A Temple firefighter is carrying on tradition and has helped raise thousands for a children s charity in Killeen.
According to a press release from Variety, Temple Firefighter & EMT Cole Eason has raised more than $52,000 for fully-accessible summer camp, Peaceable Kingdom by Variety, in honor of his late father, Val Eason.
Peaceable Kingdom, by Variety is located in Killeen and boasts 122-acres to accommodate all campers’ needs and healing through nature. Peaceable Kingdom has become a place where kids of all abilities can push their personal limits while they discover the empowering freedom that comes from the great outdoors.
Cole s father, Val Eason passed away after fighting cancer, but just two months before his death, he and his son shared a special moment together that Cole would never forget. The two played a round of golf together as a way to remember a good friend, and after his father s passing Cole found a way to keep his father s spirit alive. Each year, Cole
Inspiring Temple Firefighter Raises Over $50K For TX Charity
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Local man prepares for 60-mile trek in honor of the West explosion, fallen firefighters
Erin Heft
and last updated 2021-04-16 08:19:03-04
TEMPLE, TX â Making a 60-mile trek from Temple to West each April, one Temple area man, Danny McDonald, rides in honor of the 15 lives lost that fateful day.
Saturday, April 17 2021 marks the eighth anniversary of the tragic West Fertilizer Plant Explosion and the beginning of the mass recovery effort of Central Texas. For this, it s to honor and remember all of those that we lost that day, there were 15 lost that day and 12 of them were firefighters, said McDonald.