The Firefighter Ribfest was a Big Success

Our first "Cranking it Back to the Community" event, the Firefighter Ribfest, was a big success. We fed over 25 firefighters, Mayor Hunt, and many of the Coppell Cranks. Thank you to all of the Coppell Cranks who committed time and resources to help make this event a success. They include:

• Tim Alderman
• Kit Vinson
• Jim Hampton
• Jim Harris
• Tim Mikus
• Bill Pagels
• Mike Schibelli
• Carlos Siewczynski
• Michael LaManna
• Lowell Johnson

I would call that a show of force guys. Thank you to all of you for helping to make this a success,

Special thanks goes out to the following "Honorary Cranks":

• Jay Khorrami (Deliman's Grill)
• Dickey's BBQ
• Robert Rantz

Jay provided 10 racks of ribs to the event, along with two commercial grills, and the use of his walk in cooler to store the food before the event.

Dickey's BBQ provided all of the beans

Robert Rantz took his personal time and flatbed trailer to help us move the grills from Coppell Deli to Kit's house for cleaning and prep, then to the firehouse for the event, then to the pressure wash for cleaning, and finally back to Coppell Delli to return the grills.

I hope that all of you will take a few moments to send a personal e-mail of thanks to the Honorary Cranks for their help:

Jay Khorrami: jaycoppelldeli@gmail.com

Robert Rantz: robrantz@gmail.com