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A Heartfelt Thank You from the 4th Annual Rally for Our First Responders
June 2, 2025
Thank you from the bottom of my HEART for helping me make my vision come True to Support Our First Responders!
A Heartfelt Thank You from the 4th Annual Rally for Our First Responders To our incredible First Responders – this Rally was for YOU. Thank you for your bravery, sacrifice, and dedication to keeping our communities safe every single day. It was an honor to celebrate and support you!
To our amazing community – thank you for coming out in full force to show appreciation and help raise vital funds for our First Responder nonprofit beneficiaries. Your support means the world.
To our AMAZING Sponsors – your generosity made this entire event possible. THANK YOU for believing in our mission.
To every single person and group who participated in the Rally – THANK YOU:
#Modded Familia for the incredible car show
All of our fantastic vendors and food & drink vendors
Everyone who made the Kids Zone unforgettable
Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company for the exciting fire truck rides
Sponsors who handed out gifts to the community
Our First Responders who provided informative and engaging educational demonstrations The 50 beautiful American flags that lined the field
West Of One Band for the awesome live music
Sidney Caldwell for her beautiful performance of the National Anthem
The DSP Honor Guard
The DSP and Dover Celtic Pipes and Drums
Irreverent Warriors for leading the Mini Hike
Radio Delmarva Dot Net, Coast Country 103.9 & 106.3, Spicer Bros. Construction, Inc., The Talk of Delmarva - WGMD 92.7 and 98.5, Outdoors Delmarva, and the Cape Gazette for their coverage and support
Ms. Wheelchair Delaware USA and Miss Delaware USA for joining us
Yarn & Bone Pet Supply & Pet Wash for Sponsoring the Patriotic Pup Parade (my Phoebe lost, but she wasn't going to win anyway, LOL)
The many non-profit organizations who came to share their missions
Vivids VP INC for the amazing drone footage, video, and photos
Coastal Camera Club – for capturing the day through incredible photographyTo my small but mighty team:
My husband Darren Shaffer – for always supporting me, laying out the field, and keeping the tech running smoothly My children, Ryan and Amanda Shaffer – for your tireless help during the months of prep and hard work on the big day Ann Marie Truszcienski – for marketing magic and leading an incredible Kids Zone DJ Manny Mann – our amazing MC who kept things flowing and fun Sarah Collier – our go-to vendor wrangler for four years strong Joyce Bauchner – for running the online silent auction and organizing over 80 wonderful volunteers Mary DiGennaro-latina – for leading the front entrance Kim Bateman Couch & Claudia Pulise – for organizing and selling our Rally MerchandiseTo our over 80 volunteers – thank you for giving your time and energy to help with the auction, 50/50, Kids Zone, gates, merchandise, and more. You are the heartbeat of this Rally.
A special thank you to MISSION BBQ for providing delicious sandwiches and snacks to feed our amazing volunteers! Your support means so much to us!Special thanks to:
My dear friend Brian Grawehr – for always being there Randy Porr, Pat Porr, Brian Shaffer, Amy, and Jack – for all your help and support to get ready for the Rally.
I am sure I’ve missed some important people — but truly, this post is to thank EVERYONE who helped make the 4th Annual Rally for Our First Responders such an incredible day. Whether you volunteered, sponsored, donated, performed, or simply showed up to support — you made a difference.Thank you for making this dream a reality and helping me achieve my vision, which remains the same: to SUPPORT our First Responders.
