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63rd Annual Hero Thrill Show®

Above Photo Credit: Kim Tisa

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Mayor Jim Kenney, City Representative Sheila Hess and Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel spend time with children attending the 63rd Annual Hero Thrill at the fire truck rides --  a popular activity managed by the Phila. Fire Department. The Fire Department educated children on how they fight fires and on various maneuvers and tactics related to fire prevention.       
Photo Credit: William Z. Foster

Hero Thrill Show® Thrills for 63rd Year

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Photo Credit: Eldon Graham
By Eldon Graham

The 63rd annual Hero Thrill Show fundraiser was a destination of excitement and remembrance at the Wells Fargo Center parking lot in South Philadelphia. Kids and the young at heart got the opportunity to be unofficial firefighters and police officers for a day, while enjoying the sights and sounds of carnival games, Boardwalk food and throw-back music from the 1970s.

The 2017 Hero Thrill Show raises funds from ticket sales and donations for the post high school educations of survivors of deceased police officers and firefighters who were killed in the line of duty.
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Hero Thrill Show celebrated 63 years of cool maneuvers and hot wheels

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Photo Credit: Basil-Malik
 
PHILADELPHIA, PA – (Saturday, September 23, 2017) – It was a show of support and fun at the 63rd annual Hero Thrill Show fundraiser, last Saturday at the Wells Fargo Center parking lot in South Philadelphia. Kids and the young at heart had an opportunity to be unofficial firefighters and police officers for a day, while enjoying the sights and sounds of carnival games, Boardwalk food and throw-back music from the 1970s.
 
The 2017 Hero Thrill Show raises funds from ticket sales and donations for the post high school educations of survivors of deceased police officers and firefighters who were killed in the line of duty.    
 
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Above Photo Credit Basil Malik

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Thousands Turn Out For Philadelphia’s 63rd Annual Hero Thrill Show®

By: Alicia Nieves
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --
 Local heroes put on a show for a good cause.local heroes put on a show for a good cause. Thousands turned out for the annual Hero Thrill Show at the Wells Fargo Center.

Annually about 15,000 people attend the Philly’s Hero Thrill Show where everyone purchases a tickets, so tens of thousands of dollars can be raised for family members of fallen Philadelphia police officers and firefighters.

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Photo Credit: Elliott Curson
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PHOTOS CREDITS:
William Z. Foster
Joseph Kaczmarek
Kim Tisa
Basil Malik

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