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Brothers
and Sisters,
The
2018 IAFF Centennial Convention held during the week of August 6th was a
rousing success.
Local
27 bid for and won the honor and opportunity to host the 2018 IAFF Centennial
Convention back in 2014 and we began planning and preparing for it immediately.
3,108
IAFF members and their families from across the US and Canada met in downtown
Seattle at the Washington State Convention Center to conduct the business of
our Union and to celebrate 100 years of unity. In addition to the business
sessions during the week, Local 27 hosted several events for delegates
including a Lake Union cruise for our sponsors aboard the Virginia V, a welcome
reception underneath the Space Needle and in the MoPop, and a pub crawl. We
also provided transportation, assisted delegates and guests throughout the
week, and sold thousands of t-shirts, hats, coins and other items at the Local
27 booth. We also created a Centennial Book to recognize our sponsors,
highlight Local 27, the Seattle Fire Department, and the City of Seattle and to
commemorate 100 years of unity and success.
I
want to thank everyone who contributed to this historic event. Thank you to our
Local 27 Staff, Joanna, Opal, and Tina who were rock stars and worked
tirelessly to make everything happen. Thank you to the many Local 27 members
who volunteered and contributed in a variety of ways to support this event and
their Union. Thank you to the Local 27 Executive Board for stepping up to this
challenge in addition to their regular workload.
Thank
you to our many sponsors listed below, Galen Thomaier and the Last Resort Fire
Department for displaying their fire engine at the Convention Center and Steve
Skylstad and Engine 33 for displaying Engine 33 at the Convention Center and
ensuring it was clean and polished. Thank you to Chief Scoggins for speaking
and for his tremendous support and thank you to Mayor Jenny Durkan for speaking
and supporting the event.
And
thank you to the IAFF and Staff for all of their hard work holding this
convention. GP Harold Schaitberger and GST Ed Kelly are strong and
sophisticated leaders and we are fortunate for their dedicated service.
Our
Union is strong, and our goals are worthy. The road ahead will continue to
present challenges, but we are ready and we are prepared. As General
Secretary-Treasurer Ed “Edzo” Kelly said during his speech, “Our mission as a
Union does not have a destination. It is a journey that our Union leaders have
been entrusted to lead.”
Thank you:
Joanna Kerber
Opal Borts
Tina Clere
Adam Jones
Tony Savelli
Theresa Purtell
Martin Del Toro
Ted Marshall
Dallas Baker
Gina Baker
Tammy Miller
Lee Kerber
Roger Bianchi
Becky Bianchi
Karen Dahl
Paul Melkers
Lisa Melkers
Pete Aldassy
Erica Hall
Steve Baer
Mark Ochman
Matt Jung
Tien Tran
Shelly Fawcett
Nick Fawcett
Juliann Sorenson
Kurt Plunkett
Eric Hill
Felton Tate
Tyler Sell
Steve Amoroso
Cora McManus
Will Suarez
Timm Ryan
Steven Heublein
Adam Bracchi
Katie Campbell
Brad Bourgette
Jasper Bourgette
Enzo Bourgette
Eric Gochnour
Chris Dockter
Chris Gilbert
JP Wirth
Doug Baier
Orion Baker
Steve Lowe
AJ Gamino
Dave Faires
Caesar Cypher
Mike Milam
Bill Dennis
Jon Goins
Ian Condon
Alex Yoseph
Fire Station 2
Fire Station 5
Fire Station 10
Fire Station 25
Fireboat
Seattle Firefighter Pipes and Drums
Walter Kilgore Honor Guard
Port of Seattle Fire Fighters, IAFF Local 1257
Sponsors:
American Life Incorporated
Cal Pro Fire
FF Air Coalition/ Rescue Air
Jameson (Pernod-Ricard)
Nationwide
MLK Labor
Vimly/ BSI
DiMartino Associates
MBM Insurance
Vulcan
Fremont Brewing
The Confectional
SFD Officers Association
Rainier
Airlift Northwest
Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound
Don Bell, CPA
Joint Council of Teamsters #28
Medic One
Retired FF of WA
Municipal Emergency Services
OR State FF Council
Seattle Police Officers' Guild
Urban Visions
WSLC, AFL-CIO
Gore
Torrone Law LLC
Lost Lake Café and Lounge
UnionTrack
McCoy's Firehouse Bar & Grill
IAFF Financial Corp
Nant Health
McLendon's Hardware
Dimitrou's Jazz Alley
SMASHMALLOW
Essential Bakery
Café Ladro
Seattle Fire Boat Duwamish
Laborers Local 1239
Emmal Skalbania & Vinnedge
Seattle Hotel Association
Seattle Restaurant Alliance
SEIU Healthcare 1199NW
Service Printing
Sound Apparel
Teamsters Local Union 117
Int'l Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 19
Black Raven
Teamsters Local 174
Sincerely,
Kenny
Stuart
President
Seattle
Fire Fighters Union, IAFF Local 27
Lieutenant
Ladder
Co. 8
Seattle
Fire Department
“Do
right, fear not.”
2018 Centennial Convention Sponsors
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