Three East Valley residents who sustained serious burns in unrelated incidents are training to hike the Grand Canyon rim to rim this month to benefit the Arizona Burn Foundation.
Jason Nelson of Mesa and Gilbert residents Tamara “Tami” Chmielewski and Parker Mildebrandt share a common bond: they are burn survivors.
In 2022, Chmielewski sustained burns on her feet, legs and abdomen after ethanol was poured into a bonfire at a wedding out of state…