1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,600 Speaker 1: My name is Nigel Jason Hammer right over there with 2 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 1: a very special guest on the hotline. 3 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:08,320 Speaker 2: Friend of our program from the Central Indiana Police Foundation 4 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:11,880 Speaker 2: is Lisa Rawlings. Lisa, I believe the last time you 5 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 2: and I saw each other face to face it was 6 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:18,119 Speaker 2: the Breakfast with a Cop event up in Carmel and 7 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 2: at one point you're trying to get control of an 8 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 2: unruly crowd and you use me as a reference point, 9 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 2: and I think the word fat guy may have came 10 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 2: out of your. 11 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 3: Mouth, absolutely not as a reference point to get attention. 12 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 2: Got it. Well, you did a great job. Yeah, you 13 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 2: did a great job as the host of that event. 14 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 2: There's a very special fundraising effort going on to assist 15 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:47,520 Speaker 2: with the family and the needs of the fallen Beech 16 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 2: Grove Police Officer Brian Elliott. I want to talk about 17 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 2: that specifically in just a moment. But why is it important, Lisa, 18 00:00:56,440 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 2: for us to talk about this being the official fundraiser? 19 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:05,480 Speaker 2: Is it because of scam and other nefarious actors that 20 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 2: are out there trying to take advantage? Is that it? 21 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 3: Yeah? And I mean and there's actually I know there's 22 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:15,559 Speaker 3: a couple other smaller fundraisers and they're legit they mean, well, 23 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 3: but what we try to do too is funnel those 24 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 3: funds together, track those make sure people who want to 25 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 3: give and want a tax break because we are a 26 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 3: five H one C three, they want to, you know, 27 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:29,679 Speaker 3: bring that money through us so that they can get 28 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:32,199 Speaker 3: that tax break. And then we also want to say 29 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 3: thank you. You know, the family, it's very important to 30 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:38,959 Speaker 3: them to say thank you, and so that's something that 31 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 3: everything running through us, we make sure we take care of. 32 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:45,319 Speaker 3: Thank everybody, give them a tax re seed, et cetera. 33 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 2: And Lisa, if somebody is not familiar with the Central 34 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 2: Indiana Police Foundation, tell us a little bit about exactly 35 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 2: who you are and what it is you do. Yeah. 36 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 3: So we started on a twenty thirteen and we were 37 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 3: focused at that time on the Indianapolis Police Department, and 38 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 3: then we expanded and so now we support all seventy 39 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:18,079 Speaker 3: departments of sworn officers in Central Indiana. And we do 40 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 3: that through helping officers that are sick, helping families of 41 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 3: officers that are killed in the line of duty are 42 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 3: catastrophically injured. We also help with equipment that is not 43 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 3: paid for in the budget, as well as training, and 44 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 3: then anytime we can bring a police officer together with 45 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 3: family members, community members, children especially, we want to bring 46 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 3: them together and have a positive, positive interaction. 47 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:47,839 Speaker 1: You know, at Lisa, I would assume in your role, 48 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 1: and I'm projecting here, but I would assume there's a 49 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 1: certain amount of satisfaction in what you do in helping others, 50 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 1: especially law enforcement in the community and the people that 51 00:02:56,800 --> 00:03:00,079 Speaker 1: surround them that have been affected by what has gone on. 52 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: But the boy the highs or highs, and I can 53 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: imagine the lows are the lows as well. If you 54 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:08,799 Speaker 1: get my meeting, especially over the. 55 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 3: Past couple of days, yeah, I you know, I feel 56 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:17,800 Speaker 3: deeply sad, but I get busy and serving, right, and 57 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:20,359 Speaker 3: so it kind of takes if you set that aside 58 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 3: a minute and you just start working, because you know, 59 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 3: Aaron for Officer Elliott's wife, you know, she's going through 60 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 3: immense grief and confusion and her family. You know, there's 61 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:34,519 Speaker 3: just a lot of decisions that have to be made, 62 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 3: and so for us to be able to come and 63 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 3: support to bid liaison officers that's working with her, help 64 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 