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Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland Police Officers Association and the Loveland Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association have awarded their Emergency Services Scholarship to John “Sawyer” Blackledge. Sawyer is a senior at Loveland High School who plans to study criminal justice at the University of Cincinnati and become a police officer.
Loveland, Ohio – The City of Loveland Police officers may look a little scruffy this month. The Department, and the Loveland Police Officer’s Association, are participating in the national movement, No Shave November. No Shave November began as a social awareness campaign for those suffering from cancer.
Chief Sean Rahe said, “The LPD family just lost retired Chief Dennis Rees to a long battlewith cancer and we wanted to do something special to remember him. One of the officers pointed out Denny was famous for his rather robust mustache, so we thought it was a great idea to join No Shave November for Denny.” (Former Loveland Police Chief Dennis “Denny” Rees passes)
The Loveland Police Officers’ Association chose The Shield Ohio as their November charity. Chief Rees was a founding member of The Shield Ohio, which provides financial assistance to police officer’s families when as officer is killed, or badly injured, in the line of duty. Each officer participating in No Shave November is donating one dollar each day to The Shield Ohio. The Association made a separate donation of $1,000 to the charity. The officers are hoping their facial hair will begin conversations about The Shield Ohio and awareness for its mission throughout the month.
Rahe said this is the first time he has let his facial hair grow and, “It itches.”
For more information please visit No Shave November at https://no-shave.org/ and The Shield Ohio is at https://www.theshieldohio.com/.
This LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV video is Loveland Police Chief Sean Rahe telling City Council on Tuesday about his friend and colleague, former Loveland Chief Dennis Reese and why the department is participating in No Shave November and raising money for The Shield Ohio.
Here’s a freebie from Fran Hendrick, P.C.C. at Wildflower House —
If you’re worried that depression can sneak into your daughter’s life that you might even miss the signs, you’ll want to join this session.
Fran will be doing a live group coaching call where she’ll be sharing:
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depression.
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To register for this call, you’ll need to join Raising Confident Girls: The Power of Everyday Conversations — Fran’s Facebook group for moms of girls. Click the link, click Join, and you’ll see a post with the registration link to join the call. Limited to 7 participants. https://www.facebook.com/groups/momsraisingconfidentgirls/
Fred Barnes Emergency Services Scholarship
by Sean Rahe,
The Loveland Police Department, Loveland Police Officer’s Association(LPOA) and the Loveland Citizen’s Police Academy Alumni Association(LCPAAA) are proud to announce the establishment of a scholarship program for Loveland community students interested in pursuing a career as an emergency responder.
The idea for the scholarship began in early 2017. The number of candidates applying for law enforcement and fire service positions in the Cincinnati area had been decreasing dramatically for several years. In addition, Officer Fred Barnes, the first school resource officer in Loveland’s history, was retiring after a long and impressive career. If you had a child in the Loveland school system you know Fred’s impact on the Loveland community cannot be exaggerated.
The Loveland Police Department, LPOA and LCPAAA began discussing a project to mark this moment. We wanted to benefit the community as a whole, benefit the emergency services profession, encourage education, and recognize Fred Barnes’ extraordinary impact on our community. The Emergency Services Scholarship was born.
In February the group completed the application process and presented the scholarship to Loveland City Schools, Moeller High School, Ursuline Academy and Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy for the 2018-2019 school year. Each year the scholarship will be named for an emergency responder who made a difference in their community. The inaugural year is named the Fred Barnes Emergency Services Scholarship to honor Loveland’s first school resource officer for his extraordinary efforts to impact our children.
Superintendent Amy Crouse said, “Loveland City Schools are fortunate to have a collaborative and supportive relationship with Loveland Emergency Services. We are thrilled our students will have this scholarship opportunity to pursue these important community roles.”
The scholarship is open to all students in the Loveland community who qualify, including home school and distance learning students. Students interested in pursuing a college education as an emergency responder should contact their school’s counseling office for information regarding this scholarship opportunity, or the LCPAAA via e-mail, LovelandCPAAA@gmail.com.
