<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Non-Profit Organization]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plano Fire Rescue Associates, Incorporated provides support for the City of Plano Fire Department as well as assist with fire department outreach and education.]]></description><link>https://www.pfra.net/xx</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:34:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.pfra.net/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[2025 Scholarship Recipients]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Scholarship Committee is excited to announce the following award recipients of the 2025 PFRA Scholarship program. The Committee had a very difficult time this year, being able to select only three recipients, as the entire pool of candidates were all outstanding. The PFRA Scholarship Committee sends their appreciation to everyone who submitted an application. It is very clear that all of the students who applied will have a very successful education and career ahead of them. Riley Belcher...]]></description><link>https://www.pfra.net/post/2025-scholarship-recipients</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a257ffb7af0f73356959fba</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:31:16 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Ramsay Ellis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2024 Scholarship Recipients]]></title><description><![CDATA[The PFRA Scholarship Committee received an unprecedented thirteen (13) applications this year from college-bound sons and daughters of Plano firefighters. All applications were from very deserving students with high scores across the board which made the selection of recipients extremely difficult this year. After multiple evaluations and discussions, the Committee is proud to announce these three students are the final recipients of the 2024 PFRA Scholarship Awards. Carsyn Reese Lane Carsyn...]]></description><link>https://www.pfra.net/post/2024-scholarship-recipients</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2585cdbcf454bfefd8ba58</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2024 15:56:15 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Ramsay Ellis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2023 Scholarship Recipients]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a long and difficult review, the PFRA Scholarship Committee selected four outstanding sons and daughters of Plano firefighters to receive this year’s scholarship awards. Congratulations to Zachary Willits, Megan Westwood, Ciarra Redden, and Landon Clark! Thanks to an anonymous donor, PFRA was able to award four, $1000 scholarships this year instead of only three. PFRA is very appreciative to our pubic and private sponsors as they support of our charitable activities that benefit the...]]></description><link>https://www.pfra.net/post/2023-scholarship-recipients</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2588e7750b8b39abbb3b8d</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2023 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Ramsay Ellis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2022 Scholarship Recipients]]></title><description><![CDATA[PFRA is excited to announce this year’s Scholarship recipients are: Katie Grogan, Aspen Holm, and Hudson Gray. Congratulations from the 2022 Scholarship Committee:  Bob &#38; Chris Doherty, Dan Hay, Andy &#38; Linda Howard, John Mouser, and Donna Sablotny. Katie Grogan Katie Grogan is the daughter of Driver Engineer/Paramedic Steven “Scott” Grogan at Station 4, B Shift. Katie graduated from high school in May of 2021 in the top 6% of her class with 18 dual credits from Grayson County College with...]]></description><link>https://www.pfra.net/post/2022-scholarship-recipients</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a258a2443d3e9ae32a2fcf4</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2022 16:15:58 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Ramsay Ellis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2021 Scholarship Recipients]]></title><description><![CDATA[PFRA is excited to announce this year’s recipients of our three $1000 scholarships are Kaylee Lin King, Mikelah Westwood, and Carson Gafford. The PFRA application review committee had a very difficult time being able to select only three recipients from a large pool of outstanding and very deserving candidates. The committee sends their appreciation to everyone who submitted an application and we know all these students will have a very successful education and career ahead of them. Kaylee...]]></description><link>https://www.pfra.net/post/2021-scholarship-recipients</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a258b377af0f7335695b7c1</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2021 16:19:29 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Ramsay Ellis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2020 Scholarship Recipients]]></title><description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Garret Poe, Peyton Lammons , and Alexa Reichert. This year, multiple applications were received from many deserving students. Consequently, the PFRA application review committee had a very difficult time being able to select only three recipients as the entire pool of candidates were all outstanding. The PFRA Scholarship committee sends their appreciation to everyone who submitted an application and we know all these students will have a very successful education and career...]]></description><link>https://www.pfra.net/post/2020-scholarship-recipients</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a258d251f44c606b37bf713</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Ramsay Ellis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2019 Scholarship Recipients]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the July 2019 meeting, the PFRA Scholarship Committee awarded three collegiate scholarships to highly-academic daughters of three Plano firefighters. Congratulates to the 2019 PFRA Scholarship Award recipients Hannah Willits, Addyson Miller, and Katelyn Cardwell. Hannah Willits Hannah is the daughter of FF/engineer Chris Willits. Hannah graduated this past May from Plano East Senior High School with a GPA of 3.8 out of 4.0 and was in the top third of her class of 1317 students. Hannah has...]]></description><link>https://www.pfra.net/post/2019-scholarship-recipients</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a258e3b750b8b39abbb46dd</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2019 16:32:10 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Ramsay Ellis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2018 Scholarship Recipients]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the July 17 2018 meeting, PFRA was proud to award three collegiate scholarships to highly-academic daughters of three Plano firefighters. Congratulates to the 2018 PFRA Scholarship Award recipients Hannah Hokit, Kinley Gafford, and Madison Pate. Kinley Gafford Kinley, daughter of Karry “Sam” Gafford, graduated from Bells High School and will be attending Southeastern Oklahoma State University and pursuing a degree in Occupational Safety and Health and hopes to get a job under OSHA that...]]></description><link>https://www.pfra.net/post/2018-scholarship-recipients</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a258f4e43d3e9ae32a307bc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2018 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Ramsay Ellis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2017 Scholarship Recipients]]></title><description><![CDATA[PFRA congratulates Madison Poe, Cole Campbell, and Tionne Stubblefield, who are the 2017 PFRA Scholarship Award recipients. Madison Poe Madison is the daughter of Steve Poe, Battalion Chief at Station 12. She will be attending Texas A&#38;M in the fall, majoring in Political Science and continuing onto Law School to eventually become a family lawyer.  She plans to open her own non-profit legal practice to give priority to children who are victims of verbal and emotional abuse committed by their...]]></description><link>https://www.pfra.net/post/2017-scholarship-recipients</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a259041750b8b39abbb4b6c</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2017 16:40:15 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Ramsay Ellis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2016 Scholarship Recipients]]></title><description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Madison Hokit, Ellys Rogers, and Matthew Biggerstaff, who each received a $1,000 scholarship from PFRA in the summer of 2016.  The PFRA scholarship committee had a very difficult task this year, being able to select only 3 recipients out of the large number of outstanding and qualified applications that were submitted. Madison Hokit Madison is the daughter of Jonathan Hokit, Fire Engineer at Station 4B. Madison has been taking dual-credit classes throughout her high school....]]></description><link>https://www.pfra.net/post/2016-scholarship-recipients</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a25913243d3e9ae32a30c3c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2016 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Ramsay Ellis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2015 and earlier Scholarship Recipients]]></title><description><![CDATA[From 2015 and earlier, PFRA did not include the biography and writeup from each scholarship recipient. However, we are very excited to list them below. 2015 Recipients Brennah Joiner (No Photo Available), Miranda Poe (No Photo Available), Brian Kanzaki 2014 Recipients Savannah Pecky, Torin Rogers, Cadie Gafford 2013 Recipients Tanner Tomlin, Presley Majka, Meghan Matlock (no photo availble) 2012 Recipients Cale "Reece" Hokit, Nicholas Benke, Lauren Gladney 2011 Recipients Garret Rogers,...]]></description><link>https://www.pfra.net/post/2015-and-earlier-scholarship-recipients</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a259255b16f11ce241864f8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Ramsay Ellis</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>