Throughout the month of February, the Kansas Highway Patrol has been participating in the annual Project Topeka campaign. Funds from Project Topeka are used for food items which are distributed by The Salvation Army, Breakthrough House, Door Step, Fellowship and Faith Ministries, I-CARE, The Topeka Rescue Mission, Let's Help, Inc., and Topeka North Outreach to those in need.
Our personnel participated in a variety of activities to raise money for this important cause. Every day in February civilian personnel were authorized to wear jeans to work for a $1 donation per day. We also held a bake sale fund raiser. The end of our Project Topeka fundraisers was February 25, when we held a themed gift basket auction. Some of the gift baskets auctioned included KU Memorabilia, Luck of the Irish, Barbeque Fun, Basketball Junkie, Clean Shootin’, and Movie Night.
With all of our efforts this month, we collected $1,779.95 for Project Topeka. All of this money will go toward food for those in need around the Capitol City in the coming months. In a time when doing more with less has become the norm for Kansas workers and families, and when everyone is being forced to cut back, it is great to see people putting others first, and giving to such a worthwhile cause. I thank all who participated, donated, and helped organized the events. I am proud of your efforts.
More information on Project Topeka can be found at www.projecttopeka.org.
Do you have questions or suggestions? If so, please send them via e-mail to: KSHighwayPatrol@khp.ks.gov.
Colonel Ernest E. Garcia
Colonel Ernest E. Garcia
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