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The Vest Up campaign is officially ending on July 15, 2008.  Please read our Latest Bookings for our most recent updates.  We are hoping to purchase at least 2 more officer vests before we pack it up.  If you would like to make a final tax deductible donation, please use the Paypal link to the right.  Thanks to all who have supported our grassroots campaign!

Thanks to you, Vest Up will be purchasing five NOPD officer vests during the month of July 2007.

Click here to read more or
watch the WWL-TV news clip above.

Given the escalation in violence, it is astounding to learn that more than half of the officers patrolling New Orleans now do so without this protection. Eighty percent of these dedicated officers were – like so many others – rendered homeless, yet no governmental funds have yet been expended for the purpose of protecting them, and the only replacement vests received have been the gift of private benefactors. In one district, a drawing was held to determine which two officers would receive the vests donated by a grateful local family!

It is the goal of Vest Up to ensure that every officer wins the draw. To date the N.O.P.D. still lacks approximately 600 standard and 12 canine vests. It is the dream of Vest Up to be able to supply this need and to then extend our efforts throughout the Gulf Region, to all law enforcement personnel affected. At nearly $500 per vest, it is a tremendous endeavor; one that I would have never believed possible if not for the benevolence and spirit that I witnessed as a Katrina volunteer.

Your gift to Vest Up is tax deductible.

With the assistance of The Fraternal Order of Police we will be advised as to where the vests are most urgently needed and together we will assure their distribution.

I invite you to explore and participate on the Vest Up website, and, if you will, aid the Vest Up cause by sending our site to your local newspaper and media organizations, political representatives, law enforcement agencies and friends. We are truly a grassroots effort, dependent solely on our ability to get the word out.

Everyone is aware of the tragedy that befell the Gulf; few know how they can still make a difference. Please join our volunteer network and show your appreciation to the men, women and K-9s who continue to need our support.

Gratefully,

Maura Rose Gallagher
Executive Director, Vest Up

 

There are many ways to help the officers and canines through Vest Up:

Make a personal contribution

Purchase Vest Up Merchandise

Help us find corporate donors

Spread the word!
Please email our site to your local newspaper and media organizations, political representatives, law enforcement agencies and friends

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Click the play button below to hear Vest Up's Maura Rose Gallagher on Inside New Orleans with Eric Asher, AM 690 WIST.

PLEASE DONATE!
Please note that you may make a credit card donation without having to be a member of PayPal.

If you would prefer to donate by check, please make your contribution to Vest Up and mail it to:

Vest Up
330 E. Cordova Street, #375
Pasadena, CA 91101


You can also donate by purchasing Vest Up merchandise.
100% of all profits generated above Cafepress cost will go directly into the Vest Up fund. Click here to view all merchandise.

 

Support our efforts by purchasing VestUp postage!

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