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meals and snacks to the department. We
wanted to show that same support to our
local healthcare workers who are on the
frontline battling COVID-19. In partnership
with local police and fire departments,
we participated in appreciation events for
staff at our local hospital. The participation
included greeting and cheering on healthcare
workers with overhead lights, sirens, and
snacks as they began their shift. We were
also fortunate enough to show the staff of
two local senior living and healthcare facilities
our appreciation for them by bringing
pastries and snacks.
Just when we thought our community had
shown so much appreciation for our department,
the face mask donations began. As
there is a shortage of personal protective
equipment (PPE) like face masks, community
members took it upon themselves to
handcraft masks for our officers. One of the
donors of the handmade face masks had an
encounter with our department a year prior.
The donor was involved in a traffic collision
and the other party was being extremely
unkind to her, which is when we stepped in.
Thinking of us during this time, she reached
out to the Sergeant who responded to the
accident, sent him a letter with dozens of
homemade face masks, thanking us for our
continued excellent service. During the times
we were receiving these amazing donations
from our community, we were also getting
requests to be a part of people’s special day,
and no, not their wedding. We responded
to dozens of requests to take part in leading
birthday parades for community members.
It meant a lot to our department that our
community wanted us to be involved in such
special moments. It is truly remarkable to
see how our community has come together
for each other and has helped support us in
our mission to balance public health with
public safety, during this time of uncertainty.
Although we are a small community, we
pride ourselves on being a full-service police
department who delivers top tier professional
and personal service as our motto states,
“Every Hour, Every Day”.
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