This week’s “Thankful Thursday” would like to commend Van Buren, Arkansas School Resource Officer Corporal Nick Harvey for making second grader Avey Cox’s dream come true by escorting her to Central Elementary School’s daddy-daughter dance. Avey always dreamed of going to the daddy-daughter dance, but after her dad passed away during the […]
This week’s “Thankful Thursday” would like highlight the success of “Puppies Behind Bars” program which trains prison inmates to raise service dogs for first responders, law enforcement and veterans suffering from post traumatic stress (PTSD) At the age of 8 weeks old, Labrador Retriever puppies enter the prison environment to be trained […]
This week’s “Thankful Thursday” would like to honor Saving a Hero’s Place (SHP), a non-profit organization with a mission to remember our fallen officers and firefighters. SHP builds and delivers “Honor Chairs,” each with a unique design to remember fallen officers. The chairs are then delivered in person to the law […]
This week’s “Thankful Thursday” would like to thank the Savannah Kennel Club, a supporter of local animal-focused programs and a proponent of the human/canine bond for donating $1,500 to the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit in Savannah, Georgia. According to the club, their contribution will assist in the restocking of […]
This week’s “Thankful Thursday” would like to commend the U.S.Attorney General William Barr on the establishment of a presidential commission comprised of 18 Federal and State law enforcement officials who were appointed to study ways to reduce crime and increase respect for the law. The last presidential law enforcement commission was […]
This week’s “Thankful Thursday” would like to recognize the actions of Fort Smith, Arkansas Police Officer Kenneth Martin while shopping at Walmart for toys to donate for the Toys for Tots program. Officer Martin responded to a call at Walmart and learned that a man and woman had been detained […]
Much gratitude to the Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership (CVNL) at their 27th Annual Heart of Marin Awards Luncheon for nominating Humankind Alliance for a second year in a row in the category of Excellence in Innovation. Volunteer Capacity Development Team Member Mike Rossi thoroughly enjoyed expanding his knowledge […]
This week’s “Thankful Thursday” would like to commend the London Police Department in Ontario, Canada on their innovative approach to community engagement resulting in Constables Rebecca Elliot and Scott Mickle becoming social media stars on TikTok. Constables Elliot and Mickle are school safety officers whose duties involve visiting 27 schools […]
This week’s “Thankful Thursday” would like to commend the quick actions of the employees at the McDonald’s in Lodi, CA to help a woman in a dangerous situation. The employees met the woman after she walked into the Flag City McDonald’s just after 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve. “A guest came […]
This week’s “Thankful Thursday” would like to highlight Ben, a beautiful golden retriever with the Franklin, Massachusetts Police Department who is considered an invaluable member in his role as a police therapy dog. For this holiday season, officers worked diligently to collect toys for children in the city of Franklin. […]