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Preston HT’s community outreach extended this past weekend to Palo Pinto County, Texas in response to wildfires that ravaged 3.5 million acres in Texas so far this year. We were a key sponsor of the first Buckets & Boots Benefit Concert for firefighters. Over 4,000 people attended and the event netted over $425,000 for equipment, repairs and training.
Concert headliners included Lee Ann Womack, Pat Green, Stoney LaRue, Randy Rogers, and Wade Bowen—a who’s who of country artists. They rocked the crowd at the “Rocker B Ranch” with performances that lasted well into the night.
Craig James, Nancy Richards, Lance Byrd and Mike Patterson were the four board members behind Saturday’s Buckets and Boots fundraising concert.
Photo courtesy of MineralWellsIndex.com
For Chief Ronnie Ranft and all area fire fighters, April was a month of unimaginable devastation and disruption.
Those who battled the flames had to perform “way beyond their resources. It changed our community, said the Chief, but it also brought us together.”
In the aftermath of such devastation, silver linings are illusive. The Buckets and Boots Benefit Concert honored area fire fighters, encouraged local residents and delighted fans. It was a star-studded boost of morale for a recovering region. Read more»