When the call is for one of our own,
we answer.
Frontline Stands Together turns community into action for first-responder families facing the hardest days of their lives—through fundraisers, direct support, meals, donations, and commitments that continue long after an event ends.
Three hours changed what support could look like.
Jarod and Mikaila Hare are firefighter/paramedics who have spent their careers showing up for other people. After Jarod’s serious motor-vehicle accident, their community returned that service with action.
To every firefighter, neighbor, business, vendor, volunteer, donor, shirt buyer, musician, and friend who showed up: this impact belongs to you. You turned a benefit into a promise that one of our own would not face this alone.
One community moving in one direction.
Canal Street filled with first responders, families, local businesses, vendors, music, raffles, food, shirts, and Pass the Boot support—all moving together for one family.
Hare Support Crew shirts sold.
The response continued through shirts, Meal Train support, direct donations, shared fundraisers, meals, and people finding their own way to help long after Canal Street reopened.
A shirt became a show of support.
More than 100 people chose to wear their support for Jarod, Mikaila, and their family—turning a shirt into a visible sign that their community was standing with them.
A three-hour event. A lasting message.
August 31, 2026 · 3 hours · Canal Fulton, OhioOn August 31, 2026, Canal Street became proof of what can happen when a community decides that showing up is not optional. In three hours, neighbors and first responders turned food, raffles, shirts, music, donations, and Pass the Boot support into a remarkable response for the Hare family.
The money mattered. So did the sight of firefighters, neighbors, local businesses, vendors, musicians, volunteers, friends, and families standing shoulder to shoulder. It told the Hare family something larger than any total could: you are not carrying this by yourselves.
Hare Strong: Canal Comes Together
August 31, 2026 · 5:30–8:30 PM
Canal Street · Canal Fulton, Ohio
This is what showing up looks like.
The Hare Strong benefit did more than raise money. It gave a firefighter family a visible reminder that the same community they have served would stand behind them when they needed it most.
Six moments from a community that showed up.
Six moments from a night that reminded one family just how many people were standing beside them.
The final total tells only part of the story. The greater impact was a firefighter family seeing an entire community standing beside them—and knowing that support would continue after the street reopened.
We measure impact by who we stand beside.
Frontline Stands Together is the community-impact initiative behind one of Frontline Legacy Group’s deepest beliefs: first responders spend their lives answering other people’s emergencies. When the emergency belongs to one of our own, we have a responsibility to answer too.
First-responder families we stand beside.
This page will grow with every family, fundraiser, donation, meal train, benefit, and long-term commitment. Each card is more than a campaign archive—it is a record of a community choosing to take care of its own.
Jarod & Mikaila Hare
A community response for a firefighter/paramedic family, built on real support and people choosing to show up.
Hare Strong helped turn a hometown response into ongoing support through donations, meals, shirts, and community giving.
The Albert Family
Standing with Lt. Kyle Albert and his family throughout his recovery after a serious construction accident.
Community support paired with an ongoing commitment from Frontline Legacy Group.
Until Kyle is able to return to work, Frontline Legacy Group will donate a portion of every closing commission directly to support his family.
Support does not end when the fundraiser does.And this story will continue to grow. As first-responder families need support, their stories and the impact of the community standing beside them will be documented here—with permission, dignity, and a focus on the family rather than who receives the credit.
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