April 24, 2017, W Des Moines, Iowa. Cops Against Cancer is excited to accept a generous donation from the Iowa State Police Officers Council (SPOC). During the quarter meeting, SPOC presented a donation of $5,000.00 to the Cops Against Cancer organization. This was the first of it's kind for and their largest donation to date for the Police Council.
The Iowa State Police Officer's Council is made of law enforcement officers across the State of Iowa with the Iowa State Troopers Association, Iowa Special Agents Association, Iowa State Fire Marshal's Association, the Iowa Fish & Game Conservation Officer's Association and the Iowa State Park Rangers Association.
The SPOC donation was specifically allocated to be used towards the purchase of a mobile catering trailer that Cops Against Cancer will be utilizing in providing cancer families a low cost alternative fundraising resource.
Since the campaign launch early 2017, Cops Against Cancer has raised over $32,000 towards the trailer purchase. Our largest donations to date have come from the Des Moines Police Protection and Burial Association for $7,500.00, Polk County Sheriff's Office Explorer Post for $6,650, Casey General Stores for $6,000, and Polk County Government Grant for $5,000 and the Iowa State Police Officer's Council for $5,000.