in. Often a kind word or a friendly gesture can perpetuate a host of positive outcomes. CRR works to create this type of environment as early as possible. The very best way to do this is by mentoring.
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