Redmond firefighters climb for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

February 21, 2017 2:30 pm
Redmond firefighter/paramedic Josh Peeples stair climbs, firefighter/paramedic Andrea DeCaro holds the boot and firefighter/EMT Tyler Parnell stands at left at Trader Joe’s. Courtesy photo
Redmond firefighter/paramedic Josh Peeples stair climbs, firefighter/paramedic Andrea DeCaro holds the boot and firefighter/EMT Tyler Parnell stands at left at Trader Joe’s. Courtesy photo

Members of the Redmond Firefighters Local 2829 union were at Trader Joe’s last Saturday and raised $1,950 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. They set up in front of the store with a stair climber for two hours, working out in preparation for the mammoth regional fundraiser stair climb — 69 flights of stairs in full firefighter gear — on March 12 at the Columbia Tower in downtown Seattle.

This year’s Redmond team for the regional event consists of firefighter/EMTs Mike Bakke (team captain), Eben Dygert, Reichle Erchinger, Josh Frei, Josh Holthenrichs and Brandon Pierce, and firefighter/paramedics Josh Peeples and Andrea DeCaro.