3: get things done, help receive the funds and take care 65 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 3: of all that. You know, that's a blessing for us 66 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 3: to be able to do that for her, and we're 67 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 3: honored to do it. 68 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 2: It's an honor, Lisa, when you set up one of 69 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 2: these fundraisers or you assist to set up one of 70 00:03:57,440 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 2: these fundraisers for officers and their families, Where does the 71 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 2: money go? Like somebody listening right now, if they go 72 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 2: to the Central Indiana Police Foundation website and they make 73 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 2: a donation for the cause here, what happens next? Where 74 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 2: does their money go? 75 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 3: So we will be checking in with the family, and sometimes, 76 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 3: you know, every family is different what their needs are. 77 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 3: Sometimes we will disperse those funds like a little out 78 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 3: of time. For example, one of the officers that we lost, 79 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 3: the family needed some immediate funding to help with bills, 80 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 3: so we disperse some of that early on. But some 81 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:39,359 Speaker 3: of the families we hold on to the funds for 82 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:43,360 Speaker 3: a period of time until the donations flow down, and 83 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:46,280 Speaker 3: then we sit down with the family and discuss what 84 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 3: we should do with these funds, talking about investing for 85 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:53,480 Speaker 3: the long time. Long term, we talk about paying off 86 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 3: bills or looking at budgets. Sometimes CIPS folks are involved 87 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:00,600 Speaker 3: in that. Sometimes it's the post team that's involved in that. 88 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 3: But we just make sure that we sit down talked 89 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 3: through with them what's the best use of these funds, 90 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 3: and ideally to invest some of those for long term 91 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 3: sustainment for the family. 92 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 2: And Lisa, it's not just when an officer unfortunately has 93 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 2: something bad happen. You are in fundraising mode all throughout 94 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:26,360 Speaker 2: the year because I know you guys are very into 95 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:30,479 Speaker 2: creating these emergency life saving kits that the officers need 96 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:33,280 Speaker 2: in their vehicles. And last time I think we spoke, 97 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 2: I believe you mentioned that these are not something that 98 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 2: is just issued to every officer in their car. Funds 99 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 2: have to be raised for these. Is that still the case, Yeah, 100 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:44,720 Speaker 2: that's correct. 101 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:48,479 Speaker 3: And recently though, there was some legislation signed through the 102 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:53,039 Speaker 3: federal government that stated that funds should be made available 103 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:56,359 Speaker 3: for every police officer to have one of those kits 104 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:59,360 Speaker 3: similar to what we provide. And so we're kind of 105 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 3: waiting to see how that all falls out or if 106 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:08,279 Speaker 3: it comes to the fruition and how we can maybe 107 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:10,160 Speaker 3: receive some of those grants and be able to provide 108 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 3: those kits on a regular basis. We just don't know, 109 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 3: but yeah, so we're still in fundraising mode. We have 110 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:20,920 Speaker 3: an Assembly this weekend at Garon Katholick, for example, and 111 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 3: we will be fulfilling needs of departments who have those kits. 112 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 3: So we're still operating like that. Legislation hasn't been signed 113 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 3: until we get more details. 114 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:34,920 Speaker 2: Speaking with Lisa Rawlings of the Central Indiana Police Foundation, 115 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:39,600 Speaker 2: So we announced yesterday once it became official, the fundraiser 116 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 2: that CIPF had put out in honor of falling Beech 117 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:47,280 Speaker 2: Grove police officer Elliott tell us a little bit about 118 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 2: this and where can we make a donation? 119 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 3: So I'm going to ask you to put the link. 120 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:56,920 Speaker 3: I don't for me to tell you that link. It's 121 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 3: a little bit lengthy. 