Glenn Jordan went into his shop early the morning of August 26, 2021 at the All-American Eyeglass Repair to work on some orders. He was on the phone at 9:23 a.m. when the building was rocked by a natural gas explosion.

Glenn survived thanks to fast work from first responders, but it would take the next 40 days at the Arizona Burn Center with second- and third-degree burns on 40 percent of his body, followed by 10 days of rehab.

It’s been a long and painful recovery, but Glenn and his family were helped by the Arizona Burn Foundation, a nonprofit that provides burn survivors with crisis care - lodging and transportation assistance, emotional support, food vouchers and emergency financial assistance – recovery care, and learning to thrive through providing social gatherings, camps, retreats and peer-to-peer support groups.

As Glenn’s condition improved, he immediately wanted to help others. He started by volunteering at Camp Courage, a camp for children who are burn survivors.

Always a physical guy, Glenn – who had done a Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim hike of the Grand Canyon a few years before the explosion – worked back up to doing 1,000 pull-ups a month in physical therapy and at the gym. Then he had an idea for a fundraiser for the Arizona Burn Foundation that had helped him so much – completing 2,000 pull-ups in a seemingly impossible 12 hours. The result? He went over his goal, raising $40,000 for the Foundation

Click here learn more about the Arizona Burn Foundation: https://azburn.org/

Original air date:January 18, 2024.

Glenn Jordan went into his shop early the morning of August 26, 2021 at the All-American Eyeglass Repair to work on some orders. He was on the phone at 9:23 a.m. when the building was rocked by a natural gas explosion.
Glenn survived thanks to fast work from first responders, but it would take the next 40 days at the Arizona Burn Center with second- and third-degree burns on 40 percent of his body, followed by 10 days of rehab.
It’s been a long and painful recovery, but Glenn and his family were helped by the Arizona Burn Foundation, a nonprofit that provides burn survivors with crisis care - lodging and transportation assistance, emotional support, food vouchers and emergency financial assistance – recovery care, and learning to thrive through providing social gatherings, camps, retreats and peer-to-peer support groups.
As Glenn’s condition improved, he immediately wanted to help others. He started by volunteering at Camp Courage, a camp for children who are burn survivors.
Always a physical guy, Glenn – who had done a Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim hike of the Grand Canyon a few years before the explosion – worked back up to doing 1,000 pull-ups a month in physical therapy and at the gym. Then he had an idea for a fundraiser for the Arizona Burn Foundation that had helped him so much – completing 2,000 pull-ups in a seemingly impossible 12 hours. The result? He went over his goal, raising $40,000 for the Foundation
Click here learn more about the Arizona Burn Foundation: <a href="https://azburn.org/">https://azburn.org/</a> 
Original air date: January 18, 2024.

The Rescuers radio show provides an opportunity to spotlight people who are working behind the scenes to make this world a better place. These people serve as inspiration and idea starters to encourage others to find creative ways to impact their community, their city, and the world.

Host Art Brooks has spent his career in broadcasting, both as on-air talent and in representing the industry as president and CEO of the Arizona Broadcasters Association for nearly 30 years. He was the driving force behind an Emmy-winning series of documentaries on drug abuse that combined a phone bank of 100 seasoned counselors and history-making "roadblock," as every TV station in Arizona and many radio stations broadcast the groundbreaking show on the same day at the same time. He also was instrumental in starting AZ AMBER Alert (one of two states in the nation where broadcasters initiated the program), helped form the Native American Broadcast Institute at Northern Arizona University and consulted with broadcasters in Bulgaria to help build commercial radio as the country was coming out of communism.

Rescuers airs 5:30-6 p.m. AZ time Thursdays on KPXQ-AM Faith Talk 1360, beginning May 7, 2020. Based in Phoenix, it is available internationally online. We invite you to submit names of heroes you think would be good subjects for the show - just message us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/rescuersradioshow/

The Rescuers radio show provides an opportunity to spotlight people who are working behind the scenes to make this world a better place. These people serve as inspiration and idea starters to encourage others to find creative ways to impact their community, their city, and the world. Host Art Brooks has spent his career in broadcasting, both as on-air talent and in representing the industry as president and CEO of the Arizona Broadcasters Association for nearly 30 years. He was the driving force behind an Emmy-winning series of documentaries on drug abuse that combined a phone bank of 100 seasoned counselors and history-making "roadblock," as every TV station in Arizona and many radio stations broadcast the groundbreaking show on the same day at the same time. He also was instrumental in starting AZ AMBER Alert (one of two states in the nation where broadcasters initiated the program), helped form the Native American Broadcast Institute at Northern Arizona University and consulted with broadcasters in Bulgaria to help build commercial radio as the country was coming out of communism. Rescuers airs 5:30-6 p.m. AZ time Thursdays on KPXQ-AM Faith Talk 1360, beginning May 7, 2020. Based in Phoenix, it is available internationally online. We invite you to submit names of heroes you think would be good subjects for the show - just message us on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/rescuersradioshow/">https://www.facebook.com/rescuersradioshow/</a>

Rescuers radio show

An inspiring program highlighting everyday heroes who change and save lives, making the world around us a better place.

An inspiring program highlighting everyday heroes who change and save lives, making the world around us a better place.