Community ‘champions’ deliver meals to homebound elderly

Community ‘champions’ deliver meals to homebound elderly

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (March 23, 2015) Meals On Wheels Senior Services of Rockwall County recently kicked off Community Champions Week as part of the national March for Meals campaign. Several of our community’s champions volunteered to deliver meals to local homebound senior citizens. Throughout the week of March 15-21, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall, the mayors […]

Rockwall firefighters deliver Meals on Wheels to homebound seniors

Rockwall firefighters deliver Meals on Wheels to homebound seniors

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (March 20, 2014) Rockwall firefighters helped deliver meals to homebound seniors today as part of Meals on Wheels Senior Services’ National Community Champion Day and the March for Meals campaign. Firefighters arrived in their emergency vehicles, and presented the seniors with handshakes, hugs and a nutritious meal. “In this tough economy, the […]

Rockwall firefighters honored by Ebby Halliday Realtors

Rockwall firefighters honored by Ebby Halliday Realtors

(ROCKWALL- October 5, 2013) Ebby Halliday Realtors, located at 2604 Ridge Road, hosted an appreciation event Friday recognizing Rockwall firefighters – serving up hamburgers, potato salad, beans and desserts, topped off with a big thank you  to our local heroes. “Ebby Halliday built her reputation on giving back to the community, and this is our […]

Firehouse Subs celebrates with ribbon cutting

(Rockwall) August 24, 2012 – The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting yesterday for Firehouse Subs, located at 1067 E. Interstate 30, Suite 107, in Rockwall. Founded by former firefighting brothers Chris and Robin Sorensen, Firehouse Subs began in 1994 with one restaurant in Jacksonville, Fla. Now 18 years later, the company […]

Plano boy recognized for saving drowning baby

[Plano Star-Courier] (Plano) Craning his neck to smile at the firefighters congratulating him, Jesus Lara was a good example of how big heroes can come in small packages. Just 8 years old and a novice swimmer, Jesus reacted quickly last weekend to save a drowning infant from the bottom of a pool. On Thursday morning, […]