Schmitty Report post Posted August 29, 2013 Fellow CWT members: For those of you who don't know me, my name is Craig Schmitt and I am a FF/Paramedic with the Prescott Fire Dept. As most of you know, we lost all but one of of our Type 1 Interagency Hotshot Crew on 6/30/13 when they were burned over on the Yarnell Hill Fire. Tonight, all of the local conservation groups have banded together to put on a "mega banquet" to raise funds for the families of the fallen. It should be an incredible event, with over $250,000 worth of hunts, fishing trips,guns, etc. donated to the event. I would encourage all of you to make it up to Prescott Valley tonight to attend. Details regarding the event can be found at: www.yarnell19banquet.com. Obviously, many of you will not be able to make the trip up due to other obligations. However, you can still participate and I would like to invite all of you to sign up to bid in the live auction which will be streamed online. There are some fantastic items up for bid and every dollar raised goes to help support the families. Information on how to sign up for the auction can be found at: http://www.worldliveauctions.com/servlet/Search.do?auctionId=726 Thanks again to everybody for their incredible generosity and support. Craig Schmitt aka "Schmitty" PFD FF/CEP Prescott FF Charities 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Report post Posted August 29, 2013 Thanks for posting Schmitty. I hope you have a successful banquet and raise some good money to go where it's needed. I will be checking things out online. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BML Report post Posted August 29, 2013 We will be there for sure! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted August 29, 2013 Craig, Wish this would have been posted with more then a few hours notice as I am sure my wife and I would have loved to attend. Ill check out the auction if I am able. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BML Report post Posted August 29, 2013 http://www.coueswhitetail.com/forums/topic/42045-granite-mountain-hotshots-banquet-aug-29/?fromsearch=1 Its been posted before by Steve Clark. You must have missed it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Schmitty Report post Posted August 30, 2013 Thanks to all who participated for their generosity and support! It was a tremendous event with almost 800 VERY generous sportsman attending. I haven't heard the final $ total, but I know it's well north of $200,000. I'd like to give a big thank you to the committee, volunteers and attendees from all of us here at the PFD/PFFC. Schmitty 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
