On Tuesday, October 2 at the Forney City Council meeting at City Hall, Mayor Darren Rozell issued three Proclamations recognizing local events and local heroes. October is a busy month for Forney with many community events taking place. Some of the people making these events a reality were given their due accolades at the Council meting.
On Tuesday, October 2 at the Forney City Council meeting at City Hall, Mayor Darren Rozell issued three Proclamations recognizing local events and local heroes. October is a busy month for Forney with many community events taking place. Some of the people making these events a reality were given their due accolades at the Council meting.
Recognized at the meeting was the Fire Forney Department in conjunction with National Fire Prevention Week for October 7- 13. The Forney Lions Club was given a Proclamation to show appreciation for the upcoming Lions Club Strides Walk for Diabetes. Also, Mayor Rozell proclaimed October 5-7 as National Breast Cancer Awareness Weekend in Forney and declared October 5 as Pink Out Forney Day.
Upcoming 2012 Fall and Winter community events for Forney, Texas
National Fire Prevention Week
According to the Proclamation, “Home fires killed more than 2,600 people in the United States in 2010, according to the latest research from the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and fire departments in the United States responded to more than 369,000 home fires.” The Mayor acknowledged in the Proclamation that, “Forney’s first responders are dedicated to reducing the occurrence of home fires and home fire injuries through prevention and protection education.”
The 2012 Fire Prevention Week theme is, “Have Two Ways Out.” A number of Forney Firefighters and EMT's, as well as Fire Chief Rick Townsend were present to accept the Certificate of Proclamation for National Fire Prevention Week.
Lions Club: Diabetes Awareness Day
The Mayor proclaimed October 13 as Diabetes Awareness Day in Forney. Three Lions Club members stood to accept the Proclamation and to share more information about the Lions Club's fight against diabetes. On Saturday, October 13, the Forney Lions Club is holding their first ever (and only the second one in Texas) Strides: Lions for Diabetes Awareness Walk. The Walk will be held at the Spellman Amphitheater to raise funds for the American Diabetes Association, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and the Texas Lions Diabetes Camp. For more information about the Walk, send an email to Linda.Bryant72@gmail.com or call 214-202-9467.
Breast Cancer Awareness/Pink Out Forney
Members of Forney's Z-Bra Girls and Heart and Sole attended the Council meeting. They are local Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure teams. They, as well as another local walk team, The Sole Sisters, were recognized for their efforts to raise money for Breast Cancer research and for raising awareness about the disease. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and in 2012 alone, over 200,000 people in America will be diagnosed with Breast Cancer, and 40,000 will lose their lives to the disease.
Three events are taking place on the weekend of Oct 5-7 in Forney in support of the 3-Day teams. The Sole Sisters will hold their Walk in the Park for the Cure, Saturday, October 6 at 9 am, at the Spellman Amphitheater. The Z-Bra Girls are hosting the Pink Out Forney event on Saturday, October 6, from 3-8 p.m. in downtown Forney. Also, Heart and Sole is holding a Classic Car Show at Forney Community Park on Sunday, October 7 from 1-5 p.m.
