Nino Galloway Talks Friday's "Never Forget" Tribute in Downtown Las Vegas

0:00Sunday when I was 6.5. Good morning. It's Joanne and Sean. Thanks for waking up with us today. Now there is a big event happening right outside of our building tomorrow here in downtown Las Vegas. So we've got to get into it. Talk about it and how you can be involved in support as well. So we're welcoming to the studio this morning. I haven't seen this gentleman quite some time. But Nino Galway. It's great to see you. Welcome to sunny when I was 6.5. It has been a long time. But thank you. I'm glad to be here. We're so happy to have you here. You know, you are the event coordinator. We're here with the professional firefighters of Nevada Association and a retired firefighter from right here in our community. So you have put in the time and now you are taking your retired life, but still dedicating it to such a great cause. And so we're just really excited to talk with you this morning. Awesome. Great to be here. So tomorrow morning. We're marking the anniversary of, you know, one of the biggest tragedies in American history. Of course, September 11, 2001.

1:00We're starting tomorrow. It's an all day affair. And you have an amazing goal. There's a lot of things happening. But let's start with what's happening in the morning. Yeah. So we're going to be out on on free mon street with a group called the Freedom Ride. And it's powered by a nonprofit called being the change. And it's a group of people are going to be out there. Riding a spin bike for 343 minutes. Wow. Now we'll be out there. We've got a team and they're all riding like 45 minutes to an hour. So I kind of just kind of feel going in, but there's a dedicated group of people that will be out there for 343 minutes to represent every firefighter that passed away. Wow. And then we have another event happening at the strat where they're all going to climb. And all of those responders, firefighters, police officers, medics, military have the ability to climb. And they will carry someone's name. Oh, man. And then recently we just added a motorcycle ride that will be taking place around the valley. And it will end up.

2:00At the Plaza Hotel, which is the host hotel, probably about 530. And they'll be carrying some names as well. And then we'll culminate all that with the reading of the names and then a march on free month. Awesome. I mean, that is a terrific day of events and activities. And we want people to come out and support. And of course, there's also a give back element to all the festivities and everything that's occurring tomorrow. So let's dive into that. How people can come out support and of course give back. Yeah, I'm going to do this as brief as I can. But we know that our first responders here come across hardships. And so there's an element of whether you can buy a shirt, which will make available to you or you make a donation through the dead through our website. Some of it will stay here to take care of our police and firefighters here locally. But half of whatever we raise is going to go to tunnel the towers. Wow. And the reason is since the day of the attacks were so many were killed, there has been more than that that have died due to illnesses. And so we will be sending money back to the tunnel the towers.

3:09And that came recommended through the International Association of firefighters, which is who we are. That's like our big brother. That's daddy. Right. So they recommended that. And so if people want to participate, they can go to website and just donate to at the pffn.org. They can show up. We'll have shirts. Possibly some challenge coins. If they make it here. Okay. Or when this is all done, we are going to do a ceremonial toast in at the plaza and people can go to hogs and heifers outpost and on their Facebook page and buy a shot for a first responder for the toast. Wow. Something different. Yeah. Something different and simple. 100% we like that. Keep it simple. We're firefighters. I can't believe it's been 25 years, honestly. If you're the time has just flown by. But all of this is being done, of course, because we never want to forget what happened that day. I think what I what I would my hope for this is that more than anything that we rekindle some of that togetherness. I think that we all felt as a country. Yeah.

4:17In the days that that followed, you know, that was a time, I think, where it didn't matter who you were, you know, what you looked like. We were able to come together for a common cause. And I would love to see some of that rekindled here, starting tomorrow. And you have an amazing goal of getting I think a thousand uniformed. Yes. People out to March. Yes. Absolutely. If I can interject something before you get to that. I grew up in New York. I started as a volunteer firefighter. And there was three gentlemen that I volunteered with that were on FDNY at the time. They all survived. But none of them made it out without mental issues as well illnesses. Of course. And so since then, like we we were able to actually go there two weeks after an attend funeral services. So to your point, part of the reason of our March. And then do in a simple coalition and then us having some fellowship at the Plaza is because that's how it went down two weeks after that's how we were shown.

5:21Incredible respect and love. Having gone to a funeral service for a member and then then go, you guys are from Vegas. You're coming with us. It was you cannot describe what it was like in that moment. And so if we can read at least do it in our own version and show the respect. I think it's going to be awesome. And so our pitch to all uniform personnel is that if you aren't in New York. Put your uniform on class A preferred class B though is OK and come and join us. Come March. Hang out for the it'll be a short ceremony because firefighters have attention spans of please. And then we're going to do a toast and hang out and just enjoy each other. Sure. Because that's how it was shown to us 25 years ago. Yeah. And a great way to remember the lives that were lost. So I mean, what a powerful day tomorrow is going to be right here in downtown Las Vegas. So we're going to put up all the details at sunny1065 dot com just click on sunny mornings. We're putting up everything there about how you can participate, how you can donate.

6:29And of course, give back in so many ways. It's such a obviously such a powerful day of remembrance and a great day to honor those whose lives were lost. So it's going to be a great day. You know, we know you have a big part of what goes on behind the scenes to make this all happen. So thank you for everything that you do for community. You got to love it. This one's us. It's an amazing privilege. If someone wants to donate, can you just toss out the website where they can do that really easily? Yeah. If they want to go directly to tunnel the towers. Do so. If you're the most comfortable there, if not go to the p p f f n dot org, click on donations and you can just make a donation there. And all of that in this window is for 9 11 and it gives us the ability to send a check back to there and then also protect some of the firefighters that we're taking care of here as well as please. Absolutely. And you do a lot of work. I do want to also mention the professional firefighters of Nevada and that organization. Give everybody a little bit about background of that. Oh, I love it. The p f f n has been around. That's what we call it.

7:30Be around since 1960 and it helps support firefighters locally, politically, that kind of move. The benevolent they created in 2014 and we have a major focus of supporting hardships of a firefighter or their family member that goes to an illness or injury. Right. And then in addition to that, we are the memorial reminder for those firefighters that have died in the state of Nevada 89 firefighters have died. And so we have a memorial in Carson City and we have two memorial fire engines that we take out to into the community just to remind our first responders to stay healthy. Yeah, to the best of their ability, but also Let the community know that there's a price to be paid for the work that we choose to do. Absolutely. So that's awesome. It's an incredible cause and we're going to get all of Vegas out tomorrow to support. Nino Galaway with the professional firefighters of Nevada is benevolent association. Thank you so much for coming in and being part of sunny mornings with us today.

8:34I love it. Thank you both.