Posts Tagged ‘Bus Pull’
For This Community, Caring is the Most Important Tradition
We have a strange tradition here in HEB. One that sees employees from city governments, our school district, and a few local businesses line up for the chance the haul a bus across the parking lot at Pennington Field by hand. And it’s one of the most powerful, unifying things our community does all year.…
Read MoreFor This Community, Caring is the Most Important Tradition
BEDFORD — It’s 9:30 am on a Friday, but there is already a crowd at Pennington Field. City officials from maintenance teams to Mayors wander the pavement beside the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District stadium. As ten o’clock draws near, they begin to swirl and separate. School busses arrive, each welcomed with a garland of cargo…
Read MoreHow Our Community Raised $150k in 30 Seconds
BEDFORD — Only 35 seconds passed between the sound of the starting horn and moment that the final vehicle crossed the finish line at Pulling for Hope. The contestants, scattered across the parking lot at Pennington Field, almost universally doubled over, cast their eyes to the sky, or dropped to the ground in an attempt to recover…
Read MorePulling Together: Competitive Community Rallies For Christmas Joy
BEDFORD– The winter sun crests Pennington Field, throwing what warmth it can offer across the turf that local students call home. In the parking lot where many of them will learn to drive, a throng of people gather to raise funds in support of those who will go without this Christmas. The stadium, home to LD…
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