Pictured are (from left): Fermin Ramirez, East Texas Poultry Supply; Alan Ricketson, Sam Samford Lodge; Sammy Arnold, Sam Samford Lodge; Taylor Buster, Texas Department of Public Safety.
October 24, 2024 - Sam Samford Lodge #149 delivered a pallet carrying cases of bottled water to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) office in Center Thursday, October 24, 2024.
Lodge members support local public safety organizations by delivering donated water. This water was supplied by H&S Grocery in Center and East Texas Poultry Supply provided a forklift, driven by Fermin Ramirez, to move the pallet.
Delivering the water were Masonic Lodge members Sammy Arnold and Alan Ricketson. DPS Trooper Taylor Buster received the water on behalf of the DPS office.
Earlier this month, water was also delivered to the Shelby County Sheriff's Department and Center Police Department.