Siran Stacy, Former University of Alabama Running Back, to Speak
What: NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., will hold a workforce rally Nov. 1 for the Combined Federal Campaign, the annual goodwill drive to support charitable organizations at the local, state and national levels. Siran Stacy, a former running back at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, will be the guest speaker. Representatives of numerous Huntsville-area charitable organizations will participate in an expo during the event, talking with Marshall team members about their services. Members of the media are invited to attend.
Denoting the Combined Federal Campaign’s half-century of service and support for those in need, this year’s Marshall rally theme is “Thanks For Giving: 50 Years of CFC.” Since it was founded in 1961, the national effort has raised nearly $7 billion for charitable organizations.
The fund drive is part of the Tennessee Valley Combined Federal Campaign — a joint effort that also includes the Army’s Aviation and Missile Command and other federal agencies at Redstone Arsenal and in surrounding Alabama and Tennessee counties. The Marshall Center seeks to raise $700,000 by the campaign’s end Dec. 16.
Who: Siran Stacy, an accomplished running back for the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa from 1989-1991, went on to play in the NFL and the World Football League. In 2007, he lost his wife and four of his five children when a drunk driver collided with their family van. Now he travels as a motivational speaker, sharing the importance of family, community and spirituality as healing forces in the face of tragedy.
When: 10:30 a.m. CDT, Nov. 1 (To ensure adequate security processing and badging time, members of the media are encouraged to arrive at Gate 9 no later than 9:30 a.m.)
Where: Activities Building 4316, Digney Road, Marshall Space Flight Center
To Attend: News media interested in covering the event should contact Angela Storey in the Marshall Center’s Public & Employee Communications Office at 256-544-0034 no later than 4 p.m. CDT on Monday, Oct. 31. Media must report to the Redstone Arsenal Joint Visitor Control Center at Gate 9, Interstate 565 interchange at Rideout Road/Research Park Boulevard. Vehicles are subject to a security search at the gate. News media will need two photo identifications and proof of car insurance.
