SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT

Date & Time: Thursday, September 20, 2007

Location: Lawrence Road Fire Co. (Station 22), 1252 Lawrence Road, Lawrence Township

Details: Volunteers from Lawrence Road Fire Co., along with crews from the Slackwood and Lawrenceville fire companies, turned out to welcome former New York Giants footballs star George Martin as he walked through Lawrence Township on his way from the George Washington Bridge in New York City to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Martin, a star defense end who played for the Giants for 14 seasons and was part of the Giants team that won Super Bowl XXI, decided to walk the more than 3,400 miles from New York to California to raise money to aid firefighters and police officers who were stricken with health problems as a result of the 2001 terrorist attacks. Martin, who said he hopes to raise several million dollars to benefit the heroic first responders of 9/11, planned to stop at firehouses along the way. His visit to the Lawrence Road firehouse was planned in advance in order to allow a TV crew from ABC to interview him. After spending nearly an hour visiting with Lawrence Township firefighters, Martin gave his interview in Station 22’s parking lot, with Rescue 22 and Telesquirt 23 serving as a backdrop. During the interview, Martin wore a Lawrence Road Fire Co. T-shirt that members presented to him as a gift. For more details on Martin’s walk and his efforts to raise money for the heroes of Ground Zero, please visit http://www.ajourneyfor911.info/

All photos below copyright (c) 2007 by Michael Ratcliffe All photos below courtesy and copyright (c) 2007 by Brian McCarthy