When a firefighter gets severely injury on the job, it can be a nightmare for the family. If tragedy strikes the Widows, Orphans and Disabled Firefighter’s Fund is there. Every year the charity holds a spectacular fundraiser, the LAFD Invitational charity golf tournament. We caught up with Mollie Vehling at the event. She’s the wife of retired LAFD Captain I, Derek Vehling, who … [Read more...] about Giving to disabled LAFD firefighters from the heart
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Boulder Boats: Fire and Water
To small business owners Stuart and Kristina Litjens, the decision to support a firefighter charity was deeply personal. While growing their business, Boulder Boats, over the past decade and a half, they have developed relationships with a community of firefighters and know the hardships they can go through. “We have a lot of friends and customers who are firefighters and … [Read more...] about Boulder Boats: Fire and Water
Shared Principles
As a first-time sponsor of the LAFD Invitational, Fiduciary Trust International made the fundraiser a great success. The company supported the event as a Greater Alarm Sponsor and came out on the course in support of our men and women in uniform. Leaders at Fiduciary Trust International say the charity’s mission is not that different from its own. “As a firm whose core … [Read more...] about Shared Principles
Easy Giving
When it comes to supporting our firemen’s fund, sponsors may be as actively or passively involved as they like, since both kinds of supporters are important to the cause. Dr. Robert Meth values the work of first responders and he shows it as an annual sponsor of the LAFD Invitational golf tournament, held every September. The best part is he participates without a set of … [Read more...] about Easy Giving
Behind the Name
You’d be hard pressed to find anyone in the Southland who isn’t familiar with the name of health care juggernaut Kaiser Permanente (KP). Yet few are familiar with Kaiser’s work outside of its role as one of the leading health plans in the nation. As a matter of fact, the company’s charity work with the Widows, Orphans & Disabled Firemen’s Fund is a little known feather in … [Read more...] about Behind the Name