On September 11, 2010 Denis Leary, star of FX’s show Rescue me, and his wife, Ann Leary, donated a Ford F-350 Super Duty to the Roxbury Ambulance Association. Mrs. Leary is an active volunteer for the association and Denis Leary established The Leary Firefighters Foundation. The foundation was founded in 2000 in response to a tragic fire in Worcester, Massachusetts. The fire claimed the lives of Denis’ cousin, a childhood friend, and four other firefighters. Their mission is to provide funding and resources to Fire Departments to obtain the best available equipment, technology and training.
Denis Leary opted out of being paid for his advertising work with Ford in exchange for a truck to be donated to the Roxbury Ambulance Association. Shakers Family Ford Lincoln Mercury felt privileged to be able to help the cause and arrange for the truck’s arrival. Corey Shaker, Dealer Principal for Shakers’ and volunteer fire fighter, pushed for the truck to arrive in time for September 11th in order to commemorate the 343 fire fighters who gave their lives during the 9/11 tragedy.
The new truck will be replacing their 11 year old Chevy Suburban as the support and response vehicle in Roxbury. The truck is used to carry first responder supplies such as first aid kits, water, decontamination equipment and much more. The aid that this vehicle gives can help save lives.
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Denis Leary handing over the keys to Bernie Meehan, Chief of the Ambulance Association. |
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Roxbury Ambulance receives their new truck from Denis and Ann Leary |
 Corey Shaker, of the Shaker Family, gives over the keys to the new Ford truck. |
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