Post by Phil Gibson on Aug 11, 2020 11:59:42 GMT -5
We are planning a thank you cruise for all of the men and women on the front lines of the COVID battle.
Our representative met with the Grand Rapids police department today and they are very excited about the August 20th Thank You Cruise! Sergeant John has many connections and Lt Maureen is also excited. They will be the tail of the cruise and if scheduling allows, lead it too. They will map out a route to include the hospitals and police and fire departments. They are going to try to arrange a ‘hand off’ to EGR police so we can get to Blodgett and EGR fire.
We may need to go to Metro on our own but I figure we can do that. They will contact their person at Metro so the hospital is aware.
They are also going to contact media. They have a connection with media and want enough advertising that people will actually come out and look for us!
They would like to have a number of cars participating by August 13. Please RSVP via email: loplummer@comcast.net, text or phone 616 540 1940 or phone 616 243 0840 or via FB messenger. The night of the thank you cruise we should meet between 530-545 planning to leave by 600 pm. The meeting site is still being determined . We have to get some permission but will probably be on the near northwest side.
We would like to be done by 8 pm and would likely end with a stop at an ice cream place. We will look to see what is down by Metro as that will likely be the end.
We are also asking people to make signs for their cars if they can.
Facebook event: www.facebook.com/events/715831569265967/
Our representative met with the Grand Rapids police department today and they are very excited about the August 20th Thank You Cruise! Sergeant John has many connections and Lt Maureen is also excited. They will be the tail of the cruise and if scheduling allows, lead it too. They will map out a route to include the hospitals and police and fire departments. They are going to try to arrange a ‘hand off’ to EGR police so we can get to Blodgett and EGR fire.
We may need to go to Metro on our own but I figure we can do that. They will contact their person at Metro so the hospital is aware.
They are also going to contact media. They have a connection with media and want enough advertising that people will actually come out and look for us!
They would like to have a number of cars participating by August 13. Please RSVP via email: loplummer@comcast.net, text or phone 616 540 1940 or phone 616 243 0840 or via FB messenger. The night of the thank you cruise we should meet between 530-545 planning to leave by 600 pm. The meeting site is still being determined . We have to get some permission but will probably be on the near northwest side.
We would like to be done by 8 pm and would likely end with a stop at an ice cream place. We will look to see what is down by Metro as that will likely be the end.
We are also asking people to make signs for their cars if they can.
Facebook event: www.facebook.com/events/715831569265967/
