Hi everyone, I wish I could relive yesterday. The MPD-west appreciation event was perfect - even better than expected. The massive amount of food, the great turnout by police officers & the community, the ambience . . . .all perfect. And boy, was it satisfying to see Chief Koval, Captain Wahl, and all their amazing officers grinning and smiling. It's because of the generosity of our individual and corporate donors and volunteers, that we were able to treat the officers in the style they deserve. (The list of contributors is at the end of this update.) My only complaint? No media presence. Our media guru volunteer, Dave Glomp received several RSVPs, but when it came down to it . . . nada, zip, zilch. Such an overwhelmingly positive police / community event - yet no media presence. If you did attend, I hope we had a chance to meet. And I'd love to know how you enjoyed yourself. Attached is just one pic from the event. I posted more (and will be posting more) at https://www.facebook.com/Madison-Police-Department-West-District-Appreciation-Event-1801217800112227/ Thank you to the following, who helped make this a kick-butt event. With the leftover money, we were able to buy a giant bag of Hershey's Kisses in dark blue wrappers, delivered to each of the other four districts. BUSINESS SPONSORS: * Mid-West Family Broadcasting donated $500. * Rosati's Pizza on Mineral Point Road donated 20 pizzas, two large tubs of pasta, breadsticks, two tubs of salad, and dressing. * Copps (Whitney Way, Junction Road, and Maple Grove locations) donated a gorgeous, hand-decorated sheet cake (you just gotta' see it), a bouquet of flowers, four cases of bottled water, and five dozen cookies. * Blue Plate Catering donated a large cheese and crackers platter, and a large veggie platter. * The Cheesecake Factory (west towne mall location) donated two $25 gift cards, exchanged for two cheesecakes. *The Great Dane donated a gift certificate which was exchanged for cash. * Chick-fil-A (west towne mall location) donated 75 cookies, three gallons of lemonade, and three gallons of sweet tea. INDIVIDUAL CASH DONORS: Luoyu Xu Mike & Pam Mulcahy Pat Casad Angelo Marzullo Anonymous donor #1 Anonymous donor #2 Steve & me V Villarreal Anonymous donor #3 Sue Bridson Maggie & Ed Mulroy Howard Payne Duane & Wendy Reichel Pat & Jim Rogeberg donated We Support MPD bracelets & swag, which we were able to give to our guests for free. VOLUNTEERS: The following people are rock stars - I couldn't have done all this without them. : ) My husband, Steve Merle Bengston Chery & David Glomp Pat & Jim Rogeberg (Pat made the card.) Angello Marzullo All the best. : ) --Paula Fitzsimmons