122 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:01,159 Speaker 2: But it's on your website, right, the Central Indiana Police 123 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:03,359 Speaker 2: Foundation website. If you go there, I'm sure you can 124 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:05,719 Speaker 2: find it. And we've got it on our Facebook and 125 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:07,720 Speaker 2: Twitter already if you just scroll down a little bit. 126 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 2: So yeah, we've got. 127 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 3: It and it's on our social media as well. So yeah, 128 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 3: folks can go there. They can give online through a 129 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 3: credit card or a debit card, and if they prefer 130 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 3: not to, they can write a check and send it 131 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 3: to us at our office at the Central Indiana Police 132 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 3: Foundation addresses on our website CIPF dot Foundation and just 133 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 3: make sure that in the memo area that they write 134 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 3: that this is the fund for Officer Brian Elliott's family, 135 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 3: or put a note with a check to make sure 136 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 3: that we get that in the right fund. 137 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:46,320 Speaker 2: So, if you're a business listening right now, we're a 138 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 2: business owner and you want to make this donation, you 139 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 2: could write a check, or you could also go online 140 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 2: to anywhere this link is published and you can make 141 00:07:56,320 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 2: a donation. Just put that memo on there that this 142 00:07:59,000 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 2: is for Officer Ellie. 143 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 3: It correct, Yeah, especially if it's a check, you know, 144 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 3: with when they go online and they use the landing 145 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 3: page that already tags the donation for Officer Elliott's family. 146 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 3: But with the check, we definitely need some indication that 147 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 3: that's what it's for. 148 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 2: Lisa, before we'll let you go here, how is fundraising 149 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 2: going for the heroes to go out there every single 150 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:26,559 Speaker 2: day and protect the city. What do you guys need? 151 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:29,000 Speaker 2: Is fundraising going? Okay? Where are we at? 152 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 3: Yeah? I mean a big one of the things that 153 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:36,200 Speaker 3: we're very focused on is wellness of our officers, and 154 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 3: so we are offering and supporting some different courses, seminars, 155 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:46,360 Speaker 3: and raising funds for that, and we're also trying to 156 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:51,680 Speaker 3: assist with some special scans and such for officers to 157 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:54,559 Speaker 3: go in and have body scans so that we can 158 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:57,559 Speaker 3: check their lungs and we can check their calcium levels, 159 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:00,559 Speaker 3: et cetera. So that's something that we're really focused on 160 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 3: for this year, and definitely with anybody who would like 161 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 3: to partner with us on that, we would love to 162 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:08,680 Speaker 3: talk with them, sit down in chat, or they would 163 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:10,480 Speaker 3: like to make a donation, they can mention that in 164 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 3: the comments section that they would like it to go 165 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 3: for the wellness scans for our officers. 166 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 2: You know, Nigel and I talked about that yesterday. You know, 167 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:21,200 Speaker 2: twenty years ago, twenty five years ago, when a tragedy 168 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:24,640 Speaker 2: like this would take place, there wasn't a lot of 169 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 2: places for these officers to go to get their mind right. 170 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 2: They were just kind of expected to show up the 171 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:33,880 Speaker 2: next day, show up the next day. And I'm so 172 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 2: glad that we're taking the time out to make sure 173 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:38,200 Speaker 2: everybody's mind is right. I think that's important. 174 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, absolutely. I mean, our IMPD is one of the 175 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:46,480 Speaker 3: best departments in the United States with their wellness focus. 176 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:49,280 Speaker 3: They do great work and what's really good about that 177 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:53,520 Speaker 3: is that they are willing to share their expertise and 178 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:57,680 Speaker 3: their resources and tools with the smaller departments as well, 179 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:01,720 Speaker 3: and so we've watched them do that and more departments 180 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:04,040 Speaker 3: are coming on board and realizing the importance of it, 181 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 3: so we're very happy to see that. 182 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:09,959 Speaker 2: Just go to Google look for Central Indiana Police Foundation 183 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:13,079 Speaker 2: or go to hammer In Nigel social media. I think 184 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:15,280 Speaker 2: we've got it pinned at the top of our Twitter 185 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 2: and if you just go down a couple posts on Facebook, 186 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 2: you'll find the link for the donation. Lisa again, you're 187 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 2: doing God's work. Thank you so much, and please let 188 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 2: us know if you guys 189 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 3: Need anything, Yes, sir, Thank you guys, appreciate you.