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Inaugural Partners For Life Police Appreciation Run
Greetings from St. Petersburg! A few days after my husband, K-9 Officer Jeff Yaslowitz (along with Sgt. Tom Baitinger), was lost in the line of duty on January 24, 2011, I decided I wanted to create a race in his memory, as we often ran together at races across central Florida. A mutual friend contacted a local race director and at an initial meeting in February, we decided to try to turn my dream into reality on May 15 to help kick off National Police Appreciation Week. Then, just five days later, Officer Dave Crawford was killed while investigating a suspicious person. St. Petersburg was reeling, as the city had not lost a police officer in more than 30 years. Planning for our race was put on hold, though we were even more determined to honor these three heroes. When we re-convened in early April, we had very little time to organize the race, but the Tampa Bay community was extremely supportive and on May 15, we hosted nearly 1,200 athletes for the Inaugural Partners For Life Police Appreciation Run. This was very meaningful for my entire family, as well as our local law enforcement officers. The race proved to be part of the healing process for us all. Using the proceeds from the race, I founded the Partners For Life Foundation to lend support to families who lose a loved one due to senseless acts of violence. Now, one year later, we are deep in preparations for our 2nd Annual Partners For Life Police Appreciation Run on Sunday, May 6th. This year, we are inviting law enforcement officers from across the state, as we hope to share the local community support we enjoyed with the state-wide LEO family. Our goal is to eventually develop this into one of the largest Police Appreciation Runs in the country. I am writing to you today to ask that you help spread the word through your department. I have included a postcard with the hope that you might post it in a place where your officers will see it. Even if your officers can't physically attend our race, they can enter as "virtual athletes"- with an official shirt sent after the race. Officers (or anyone else) can register on-line or download an entry form through our website at and http://www.floridaroadraces.com/police.html. I sincerely hope your department will be represented at our race. Thank you for any help you can offer. Lorraine S. Yaslowitz Founder Partners For Life Foundation, Inc. Welcome to the Big Bend PBA - Join Now and Be Covered ! ! !
The Big Bend Police Benevolent Association is nearly 500 members strong and represents members within the Tallahassee Police Department, Florida State University Police Department, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Quincy Police Department, Leon County, Gadsden County, Calhoun County, Franklin County, Gulf County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Liberty County, Madison County, Taylor County, and Wakulla County. |
