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greeneville By Brad Peters
Public Works Family Winning Battles
New Greeneville Garbage Truck Raising Cancer Awareness
Greeneville’s new garbage truck has two important
messages to share – messages that are very personal to the
Public Works Department.
While Greeneville’s other garbage trucks feature the
Town’s logo, the new truck shows two customized logos
supporting the fight against cancer. The logos were made
by Signs Plus, and paid for with private donations, Director
Brad Peters said. One side of the truck shows a light blue
logo for Prostate Cancer Awareness and says “Public Works
Supports the Fight.” The other side of the truck shows a
gold logo that says “Help Public Works Dispose of Child-
hood Cancer.”
Both Prostate Cancer and Childhood Cancer have
touched the Public Works “family.”
For more information or to support the fight against
“cancer, please visit www.cancer.org.
We all know that cancer is a disease that doesn’t
discriminate, touching people of all races, genders,
ages, and social status. We also know that when cancer
strikes, it affects not only the individual but their family as
well. Over the past two years, our Public Works family has
twice been touched by cancer and its devastating effects. Greeneville Public Works Employee and cancer survivor Mike Waggoner is shown
Public Works Employee Mike Waggoner was diagnosed with the Town’s new garbage truck.
with prostate cancer and thus began his fight which included
many rounds of medication and treatment. But through it
all, Mike has remained a valued employee, friend and co-
worker, and more importantly an inspiration to those who
stand side-by-side with him every day.
In October 2013, Jacob McGee, son of Public Works
employee Chad McGee was diagnosed with neuroblastoma,
a type of extracranial solid cancer often found in children.
Jacob’s journey, which included several months of
treatment at St. Jude Children’s hospital in Memphis, has
been well documented through his “Prayers for Peanut”
Facebook page.
Today, I am pleased to say that by the grace of God,
dedicated physicians, and the love and support of their
families, friends, and co-workers, both Mike and Jacob are
winning their respective battles against cancer.
But even with their successes, we know that as long as
cancer exists, the war is not over.
So today, we gather to honor Mike and Jacob, as well as
raise awareness in the fight against both Prostate Cancer
”and Childhood Cancer and show the Greeneville community
Cancer survivor Jacob McGee and his dad, Greeneville Public Works Employee Chad
that the Public Works family supports all who are McGee, are shown with the Town’s new garbage truck.
stricken by this terrible disease.
View online at tnpublicworks.com 15
– Excerpt from Director Brad Peter’s Speech
at the Unveiling Ceremony
Public Works Family Winning Battles
New Greeneville Garbage Truck Raising Cancer Awareness
Greeneville’s new garbage truck has two important
messages to share – messages that are very personal to the
Public Works Department.
While Greeneville’s other garbage trucks feature the
Town’s logo, the new truck shows two customized logos
supporting the fight against cancer. The logos were made
by Signs Plus, and paid for with private donations, Director
Brad Peters said. One side of the truck shows a light blue
logo for Prostate Cancer Awareness and says “Public Works
Supports the Fight.” The other side of the truck shows a
gold logo that says “Help Public Works Dispose of Child-
hood Cancer.”
Both Prostate Cancer and Childhood Cancer have
touched the Public Works “family.”
For more information or to support the fight against
“cancer, please visit www.cancer.org.
We all know that cancer is a disease that doesn’t
discriminate, touching people of all races, genders,
ages, and social status. We also know that when cancer
strikes, it affects not only the individual but their family as
well. Over the past two years, our Public Works family has
twice been touched by cancer and its devastating effects. Greeneville Public Works Employee and cancer survivor Mike Waggoner is shown
Public Works Employee Mike Waggoner was diagnosed with the Town’s new garbage truck.
with prostate cancer and thus began his fight which included
many rounds of medication and treatment. But through it
all, Mike has remained a valued employee, friend and co-
worker, and more importantly an inspiration to those who
stand side-by-side with him every day.
In October 2013, Jacob McGee, son of Public Works
employee Chad McGee was diagnosed with neuroblastoma,
a type of extracranial solid cancer often found in children.
Jacob’s journey, which included several months of
treatment at St. Jude Children’s hospital in Memphis, has
been well documented through his “Prayers for Peanut”
Facebook page.
Today, I am pleased to say that by the grace of God,
dedicated physicians, and the love and support of their
families, friends, and co-workers, both Mike and Jacob are
winning their respective battles against cancer.
But even with their successes, we know that as long as
cancer exists, the war is not over.
So today, we gather to honor Mike and Jacob, as well as
raise awareness in the fight against both Prostate Cancer
”and Childhood Cancer and show the Greeneville community
Cancer survivor Jacob McGee and his dad, Greeneville Public Works Employee Chad
that the Public Works family supports all who are McGee, are shown with the Town’s new garbage truck.
stricken by this terrible disease.
View online at tnpublicworks.com 15
– Excerpt from Director Brad Peter’s Speech
at the Unveiling Ceremony
