September 3, 2010 - Small donations will add up
By MORRIS STEPHENSON – The Franklin News Post
Initial donations to the “Lights for Life” fundraising project have been made in substantial amounts.
Now, Arrington Enterprises Inc., through its Dairy Queen and Bojangle restaurants, is starting a campaign to collect big bucks in small amounts.
J.P. Arrington of Longwood Signworks has donated the signs that are going up at all AEI locations, including Ferrum, Rocky Mount, U.S. 220 North and Westlake.
The signs note, “If every customer donates 25 cents, this store can raise $10,000 for Lights of Life.”
Large signs have been placed on the outside wall at the drive-thru window. A smaller sign is in place at a collection box just below the pick-up window.
Deborah Russell of Arrington Enterprises said the goal is to raise at least $10,000 at each of the restaurants.
“So far, it looks as if the customers are responding with their change and even folding money,” she said.
Three local businessmen started the drive to install traffic signal-changing devices at every intersection in Rocky Mount and Franklin County in response to the July 26 fire truck accident that claimed the lives of Rocky Mount Volunteer Fire Department Chief Posey Dillon and veteran firefighter Danny Altice.
Rocky Mount Town Council had earlier discussed installing the equipment at all intersections so emergency response personnel could change the lights when approaching an intersection. However, no action was taken because of the major expense involved.
Danny Perdue, Joel Shepherd and L.D. Arrington each pledged $25,000 to the fundraising project.
On Aug. 17, L.D. Arrington met with Rocky Mount officials and representatives of the RMVFD about the idea. As a result of the meeting, a $425,000 goal was set to equip all 26 intersections in the county with the traffic signal-changing devices and provide each emergency response vehicle with a remote to activate the devices as it approaches an intersection.
The remote controls will be placed in all fire trucks, rescue squads and police cars.
Tax-deductible donations can be made to Lights for Life, Town of Rocky Mount, 345 Donald Avenue, Rocky Mount, Va. 24151. For more information, call 483-0907. Pledges can be made by calling Arrington Enterprises at 483-7754.
By MORRIS STEPHENSON – The Franklin News Post
Initial donations to the “Lights for Life” fundraising project have been made in substantial amounts. Now, Arrington Enterprises Inc., through its Dairy Queen and Bojangle restaurants, is starting a campaign to collect big bucks in small amounts.
J.P. Arrington of Longwood Signworks has donated the signs that are going up at all AEI locations, including Ferrum, Rocky Mount, U.S. 220 North and Westlake.
The signs note, “If every customer donates 25 cents, this store can raise $10,000 for Lights of Life.”
Large signs have been placed on the outside wall at the drive-thru window. A smaller sign is in place at a collection box just below the pick-up window.
Deborah Russell of Arrington Enterprises said the goal is to raise at least $10,000 at each of the restaurants.
“So far, it looks as if the customers are responding with their change and even folding money,” she said.
Three local businessmen started the drive to install traffic signal-changing devices at every intersection in Rocky Mount and Franklin County in response to the July 26 fire truck accident that claimed the lives of Rocky Mount Volunteer Fire Department Chief Posey Dillon and veteran firefighter Danny Altice.
Rocky Mount Town Council had earlier discussed installing the equipment at all intersections so emergency response personnel could change the lights when approaching an intersection. However, no action was taken because of the major expense involved.
Danny Perdue, Joel Shepherd and L.D. Arrington each pledged $25,000 to the fundraising project.
On Aug. 17, L.D. Arrington met with Rocky Mount officials and representatives of the RMVFD about the idea. As a result of the meeting, a $425,000 goal was set to equip all 26 intersections in the county with the traffic signal-changing devices and provide each emergency response vehicle with a remote to activate the devices as it approaches an intersection.
The remote controls will be placed in all fire trucks, rescue squads and police cars.
Tax-deductible donations can be made to Lights for Life, Town of Rocky Mount, 345 Donald Avenue, Rocky Mount, Va. 24151. For more information, call 483-0907. Pledges can be made by calling Arrington Enterprises at 483-7754.
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