Blue Thanksgiving

BLUE FAMILY CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGN - THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON OFFICERS WHO ARE SUFFERING THROUGH FINANCIAL CRISIS AND LOST WAGES DUE TO CATASTROPHIC EVENTS IN THEIR LIVES INCLUDING DEATH OF IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS, HOUSE FIRES, AND LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS. THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON SEVERAL FAMILIES CHOSEN EACH YEAR AROUND THE HOLIDAYS AND CULMINATES WITH A GALA THAT OFFICERS AND SPOUSES OR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS CAN ATTEND AT NO COST. WE HELPED FIVE FAMILIES DURING THE HOLIDAYS AND OTHERS EARLIER IN THE YEAR AS NEEDS AROSE. WE PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 100 OFFICERS FROM MULTIPLE AGENCIES, AND THEIR SPOUSES WITH AN EVENING INCLUDING A HOLIDAY DINNER, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR THEIR FELLOW OFFICERS IN NEED.BLUE THANKSGIVING DAY PROJECT - WE PROVIDE MEALS TO ON-DUTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN AND AROUND COBB COUNTY. EACH YEAR WE DELIVER NEARLY 500 MEALS TO OFFICERS, 911 PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATION WORKING ON THE HOLIDAY. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BLUE THANKSGIVING PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR OFFICERS FROM MULTIPLE AGENCIES TO COME TOGETHER FOR SUPPORT, NETWORKING AND ENTERTAINMENT, MEALS AND MORE. COBB COUNTY HAS OVER 1500 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND WE WORK TO SUPPORT THEM ALL, WHILE BRINGING IN THE COMMUNITY TO JOIN IN SHOWING THEIR SUPPORT. BLUE THANKSGIVING PARTNERS WITH COBB BASED LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES EVERY YEAR ON VARIOUS PROJECTS THAT BRINGS CITIZENS TOGETHER WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, SUCH AS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, AND THE COBB PUBLIC SAFETY FORUM. THESE EVENTS DRAW OVER 1,000 CITIZENS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. LAST YEAR WE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE FIRST RESPONDERS CONFERENCE, WHICH ADDRESSES MENTAL HEALTH, DEPRESSION, AND SUICIDE AMONG FIRST RESPONDERS AND MILITARY. THAT EVENT DREW APPROXIMATELY 400 FIRST RESPONDERS. BLUE THANKSGIVING PROVIDED MEALS THIS PAST YEAR AT FUNERALS FOR TWO DEPUTIES KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY AND FED APPROXIMATELY 600 OFFICERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS. WE ALSO PROVIDED MEALS TO A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN THOSE OFFICERS WERE DEALING WITH THE SUICIDE DEATHS OF FELLOW OFFICERS.