{"id":202210,"date":"2026-03-13T00:53:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T00:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/202210\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T00:53:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T00:53:07","slug":"lpffa-seeks-donations-for-first-responders-memorial-loop-signs-along-loop-88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/202210\/","title":{"rendered":"LPFFA seeks donations for First Responders Memorial Loop signs along Loop 88"},"content":{"rendered":"

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – The Lubbock Professional Firefighters Association is asking the community to help fund two memorial signs <\/a>along Loop 88, honoring first responders who died in the line of duty.<\/p>\n

Joseph Wallace, president of the LPFFA, said the project originated with City Manager Jarrett Atkinson before being sent for approval.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe took it to Senator Perry and he latched onto it immediately,\u201d Wallace said. \u201cHe wrote the bill, carried it, did all the leg work to figure out how every part of it would work and how we would implement it, and it passed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Funding the project<\/p>\n

While the state approved the project, TxDOT cannot provide funding for memorial signs under state statute. Wallace said community members can donate any amount<\/a> to help cover the $33,000 cost of design and installation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s personal to our Lubbock community,\u201d Wallace said. \u201cWe are extremely fortunate to have the community of citizens we do. Lubbock always shows up for its first responders, so I think this goes hand in hand with each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

The road signs<\/p>\n

The signs will read \u201cFirst Responders Memorial Loop.\u201d Wallace said the project is meant to keep the memory of fallen first responders alive for the broader community.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what I want them to remember \u2014 the sacrifice they are willing to make and constantly making,\u201d Wallace said. \u201cIt takes a special person to do that, and that\u2019s what I would like the citizens to continue to remember, and they do, that there\u2019s always a group of people that are out there, while you\u2019re sleeping, watching over you, and that\u2019s a pretty special group of people.\u201d<\/p>\n

How to help<\/p>\n

To donate or for more information on the fundraiser, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can also write a check out to the Lubbock Professional Firefighters Association Charitable Foundation. <\/p>\n

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