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2/11

Our hearts go out to friends and family of St. Petersburg Police Officer David S. Crawford.

8-10

In 1990, they were both diagnosed with Giant Axonal Neuropathy or GAN.
Now in their 20's, the brothers are confined to beds and wheelchairs and breathing machines.

A team from Hannah's Hope, applied for a $250,000 Pepsi Refresh Project the grant,
The boys and others that share the same illness will benift from hannah's hope winning the grant.
Hannah's Hope has located the gene that causes the illness and needs more money to finish the research
It very well could save thier lives.

a note from Casper: I have known these boys just short of three years,
I have tattooed them and spent quite a bit of time with them, They are awesome.
Please help my friends at the very least by voting on the hanna's hope website.
You can also donate any amount on the website. Thank you from 1603

vote here... http://www.refresheverything.com/hannahshopefund

... (click) Full story on Bay News 9 ...

6/29/10 Two TPD Officers Killed in the line of duty over traffic stop

Our hearts go out to the familys, friends, brothers and sister of These two fallen heros killed in the line a duty.

David Curtis and Jeffrey Kocab, thank you for giving your life to ensure our safety.

Jeffrey Kocab, 31, had almost 14 months as a Tampa Police Officer. He is survived by a his wife, who is nine months pregnant. He served with Plant City Police Department prior to being hired by Tampa Police.

David Curtis, also 31, had three years and eight months of service to the Tampa Police Department. He leaves behind a wife and four sons - ages 9, 8, 5 and 8 months. He served with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office as a jail deputy prior to becoming a Tampa police officer.

7-1-10

The Renegade Pigs Motorcycle Club is a non-profit organization dedicated to the hard working men and women who serve our communities in law enforcement, firefighting and public safety. The Renegade Pigs fundraising efforts benefit the family members of hundreds of police officers, firefighters, and public safety officials who make those sacrifices others fear ensuring the safety of those citizens they protect and serve. Some examples being, but not limited to: police officers or firefighters line of duty deaths, disabled by a catastrophic injury or illness. The club also has a long standing tradition of community support, especially to seeing to the needs of young children.

The Tampa Chapter of the Renegade Pigs Motorcycle Club has partnered with Big Belly Burgers of Brandon, located at 109 W. Bloomingdale Avenue to host a charity event to honor fallen Officers Dave Curits and Jeff Kocab. These two young men were murdered on the morning of June 29th
2010 protecting the residents of the City of Tampa.

Both of these men were taken from their families to young in life. We are asking for monetary and or tangible items to be donated for the purpose of holding a raffle the day of the event. One hundred percent of the proceeds from this raffle will be split and given to the Curtis and Kocab families. th from 100-600pm at Big Belly Burgers located at 109 W. Bloomingdale Avenue, Brandon Florida.

The event will take place on Saturday July 10

Thank you for any and all consideration,

Chuck "CUPCAKE" VanSickle President
Tampa Steel Swine Chapter of the Renegade Pigs M/C

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METROMIX 4 K GIVEAWAY STATMENT

...............the days of endless reading and re reading and …re reading and decisions, and re decisions of amazing and inspirational stories from so many individuals, we at 1603 have realized we needed to look at a few more than JUST the one person we have chosen to receive this large gift certificate. As we read, we realized there are a lot of great people doing great things even when the odds are against them. They have helped others and have pushed forward for their own families to survive, especially in this hard economically and emotionally draining time.

We will be taking a few of the submissions on a case by case basis and giving them some of our time for free. We all have families of our own and have each our own “story” to tell about our lives in some manner or another. Each story was so unique, there were many of us left standing speechless and feeling the urge to extend the hand, we as artists have been given.

“Giving back “and “Inspiration” were the 2 main key words in our rules and questions, we feel this person to have both of these qualities in their submission. We will keep everyone updated as the weeks progress on the overall winner’s work, of our contests, and the write up on their story that really hit home for us.

WE THANK YOU ALL, for your time and your dedication to our family here at 1603, and for taking the time in your lives to stop and think, for a few short minutes, about someone else.