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How YLD Operates
About Deputy Chief James G. Yvorra
Chief John Eversole Endowment for Hazardous Materials Responders
Donald E. Sellers Endowment for Emergency Medical Services
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Honoring Fallen Firefighters
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How You Can Donate
The Yvorra Leadership Development Foundation welcomes contributions from individuals, groups, and corporations who share YLD's goals and objectives. All contributions are tax deductible.
Eversole Scholarship Endowment receives $15,500 donation from Dow Chemical, Union Pacific Railroad, CSX Transportation and TRANSCAER. From left to right: Fairfax Fire Assistant Chief Tim Butters, Chairman of the IAFC HazMat Committee; Chris Hawley, Rick Emery, Mike Eversole, Sue Eversole, Gene Ryan, Deputy Commissioner Chicago Fire Department; Tim O'Brien, Director of HazMat Management for Union Pacific Railroad; Henry Ward, Director for Transportation Safety and Security, Dow Chemical; Mike Hildebrand, Romano De Simone, Director of Chemical Safety for CSX; Charlie Wright, Manager of Training for UP Railroad; Allison France, Public Affairs Manager for Dow Chemical; Chief Dan O'Connel, Chief of HazMat for Chicago Fire, and John O'Neill, President of The Firefighters Education and Training Foundation. Click here for more information.
The Foundation also accepts special financial contributions to support the long-term goals of the organization. Examples include bequeaths, royalties through publications, grants, and endowments.
Special Report: "How friends and family members can honor and remember a Fallen Firefighter with dignity," by Michael Hildebrand; written for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Download this paper in pdf.
To obtain additional information about YLD, or make a contribution, please contact:
Mr. Michael S. Hildebrand, President
Yvorra Leadership Development Foundation
PO Box 408
Port Republic, MD 20676
410-586-0500 (office and voice mail) or 410-586-3047 (fax)