Includes - One drink ticket, hot butlered hors d’oeuvres and stationary cold hors d’oeuvres.
Pennsylvania Congressman Curt Weldon (1987-2007) will review his book 'Awakening the Sleeping Giant – The Political Empowerment of America’s Heroes' documenting the political empowerment of America’s 1.2 million Fire Fighters, EMS and First Responders. As a firefighter, Fire Chief, PA State Fire Instructor and volunteer Training Director for one of the largest Counties in Pennsylvania, Weldon documents his life in the Fire Service and how he took the firefighter’s battle to Washington, DC as a 20-year Member of the United States Congress.
In the book Weldon spins tales filled with tragedy and pain, emotion and passion, humor and good will intertwined with true stories from his own life as a firefighter/Fire Chief in his hometown of Marcus Hook to the hallowed Halls of Congress where he confronted a governmental bureaucracy that had been unresponsive to the needs of career and volunteer First Responders in Pennsylvania and across America.
In the most personal Chapter, Weldon details what he calls the ultimate political arson – his ‘take-down’ two weeks prior to his last election. For the first time publicly, Weldon details the unbelievable story of how – and why – Weldon had to be stopped from rising to become Chairman of the powerful Armed Services Committee where he would have enjoyed unlimited Subpoena Power. Investigations that Weldon was pursuing are outlined. The reader will not believe that such events can (and did) occur in the greatest nation on the earth.
Wrapping up the 'Awakening the Sleeping Giant – The Political Empowerment of America’s Heroes' Weldon outlines his vision for the future. The new International non-profit ‘One World for Life’ is designed to identify, unify and empower Firefighters and First Responders worldwide. Estimated to be more than 25 million, Weldon documents his plans to reach out and embolden the new organization and welcomes the participation and involvement of Firefighters and First Responders everywhere to empower the world’s true heroes.
The book is available on Amazon in several formats.
ALL PROFITS FROM THE SALE OF THIS BOOK GO TO FIRE SERVICE GROUPS, INCLUDING ONE WORLD FOR LIFE!