The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation announces grant to the Jacksonville, Florida Sheriffs Office: Today, Ben announced the third grant of the 2014-15 season from The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation at The Giving Back Fund. The Foundation will be distributing a grant to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office where the Steelers will play the Jaguars on Sunday, October 5th. “We are very appreciative of The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation’s approval of our grant request for a police service dog. The timing is excellent, as we are about to retire a PSD who has reached the end of his service life. Thank you for your appreciation of these valued canines, as they are a tremendous asset to law enforcement and first responder organizations nationwide.” – Jacksonville Sheriff John Rutherford. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office will apply the grant funds to the purchase of a new dog they plan to have certified in patrol and bomb detection. During the 2014-15 NFL season, The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation will be distributing grants to K-9 units of police and fire departments in the cities and surrounding communities of each regular season away game for the Steelers. The Foundation will also distribute several grants to the Pittsburgh area and will consider a grant to a non-NFL market city in the United States for each playoff game in which the Steelers compete. Ben invited police and fire departments across the country to submit proposals detailing their needs. Ben and the Foundation also strive to support Make-A-Wish. For more info on his foundation: bigben7/the-ben-roethlisberger-foundation/ And to check out the Foundation photo album on his website: bigben7/photos/thumbnails.php?album=lastup&cat=-78
Posted on: Thu, 02 Oct 2014 18:12:29 +0000
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