{"id":6039,"date":"2012-03-28T12:27:53","date_gmt":"2012-03-28T18:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=6039"},"modified":"2012-03-28T12:27:53","modified_gmt":"2012-03-28T18:27:53","slug":"walk-for-the-fallen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2012\/03\/walk-for-the-fallen\/","title":{"rendered":"Walk For The Fallen"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In just 4 weeks, a sergeant with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office begins an ambitious effort to raise awareness, and funds, for the families of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.\u00a0 Sergeant David Drum plans to raise the money one step at a time, by walking and running 390 miles from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office to the State Capitol Building in Tallahassee.\u00a0 The pledges Sergeant Drum receives for the Walk for the Fallen will go directly to Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) an organization that helps\u00a0the children and families of fallen officers through grief counseling, scholarship opportunities and much more.<\/p>\n

2011 saw an increase in violence toward officers across the country with 177 officers killed in the line of duty.\u00a0 At least 265 children were left behind by the violence, some too early to have a memory of their fallen parent.\u00a0 Sergeant Drum says citizens can step up and become heroes to these families by sponsoring and supporting the cause.<\/p>\n

Walk for the Fallen departs from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office (14750 Six Mile Cypress Parkway) on April 25 and arrives at the State Capitol Building in Tallahassee on May 4.\u00a0 You can support C.O.P.S. and the families of the brave men and women who gave their lives by mailing a donation to:\u00a0 Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc., P.O. Box 3199, Camdenton, MO 65020.\u00a0 Please write “Walk for the Fallen” on the memo line.\u00a0 For more information, you can\u00a0go to www.Facebook.com\/walkforthefallen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

An Art Auction\u00a0will also raise money for the cause.\u00a0 The Art Auction will be held April 4 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Caribbean Homes, 13261 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers (next to the Melting Pot).\u00a0 The silent art auction will feature paintings, ceramics, jewelry, quilts, copper art as well as chances to bid on hotel stays, gym memberships, an exclusive shopping experience at Chico’s and more.<\/p>\n

For more information, contact the Public Information Office at (239) 477-1340.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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