Tuesday, 31Aug10, Amarillo, TX, Coffee Memorial Blood Centers
Today was another one of those knock down drag out … incredible days.
A special thanks to Coffee Memorial Blood Center … with the spotlight on Joe and Suzanne, Ashley and many other awe-inspiring staff who went out of their way to make today … a day that we’ll never forget!
Thanks to Amarillo PD, Tim and Toby, the SWAT team, and many other officers who I met today … who donated blood and did everything they could to show appreciation for the donors and the Coffee Memorial blood center staff.
Thank you to the media … Jack and his gang … and the local TV stations … and … to Chris (the owner of the best steak place in Amarillo!)
Thank you to the local cyclists who rode with us today and the bicycle cops … there were so many awe-inspiring people that I met today that I’ll have to defer to Suzanne and the Coffee Memorial Blood Center facebook page and their website to let them explain who all these incredible people are!
And that doesn’t count … visiting the Bushland Elementary school where all the students were out on the sidewalk with inspirational signs that they had painted … they were absolutely awe-inspiring and their “energy level” was catching! I absolutely “loved” it!
It was like I suddenly had 200-300 new grandchildren who really loved me … it was incredible!
Then we rode our bicycles over to visit the Cadillac Ranch … I can’t explain it … you’ll just have to check out the pictures on Facebook and see for yourselves!
To all the motor officers who escorted us today on our bicycle ride out to Bushland and back … thank you for your professionalism and the way you protected us! It was an amazing job … WELL DONE, GUYS!
To the guys who cooked the hamburgers and “the sausages” … you are the BEST!
On top of everything else … Suzanne … you are absolutely at the top of your class! You are one classy lady and may God over watch over you and all of your co-workers!
Thanks for everything … and after all that … I then drove to Albuquerque, NM and met up with Jennifer (our LAA publicist) … I am now getting ready for our UBS visit here tomorrow …