Hundreds gathered Sunday to remember Baltimore police Officer Keona Holley and the three firefighters killed two weeks ago, all in the line of duty.The hope is to raise money for the families of the heroes, and it’s off to a successful start so far. Organizers of fundraisers held Sunday said this about bringing people together to remember and celebrate the lives of these first responders.Two restaurants, Little Havana in Locust Point and The Bygone near Little Italy, are raising money, in addition to Jimmy’s Famous Seafood, where the owner said they sold more than 180 tickets and donated the remaining 70 or so to first responders.The organizers of all three of these fundraisers are sending a message to the families: “You are not forgotten.”Taking a stand to help Baltimore’s fallen inside Jimmy’s Famous Seafood. One of three across the city Sunday, remembering officer Keona Holley, shot and killed last year while sitting in her patrol car and firefighters lieutenant Paul Butrim, Kelsey Sadler and Kenny Lacayo, all killed while responding to a fire and building collapse weeks ago.”The families are completely shattered,” Baltimore Firefighters local 734 President, Rich Langford said.Langford said the department has mourned alongside the families as did host John Minadakis, owner of Jimmy’s, joining in to grieve and to pay respects.”Seeing the turnout, it’s just uh, just beautiful,” Minadakis said,” you know it’s unfortunate we had to do this under the circumstances but I think kind of made the community realize just how fortunate to have heroes right here in our backyard.”The food and the items in the silent auction were all part of what’s donated. Alongside Jimmy’s Seafood, Little Havana and the Bygone, both restaurants in the city, partnering to bring community together.”This has been an unspeakable crisis that we’ve seen in the last couple of months here in Baltimore,” Jimmy’s Famous Fund spokesperson T.J. Smith said.The Famous Fund and the Signal 13 Foundation will bring the money directly to the families. So far, more than $116,000 according to Signal 13, will help officer Holley’s four kids. The more than $65,000 raised at Jimmy’s Seafood alone Sunday night will be divided among all four families.”We wanted to just do a small part to show that the people are rallying around our first responders to hopefully give them some sort of boost, a morale boost, to know people support them,” Smith said.Support for Baltimore’s finest.”It’s really reassuring that the public does see what we do, and they appreciate what we do and hopefully that support continues throughout this journey,” Langford said.| LINK: The Famous FundHow to help the families of Baltimore’s fallen firefightersThe BCFD Foundation Inc. is accepting donations for the fallen firefighters. All donations will provide financial support to the families of any BCFD firefighter or paramedic who suffers a serious injury or death while still an active member of the department. Tap here to donate.A GoFundMe page has been created as a joint effort between the Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734 and the Baltimore Fire Officers IAFF Local 964 to support the firefighters’ families.How to help Officer Holley’s familyThe Signal 13 Foundation in Baltimore is accepting donations for Holley and her family. Click here for more information.
Hundreds gathered Sunday to remember Baltimore police Officer Keona Holley and the three firefighters killed two weeks ago, all in the line of duty.
The hope is to raise money for the families of the heroes, and it’s off to a successful start so far. Organizers of fundraisers held Sunday said this about bringing people together to remember and celebrate the lives of these first responders.
Two restaurants, Little Havana in Locust Point and The Bygone near Little Italy, are raising money, in addition to Jimmy’s Famous Seafood, where the owner said they sold more than 180 tickets and donated the remaining 70 or so to first responders.
The organizers of all three of these fundraisers are sending a message to the families: “You are not forgotten.”
Taking a stand to help Baltimore’s fallen inside Jimmy’s Famous Seafood. One of three across the city Sunday, remembering officer Keona Holley, shot and killed last year while sitting in her patrol car and firefighters lieutenant Paul Butrim, Kelsey Sadler and Kenny Lacayo, all killed while responding to a fire and building collapse weeks ago.
“The families are completely shattered,” Baltimore Firefighters local 734 President, Rich Langford said.
Langford said the department has mourned alongside the families as did host John Minadakis, owner of Jimmy’s, joining in to grieve and to pay respects.
“Seeing the turnout, it’s just uh, just beautiful,” Minadakis said,” you know it’s unfortunate we had to do this under the circumstances but I think kind of made the community realize just how fortunate to have heroes right here in our backyard.”
The food and the items in the silent auction were all part of what’s donated. Alongside Jimmy’s Seafood, Little Havana and the Bygone, both restaurants in the city, partnering to bring community together.
“This has been an unspeakable crisis that we’ve seen in the last couple of months here in Baltimore,” Jimmy’s Famous Fund spokesperson T.J. Smith said.
The Famous Fund and the Signal 13 Foundation will bring the money directly to the families. So far, more than $116,000 according to Signal 13, will help officer Holley’s four kids. The more than $65,000 raised at Jimmy’s Seafood alone Sunday night will be divided among all four families.
“We wanted to just do a small part to show that the people are rallying around our first responders to hopefully give them some sort of boost, a morale boost, to know people support them,” Smith said.
Support for Baltimore’s finest.
“It’s really reassuring that the public does see what we do, and they appreciate what we do and hopefully that support continues throughout this journey,” Langford said.
| LINK: The Famous Fund
How to help the families of Baltimore’s fallen firefighters
The BCFD Foundation Inc. is accepting donations for the fallen firefighters. All donations will provide financial support to the families of any BCFD firefighter or paramedic who suffers a serious injury or death while still an active member of the department. Tap here to donate.
A GoFundMe page has been created as a joint effort between the Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734 and the Baltimore Fire Officers IAFF Local 964 to support the firefighters’ families.
How to help Officer Holley’s family
The Signal 13 Foundation in Baltimore is accepting donations for Holley and her family. Click here for more information.
