Night of Hope - 6 Stones

Drew Washington isn’t just a Fire Inspector and Investigator for the City of Euless. He’s also a child at heart. And a Christmas elf. This year, he’ll help us provide Christmas for 4,000 local children. But he might have even more fun with it than they do. Want to give the gift of Christmas to…

Drew Washington always knew that he wanted to be a firefighter. Raised in Keller, the former City of Hillsboro and current City of Euless employee fell in love with the profession as he watched his local fire department interact with their community. It was a natural career choice for a young man who wanted to…

Text by Valkyrie Reed, Senior, Trinity High School When I stepped out of my Uber and walked into the school where I had volunteered to report on Night of Hope, I wasn’t sure what to expect or do. I was nervously rushing around trying to find Steven Jones, the 6 Stones reporter I volunteered for.…

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…

Text by Anmarie Garcia, Principal, Oakwood Terrace Elementary My first Night of Hope was pleasant, if somewhat uneventful. In 2010, I was an assistant principal at West Hurst Elementary. The program was new, and still growing. It was nice to see families and students sharing Christmas together, especially because I knew that many of our…

Posts Tagged ‘Night of Hope’

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