Hero Rush Event Postponed

We are very excited to bring the Rush to Minnesota, but unfortunately we’ve had to postpone our May 19th event. Our goal is to bring you the most complete, exciting and heroic event we can and unfortunately unforeseen circumstances have caused us to reschedule.
 
We are currently identifying a date that will work for our awesome venue in Minnesota that also best fits the local event calendar. We expect to finalize that in the coming weeks.
 
We hope all of you will stick with us and sit tight until we announce the new date. We appreciate your partnership with us so far and we very much look forward to working with you once the new event date is identified. We are disappointed to have to reschedule, but look forward to an incredible event and experience in Minnesota for Hero Rush.
 
Sincerely,

Nick Bailey
Public Safety/Charities Advisor &
Obstacle Dreamer-Upper
Hero Rush Adventures

The Saint Paul Fire Foundation is pleased to announce our partnership with Hero Rush for a dynamic new event coming to Minnesota May 19th 2012.  The Foundation has the privilege of been named as the designated Minnesota charity!!   Hero Rush let's everyone be a Hero at the challenging, heroic and fun 5K+ race with 15+ obstacles with a hot firefighter theme for everyone. Plus an Inferno Midway packed with entertainment, food & drink, Kid’s Races and more, supporting some great causes. Whether you’re looking for a great workout alone or a tremendous adventure and fun time with friends, get ready!  More information and registration are available at Hero Rush Minnesota

Race participants can save $5 and the Foundation gets $5 if you use the stpaulfire promo code when registering.

Med Compass Mobile Health Services, a Minneapolis company that provides occupational health services to public safety organizations, donated some critically needed health screening equipment to the Saint Paul Fire Foundation. On April 2nd 2012, Bob Miller, co-owner of the company graciously donated the spirometry system, which is used to test firefighter’s lung functions. Executive Director Mary Kasse, Secretary Steve Shapira, and Board Member Bill Eldredge were there to receive the system  which includes a laptop computer, spirometric sensor and calibration apparatus. This gift will substantially contribute to the health and wellness of firefighters, who are occupationally at risk of pulmonary disease.

The Saint Paul Fire Foundation would like to thank President Mike Hogan for years of dedicated service to the foundation.  Mike was instrumental in the forming of the foundation and his hard work, good nature and sense of humor will be missed by all. 

Foundation Board Members,                                                                        March 12, 2012

I would first like to congratulate everyone on an extremely successful inaugural Gala event. It truly exceeded all my expectations but thanks to the many helping minds and hands I should not have been surprised. I also know that the best plan of action after having such a successful event is to start planning the next one. I know the date is already set and the planning will begin with the after action report. When the second annual Foundation Gala occurs there will be some changes, one of them will be me.

As I mentioned the night of the Gala, it took a long time to get here. I went back and reread some old notes from our first Foundation meeting which was on February 9, 2009. I have been both honored and humbled to serve as Foundation President and have greatly appreciated the opportunity to continue to serve in this capacity over these past three years. I can think of no better group of people to have worked with and thank you all for making this time enjoyable.

That being said, I think the person serving as President needs to be very involved with the workings of the Foundation and I can no longer be that person. Due to the Gala’s great success the Foundation has now become an established part of the non-profit landscape and will require more and more attention. To use an analogy I am very familiar with, I have watched the Foundation grow from infancy to college graduate and it is time to let it go.

I will continue to stay busy. By the time you read this we will have two more grandchildren, bringing the grand total to five. I have no end to a list of daughter’s home improvement projects not to mention my own. I also have to make time for all the other activities and interests I have yet to get to, like fishing. I will still be around and always eager to talk should you have a question. So whether I am changing a diaper or hauling in the big one, I can always take a phone call.

Again, I want to thank everyone I have had the good fortune to meet and work with along the way. I wish all of you and the Foundation even greater success and have been proud to be a part of this very meaningful organization.

Sincerely,

Mike Hogan   

St Paul Fire Foundation Health & Wellness  
 
 

The St Paul Fire Foundation is now working hard to improve the exercise facilities and overall health and wellness issues department-wide. We are working with a non-profit organization, “The Wellness Champions”, to apply for federal grant dollars to address many of these needed improvements. We are specifically looking into putting these funds towards improving the in-station gyms and possibly even the construction of a centralized S.P.F.D. gym and Health and Wellness facility! We will share more details as this process progresses but here is how YOU can help with making this a successful endeavor. 

The Foundation will be hosting three 1 hour seminars in the coming weeks where doctors and physical trainers will be educating us on a variety of health and wellness topics. We need as many of you to attend at least one of these events to demonstrate that there is a high interest level in Health and Wellness to the federal grant officials. By doing this you directly affect the likelihood of a successful grant request and you will also learn more about how you can improve your health, fitness and quality of life.  

Attached is a flyer discussing—in greater detail—what the topics are and their content. Please take a look and see which dates you might be interested in attending. Please feel free to email Steve Shapira or Sean Lofgren with any questions. Attendance is off duty and voluntary but much appreciated. 
 

St Paul Fire Foundation H&W seminars 

 S.P.F.D. TRAINING CENTER - SOUTH CLASSROOM 

Dates & Times:  

• Tuesday, March 13, 9:00am-10:00am: Dietary and Lifestyle

• Tuesday March 20, 9:00am-10:00am: Health and Fitness training

• Friday March 30, 9:00am-10:00am: Stress and the Occupational Athlete