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Putnam County FOP begins annual fundraising drive

Monday, June 14, 2021

The Putnam County Fraternal Order of Police is beginning its annual fundraising drive with calls to solicit donations.

The 2021 drive will run from June 21 through Aug. 6.

Organizers would like Putnam County residents to know that no in-person solicitation will take place without a prior telephone call.

All solicitors will show ID upon request and will be in clearly-marked FOP shirts.

Money collected will go to a number of FOP-supported causes, most notably the Shop-with-a-Cop program, which pairs students with police officers for back-to-school shopping. The FOP also buys Christmas presents for children.

Other supported programs include a continuing education program and officer assistance for law enforcement-related training and equipment.

Anyone not contacted who would like to support the Putnam County FOP may mail a contribution to FOP, P.O. Box 934, Greencastle, IN 46135 or drop off at the Greencastle Police Department, 600 N. Jackson St., Greencastle, during regular business hours.

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  • Are they using a company to make calls? How much out of every dollar do they actually receive.

    -- Posted by Togafarm on Tue, Jun 15, 2021, at 8:52 AM

  • We get police phone calls all the time asking for money. It’s going to be rough to distinguish a true call. Especially since so many of them are scams

    -- Posted by Nit on Tue, Jun 15, 2021, at 3:10 PM

  • I agree lots of scams regarding contributions to law enforcement. The safe thing to do in this situation, if you want to contribute to the Putnam County FOP, is to be proactive and mail your contribution to the address given in the article. That way you can honestly say “I already gave” if they call.

    -- Posted by 3m50 on Tue, Jun 15, 2021, at 7:01 PM

  • We do know there is a particular political theology that won't participate so they won't be getting spammed.

    -- Posted by beg on Wed, Jun 16, 2021, at 11:14 PM
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