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Dear Friend,

As President of The Leary Firefighters Foundation, I have spent the last seven years talking about how we take firefighters for granted. We all know that there is never enough money to get them the equipment and training that they need.

But here's the thing about firefighters.

They do their job because they care about us and they care about keeping their communities safe. Regardless of what kind of equipment they are working with or what kind of training they have, firefighters will always make do.

The mission of The Leary Firefighters Foundation is to bridge the gap in public funding so that firefighters have the best available equipment and training to meet the extraordinary challenges of a very dangerous job.

Since the Foundation was established in 2000, we have committed more than $ 8 million to crucial programs for fire departments in New York, Boston, and Worcester, Massachusetts and New Orleans.

In 2005, The Leary Foundation made a pledge to support the New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) in their need to prepare for the next hurricane season. It came to my attention that during Katrina and its aftermath the only water rescue capability the NOFD had came from the use of personal boats of NOFD members, and it is estimated that they contributed to the rescue of approximately 18,000 victims. As we all know, history has shown the crucial need for these rescue boats, and through the Lucey Grant Program, The Leary Foundation has directed $100,000 to the purchase of this life-saving equipment.

At the heart of all the Leary Foundation's grant making is the desire to give firefighters a better chance of returning home to their families at the end of the day, and to ensure that each one of us and our loved ones will be more likely to survive a life-threatening fire.

I thank you for your interest in The Leary Firefighters Foundation and invite you to explore this website to learn more about supporting the Foundation's important work.

Denis Leary
President