FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sparklight Associates Volunteer at Prescott Valley
Healing Field in Tribute to 9/11 Victims
PRESCOTT VALLEY, AZ – Sept. 6, 2024 – Sparklight associates paid tribute to 9/11 victims by helping install flags at the Prescott Valley Healing Field, as they’ve done each year since the memorial’s inception in 2012. The annual display of 2,977 U.S. flags commemorates the Americans and first responders who lost their lives in the 2001 terrorist attacks.
The Prescott Valley Healing Field aims to bring northern Arizona residents together in an atmosphere of optimism and healing. Each installed flagpole includes information about the victims, with teddy bears on flags in memory of children and boots at the base of those for fallen firefighters, police or military. The display also includes 19 Granite Mountain Hotshot flags honoring the wildland firefighters who perished in the Yarnell Hill Fire on June 30, 2013.
This year’s Sparklight volunteers included Mike Heddens, Southwest Director of Field Operations, who has participated in the installation for the past 12 years.
“This annual memorial is deeply touching and meaningful to all who have the opportunity to experience it, whether as volunteers or visitors,” Heddens said. “We are honored to be part of this incredible, humbling experience, and grateful to Sparklight for allowing us the time to give back to our community.”
“Sparklight is proud to work alongside the community in this tribute to the courage and sacrifice of those who lost their lives on 9/11 and other rescue efforts,” said David Williams, Sparklight’s Southwest Region Marketing Director. “By remembering their stories, we ensure their legacies endure and continue to inspire strength and unity."
The Healing Field will be open to the public through Friday, Sept. 13, at the Civic Center Lawn located at 7501 E. Skoog Blvd. in Prescott Valley. Learn more at www.healingfieldpv.com.
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Sparklight® is a leading broadband communications provider and part of the Cable One family of brands, which serves more than 1 million residential and business customers across 24 states. Powered by a fiber-rich network, Sparklight provides consumers with a wide array of connectivity and entertainment services, including high-speed internet and advanced WiFi solutions, cable television and phone service. Sparklight Business provides scalable and cost-effective products for businesses ranging in size from small to mid-market, in addition to enterprise, wholesale and carrier customers.
CAPTION: (left to right) Jamie O’Driscoll, Anne-Marie Szabo, Lou Westall, Vikki Heddens and Mike Heddens
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