PRESS RELEASE: Cross-Country Ride for Burn Survivors Stops In Scranton Pennsylvania

Cross-Country Ride for Burn Survivors Stops In Pennsylvania this Week!

Firefighter Mike Manning Rides Through Scranton To Support Burn Survivors

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CONTACT:
Jeff Derderian/Community Volunteer
401-441-7823
jeffderderian @ hotmail. com

EDITOR’S NOTES:
Interview/Photo Opportunity – Interviews with Mike Manning call 401-441-7823 to schedule.



May 11th – Firefighter Mike Manning will be stopping in Scranton PA THIS FRIDAY—May 11th as part of a 3,100 mile cross-country trek from Boston to San Jose. The inaugural annual event, called “Feel the Burn ’07,” is part of Manning’s mission to raise awareness and funding for burn survivors and the treatments that can help them.

After selling his VW van for $1,000 and donating it to a burn survivor he had never met before, Mike wanted to do something on a much bigger scale.

Manning’s 40 city journey will take him across 13 states in 45 days to generate support for the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors, a national non-profit burn survivor assistance and advocacy group based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Every penny collected towards the $100,000 goal will directly aid burn survivors with the costly medical care and treatment necessary for a full recovery.

“The resilience to the emotional and physical pain, which is indescribable, makes burn survivors the strongest people I have ever met,” Manning said. “As a firefighter, you rescue people, often never knowing the outcome. I want this ride to offer the necessary support to bring survivors full circle from rescue to return to society.”

Amy Acton Executive Director of the Phoenix Society adds, “Though a burn injury can be devastating physically and emotionally, access to quality care, support and resources enables you to survive and thrive after a burn injury. The costly nature of medical essentials, such as burn recovery masks and compression garments, are often unexpected and overwhelming expenses for burn survivors.” “Mike’s will and determination will help benefit the entire burn survivor community”.

Donations for “Feel the Burn ‘07” can be made at the event or through the Web at www.phoenix-society.org

Check out Mike’s exclusive Blog at www.feeltheburn07.blogspot.com for live updates, photos, and Mike’s own diary.

To interview Mike, please call 401-441-7823

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