Letter: Country musician Tracy Lawrence plays at December fundraiser for Oak Ridge firefighters

To the Citizens of Oak Ridge,

My name is Austin Keathley, and I am the president of the Oak Ridge Firefighters Association.

I would like to give some information about our concert fundraiser. This fundraiser has been a part of our organization for the past three years. The tickets are sold over the phone. This is done by employees of our association that work out of the Knoxville Firefighters Association’s office. The tickets are then mailed from the same location. You receive the tickets and then mail back your payment.

There are two shows per year: one is oldies in June, and the other is country in December. The calls have begun for the country show in December. The artist is Tracy Lawrence with special guest Rick Huckaby.

Throughout our community, some may know about this, and some may have questions. This fundraiser has raised more than $50,000 for our charities during the past three years. The list of charities includes the Anderson County Fire Victims, Oak Ridge Fire Department Smoke Alarm Program, Oak Ridge Firefighters Association Scholarship, Camp Phoenix, Oak Ridge Fire Department Public Fire Education Program, and Training for Oak Ridge Firefighters.

For any further information, please contact me with the information below or look to our website for information.

Thank you,

Austin Keathley

President, Local 1346

Oak Ridge Firefighters Association

E-mail: orffapresident@gmail.com

Website: www.iaff1346.org