Thursday, July 16, 2009

Mobile Firefighters Collecting for One of Their Own

Firefighters with Mobile Fire-Rescue and other departments in Mobile County will be conducting boot drives this Saturday, July 18 from 8:00 a.m. until 12 noon to collect money for Theodore Volunteer Fire Chief James “Spot” Shelley. Shelley, who is also a retired Fire Captain with Mobile Fire-Rescue, has been diagnosed with brain and lung cancer and the money collected will be given to him to help with expenses incurred.


Mobile Firefighters will be at the following intersections:


Schillinger Road at Airport Blvd.

Highway 90 at Three Notch Road

Highway 90 at Hamilton Blvd.


Other fire departments will also be collecting throughout the county.


There is also a cookbook being sold to raise funds called “Dog-Gone Good Cookin’ with Spot”. The cookbooks can be obtained for a $5 dollar donation from Mobile Fire-Rescue Communications Officer Theresa Van Driessche at 208-1191, all proceeds with go directly to Chief Shelley.

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