THE COST OF BEING A HERO

"DORK"

April 30 and May 1 (Thurs and Fri) of next week the FIT PIT will be hosting our monthly HERO WOD.  This month we have chosen to honor Mike"Dork"Kennedy and Ed Walsh of Boston FD.  Both passed in the line of duty during a fire March 26, 2014.  Hero wods are rough, brutal and down right painful and for GOOD reason, so that in some small way we  pay tribute to those who have paid the ultimate price.  We will never get to meet these men but in a way we can say "Thank you".  We are running this for 2 days so we can give as many firefighters as possible the opportunity to come out and participate.  But this month is gonna be special....ALL money raised will go to Benefit Shakey and his Family,  I only ask that all participating wear the Shakey T's so we can get group pictures after and during wod's. (you will be able to get T's the days of if you need one)  There will also be a donation box and the amount you put in is up to you.  Please pass this along to ALL of our brother's and sister's so we can fill the PIT!!!!  Not very often are we presented with a chance to do great things for our own and when these opportunities come up we sometimes tend to miss the chance to act.  THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES!!!! I have carried a boot at traffic lights for 30 YEARS! and in these 30 YEARS I have never once known where the money I collected went...NOT ONCE.  And now we have a chance to workout together as one, not only to honor  fallen brothers but to give to one of our own.  This is the BOND that we are blessed with as firefighters, this is the "brotherhood" we so loudly talk about..this is where some of us who have been around awhile need to step up and show the rookies and youngsters the meaning of being a FIRE FIGHTER BROTHER...this is where the rubber meets the road...There is no prizes given out this day just the pounding of your heart full of pride knowing that you gave of yourself with your brothers to help your own, a prize that doesn't fade with time.  I guarantee you that as you do this with each other on the concrete floor of the PIT you will gain a new respect for the man/woman next to you,  and when you look in the mirror later, you will know that you did a very honorable thing for another human being.  I will be posting more info in the next few days.....pass it on..."FILL THE PIT"   

"We must not...ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to BIG differences that we often cannot foresee." - M W Edelman