Wear blue on Jan. 12 to support and thank law enforcement
January 9, 2018
On Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, students, employees and residents of Moorhead Area Public Schools, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Public Schools, City of Moorhead, City of Dilworth and Clay County are asked to wear blue in support of law enforcement as part of Law Enforcement Appreciation Day (L.E.A.D.), said Brandon Lunak, interim superintendent of Moorhead Area Public Schools, during a news conference on Jan. 9.
Nationally, Jan. 9, 2018, has officially been designated as National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day.
The Clay County Joint Powers, which includes Moorhead Area Public Schools, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Public Schools, City of Moorhead, City of Dilworth and Clay County, is supporting L.E.A.D. to recognize those in law enforcement and the public service they provide to our communities.
Chief of Police David Ebinger thanked the community for its support. Ebinger also acknowledged the partnership for kids that exists in the community, including partnering with the school districts to have School Resource Officers and the youth services coordinator.
“We’re working to make this a better place for kids,” Ebinger said.
The initiative to ask students, employees and residents to wear blue stemmed from the Clay County Joint Powers, which has been recognizing L.E.A.D. for several years.
Jenny Mongeau, Clay County commissioner, and Del Rae Williams, mayor of Moorhead, both expressed their thanks for the work law enforcement does in the county.
“The entire board extends our thank you,” Mongeau said on behalf of Clay County Joint Powers.
“Thank you for all you do, and let us honor you this week,” Lunak said.
L.E.A.D. is sponsored by the Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) and other partnering organizations to unite in support of 780,000 law enforcement officers nationwide. Learn more at www.nationalcops.org/lead.html.
Photo: Representatives of Clay County Joint Powers, which includes Moorhead Area Public Schools, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Public Schools, City of Moorhead, City of Dilworth and Clay County, express their thanks to law enforcement during the Jan. 9 news conference and ask citizens to wear blue on Friday, Jan. 12.
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