9-11-2016 First Responders Sunday Patriot Day

Today, Sunday, September 11, 2016 my church is hosting a First Responders Sunday Patriot Day to honor all first responders. I was asked to make invitations for all the first responders’ stations in our town.

As we mark the fifteenth anniversary of that tragic day when 3,000 Americans lost their lives in a terrorist attack, we think of how first responders rushed to the scene to saves as many lives as they could while risking their own. So many lost their lives doing just that and others sacrificed their health. All while thinking of nothing but saving lives of people they didn’t know.

First responders do this EVERY day. It’s fitting that our church wants to honor our first responders will a special service and a meal for them and their guests. I’m humbled that I got to design and make the invitations.

My first thought after the “yes” was what would be the design? Patriotic was my first thought. How appropriate because they are all most definitely patriots. Then I remembered the American flag cards posted for Fourth of July using the Stampin’ Up! Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Dies. There were several versions of the idea. This is mine.

Inside the handmade invitation it read:

First Responders Sunday Patriot Day
September 11, 2016 ~ 11:00 a.m.
First Baptist Church 4151 Wild Turkey Trail Reed City, MI 49677
A meal will be provided following this special service. Please RSVP to glenrobinett1@gmail.com or (231)832-2083 by Wednesday, September 7th so we can properly plan and prepare.

God bless each of us and our nation as we remember and honor all those that lost their lives on September 11, 2016 and September 11, 2012, their friends and family that miss them and the first responders who risk their lives for us every day.