Vulcan Rocks! Our HEROES Cleaning up Mira Mesa Again

Heroes come in all sizes and shapes in our community. While many of us are familiar with our local nonprofit, Mira Mesa HEROES events, much of what they do is supported by our local company donations – thus heroes in their own way. One such company is Vulcan Materials – yes, the “rock people.” Their donations have helped our community paint both fire stations and on Feb 21th the Mark Twain High school (next to MMHS). Yet their community support and spirit is much more than that.

They enhance our surroundings through educational support, outreach programs, donations, and by keeping up their plant’s appearance – including a full time employee on the Community Planning Group. They actively sponsor a school partnership with Wangenheim Middle School and provide assistance, expertise, and materials to help our young people in their education.  This support includes participation in career days, donating school supplies (digital cameras, etc…), and sponsoring field trips, as well as sponsoring students and teachers in the Race for Literacy, and even sent a teacher to a mining conference.
Additionally they routinely provide donations to several other schools, local youth sports teams and non-profit organizations.  Their donation to the Chollas Lake Little League allowed them to improve the fields and provide a safe environment for the kids of the community.  Every year they sponsor the Mira Mesa Street Fair and participate in the clean up afterwards by providing the services of their street sweeper.  Another less visible community relations activity they provide is donating areas of their property as a training ground for rescue dogs.    Three of these dogs were later used in the rescue efforts at the World Trade Center on 9/11/01 in New York.  This year they donated superb Padres tickets to the Taste of Mira Mesa… and MORE….
So sometimes the real heroes are those supporters behind the scenes, being a good neighbor with little fanfare, and facilitating the outreach activities of others.  Vulcan Materials is just such a community hero.  We agree with their motto:  “Vulcan Rocks!”

Through the generous donations from Vulcan Materials, our HEROES volunteers were able to finish several projects at Mark Twain High School. They did some area cleaning, landscaping, repairs and painting to the facilities. To get involved within your community, contact Mike Davis from Mira Mesa HEROES for any one of their upcomming projects. You can also use that link to suggest a project for consideration.

Mira Mesa Fire Station 41 Open House Event

The Open House at Fire Station 41 was a blast! The Firefighters at our local fire station opened their freshly painted doors to Mira Mesa Residents Saturday afternoon. We were treated to pizza from New York Giant Pizza, and tasty Indian Cuisine from Ashoka The Great, compliments of Mike Davis and the wonderful volunteers from Mira Mesa HEROES. The fire trucks were open for all to see, and we even got to tour the station, which was a hit with the kids.

As the event was just getting started, there was a call to action and our hosts had to leave to put out a car fire. They quickly returned and the party resumed. It was an unexpected treat for my son and I to see the Firefighters in action. A fun time was had by all, and many thank-yous were exchanged on both sides – we were greatful for their hard work keeping our community safe, and they were thankful that HEROES sponsored the painting of their fire station. It is a great feeling of giving back to our community. I would recommend volunteering as much as you can.

To volunteer for future events, go to the Mira Mesa HEROES website or look for details here at Mira Mesa.Com.

Fire Station 41 Open House Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008

Fire Station 41 Open House on Dec. 20, 2008 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.! Come meet our local heroes and see the newly painted Fire Station this Saturday, as Mira Mesa HEROES and Fire Station 41 hold an open house and our whole community is welcome to attend. We are proud of our local Firefighters, and they also wanted to thank the many volunteers that helped to paint their Fire Station a few weeks ago. This is a great opportunity to bring the kids out to see just how our Firefighters live and work in our neighborhood. Pizza and soft drinks will be provided by Mira Mesa HEROES, and we hope to see you there. Fire Station 41 is located at 4914 Carroll Canyon Road, just off the Scranton / Mira Mesa Blvd intersection east of the 805 freeway.

MIRA MESA HEROES PAINTS FIRE STATION 41

Fire Station 41 gets a fresh coat of paint! Mike Davis and the volunteers from MIRA MESA HEROES, and Rich Burns from Rich Burns Painting spent the weekend dressing up one of our local fire stations. The great thing about HEROES is the fact that anyone can lend a hand to help make our community better. They paint the walls along Mira Mesa Blvd, help clean yards when our neighbors in need  can’t do it on their own, and all the participants are volunteers. It is a great feeling giving a little of your time to help a neighbor in need. It is also made possible by generous donations from individuals and companies like Vulcan, which pay for the paint and supplies necessary. Youth groups, students, Boy and Girl Scouts, and adults are all encouraged to participate. We had several Girl Scouts help us paint on Saturday, and they had a blast covering the walls (and themselves) with paint. To find out how you can volunteer, go to the HEROES website. For anyone looking for a professional painter, call Rich Burns at (858) 218-5646. He is the best in Mira Mesa. And a great big thanks to the Fire Fighters at Station 41.

HEROES – Volunteering in Mira Mesa

What’s missing in your life? If it’s a sense of belonging, friendship, “giving back” to society or community camaraderie, we have the place for you – your community’s HEROES (“Hometown Efforts to Rescue Our Endangered Society”). Simply put it’s neighbors helping less fortunate neighbors. The group’s main goal is to target MM community persons and organizations, which need physical/fix-it-up support, through a collaborative team comprised of local organizations, businesses and individuals – all to improve our collective community environment and spirit…. through one person/location at a time… The main objectives are: (1) what’s doable with a small team in 4 hours on a Saturday, (2) set priorities: safety, health, convenience, and (3) while most efforts are geared towards cleaning up, we will consider minor: electrical, plumbing, & structural repairs (simple items) in the house & yard. Read more