Events
Throughout the year we do multiple events for law enforcement officers in Mesa County.
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We will post here about fundraisers as well.
National Police Week 2024
300 snack packs, meals and a giveaway!
We were able to pack over 300 snack packs for law enforcement officers in our community. Thank you to the 5 agencies that helped us make sure that all their LEO's got a snack pack for police week.
We provided meals to squads and did a giveaway to show how much we appreciate the hard work of our LEOs.
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Thank you to Bicycle Outfitters, Timberline Bank, Dana Russell with Kokopelli Real Estate and our donors to help make the snack packs and all of our plans for National Police Week a reality.
Every Month
of 2024
Every month of 2024 we will be doing a giveaway for our local law enforcement officers. These items range from restaurant gift cards, coffee cards and coffee bundles.
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So far this year we have given away, gift cards to restaurants, oversized snack baskets, stainless steal water bottles and a 5.11 Backpack Bundle.
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If you are a LEO or business looking to get involved in our monthly giveaway please let us know.
Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
We are showing our appreciation for law enforcement in our community by taking nominees from law enforcement officers and community members that have positive interactions or things to say about someone.
This year we are giving away yeti cups, patches, black rifle coffee pack and a 5.11 backpack bundle to those nominated.
If you have a law enforcement officer you appreciate please let us know and why!
For the Blue Giveback
November 27, 2023 - December 3, 2023
The holidays are a time of year where we strive to give back to law enforcement. Our For the Blue Event is a drawing we do every year the week of December 1st. Through this event we provided snacks, hand warmers, small items and were able to give 26 items to law enforcement officers. This years event was made possible by our generous donors and community businesses. Thank you to all our supporters of this event. Thank you to Great Dames Cleaning and Brandi at Thrivent Financial.
Thank you to the Police Departments that allowed us to come out in person!
8XUP Hat Purchase
For the month of July 2023, 8XUP has is collaborating with The Peacemakers Project by donating the proceeds from their thin blue line hat to support local law enforcement. You can support a local business and our non-profit by buying the hat at the link below.
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Website: 8xupoutdoors.com
8XUP is a local small business to the Western Slope of Colorado. They have a YouTube channel that focuses on fishing and other activities. We highly encourage you to check it out!
National Police Week 2023
We have collaborated with local businesses to show our appreciation for law enforcement in our community here in Mesa County, CO. This was a week long event where we provide meals, snacks and giveaways! Below are just a few pictures of things we gave throughout the week to local law enfocrcement officers.
Thank you to the businesses and donors that helped us giveback to law enforcement this week. If you are a community member or local business who would like to be involved with this please email us or reach out to us through our contact form!
Golf Package Giveaway
April 30 - May 2, 2023
To Promote Getting Outdoors:
We wanted to kick off Mental Health Awareness month by giving away a golf bag, a dozen golf balls and a round of golf. (To a Law Enforcement Officer). Mental health is about taking care of yourself and getting outdoors. We had a game where law enforcement officers who wanted to participate could guess the amount of lifesavers in a lunchbox. There were 266. Thank you to all who participated. Let us know if this is something you would like us to do again.
National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
January 9, 2023
We want to show our appreciation for our local law enforcement officers all year around. But on the special days designated for law enforcement we are going to do something special each time. For this giveaway we draw from law enforcement nominated by their peers or by someone in the community that had a positive interaction with them. ​
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For 2023 we gave the winning GJPD Officer a 5.11 backpack, a water bottle and a box of ammunition.
For the Blue Giveback
December 1, 2022
The holidays are a time of year where we strive to give back to law enforcement. Our For the Blue Event is a drawing we will be doing every December 1st for law enforcement officers in Mesa County. This year we had over 100 law enforcement officers participate in our drawing. Through this event we provided snacks and hand warmers and were able to give 13 items to law enforcement officers. This years event was made possible by our generous donors and community businesses.
Dana Russell - Realtor
