Contact: Office: 360-387-1512 20 May, 2010 Cell: 425-508-0136 Email: lyengoyan@camanofire.com Trisha Poe of Golden Paws, Catherine Standley of Character Traits, and Firefighter Will King at a recent fundraiser to Support The Stanwood Camano Fire Department's Honor Guard.
Local Businesses Raise Funds To Help Fire Department Honor Guard
Special Thanks to Character Traits and Golden Paws for their Support
Some people just like to do more. They like to go above and beyond what is normally expected and go the extra mile to support their community. This is the case with the Fire Department's Honor Guard and with the two local businesses that came out to help them. Last weekend Catherine Standley, owner of Character Traits, a gift shop located in
The Stanwood Camano Honor Guard was established last year thanks to the dedication and commitment of several local Firefighters. Their
Standley, whose shop carries many toys and gifts for children, wanted to focus on getting local kids involved. Character Traits provided great prizes for children including a firefighter outfit and a giant stuffed Dalmatian. "Not only did I want to support a great cause, but I wanted the kids to have fun as well" Standley said. "We appreciate what our local firefighters do on a daily basis and thought this would be a great way to thank them" she added.
Money raised by Character Traits and Golden Paws will be used by Honor Guard members to attend upcoming training and additional equipment needs. "We want to extend our sincerest appreciation to Catherine and Trisha for their help" said Assistant Chief
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