Press Release - 5/13/2014 - City receives 5000 donation from local business owner-operator
The City of Huntsville would like to express their sincere thanks to local business owner and operator
Siraj “Jack” Ali, who made $2,500 donations to the Police and Fire Departments Tuesday morning.
Ali – whose ten businesses are located throughout Huntsville and Walker County – said the $5,000
donation was in appreciation of the “wonderful job done” by the City’s public safety professionals
during the last 20 years.
“The City’s Police and Fire Departments have done such a good job since I've been in business in this
area,” Ali said. “I have never had any big problems in my stores, and any time there was an incident, the
City worked with us to make sure it was resolved.
“It has been so much easier to do business here without having to worry about crime, and I am very
appreciative.”
Huntsville Police Chief Kevin Lunsford said he and Fire Chief Tom Grisham were very happy to have
received the donations.
“Mr. Ali's generosity to public safety is overwhelming and truly appreciated,” he said.
Lunsford said the departments would explore several options to find the most beneficial use of the
funding, but that any use would benefit the citizens of Huntsville.
“To seek out and provide support to public safety organizations is probably one of the best things
anyone can do,” Grisham said. “We are incredibly grateful today.”
According to Huntsville Police Chief Kevin Lunsford,
Tom Grisham
People who are generous enough to do that and seek out public safety are
That’s probably one of the best things they can do
Kevin Lunsford
When people show this kind of generosity, it leads you to believe that public safety in general is being
appreciated
We’re just so thankful to Mr. Ali