{"id":12917,"date":"2019-03-08T18:36:53","date_gmt":"2019-03-09T00:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rnrachicago.org\/?page_id=12917"},"modified":"2019-03-08T18:36:53","modified_gmt":"2019-03-09T00:36:53","slug":"get-behind-the-vest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/?page_id=12917","title":{"rendered":"RNRA Supports &#8220;Get Behind the Vest&#8221; with $1,000 Donation"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_12896\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12896\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12896\" src=\"https:\/\/rnrachicago.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Chris-Tony-Frank-Mel-Karl-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sgt. Chris Schenk (018), Tony Falada (RNRA), Frank Gross (Chicago Police Memorial Foundation),\u00a0Captain Melvin Roman (018), Karl Costello (RNRA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On February 27 the River North Residents Association\u2019s Public Safety Committee presented a gift of $1,000 to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpdmemorial.org\">Chicago Police Memorial Foundation<\/a>\u00a0in support of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpdmemorial.org\/get-behind-the-vest\">Get\u00a0Behind the Vest<\/a>\u00a0program to honor the esteemed legacy of 18th District CPD Commander Paul Bauer and to show ongoing appreciation of the Chicago police officers who\u00a0protect and serve the citizens of Chicago every day.<\/p>\n<p>Established in1997, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rnrachicago.org\">River North Residents Association<\/a>\u00a0(RNRA) is a non-profit advocacy organization dedicated to protecting and enhancing the quality of life in River\u00a0North. Representing thousands of residents, the RNRA collaborates with CPD, city officials, local businesses, homeowners\u2019 associations, rental complexes and other\u00a0stakeholders on a range of programs in six key areas: \u00a0public safety, responsible development, infrastructure and amenities, open green space, commerce and hospitality, and\u00a0community events.<\/p>\n<p>Most people don\u2019t realize that a vest isn\u2019t bulletproof forever. \u00a0It wears out. \u00a0It breaks down. \u00a0It needs to be replaced every 5 years. \u00a0And just one bullet permanently damages a\u00a0vest, making it unusable. \u00a0Chicago police officers are responsible for replacing their own vests. At $500 or more per vest, in addition to other equipment and uniform expenses,\u00a0the costs can quickly add up.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpdmemorial.org\">The Chicago Police Memorial Foundation<\/a>\u00a0 established the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpdmemorial.org\/get-behind-the-vest\">Get Behind the Vest<\/a>\u00a0program to ensure that every officer protecting the community is\u00a0protected. \u00a0 Every donation helps this effort.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are privileged to work closely with the officers of the 18th District CPD and are grateful for their ongoing support and protection,\u201d \u00a0says Karl Costello, Chair of the RNRA\u00a0Public Safety Committee. \u00a0\u201cThese men and women put their life on the line every day for us and we felt this program was a meaningful way to show our support.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12883\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12883\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12883\" src=\"https:\/\/rnrachicago.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Public-Safety-Meeting-Attendees-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the RNRA Public Safety Committee, Court Advocates and attendees of 2\/27\/19 RNRA Public Safety Committee Meeting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We&#8217;d like to thank <a href=\"https:\/\/www.speedpro.com\/chicago-loop\/\"><strong>SpeedPro Imaging-Chicago Loop<\/strong><\/a> for generously donating their services to produce the large printed check!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12657 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/rnrachicago.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SpeedProLogo-ChicagoLoop-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On February 27 the River North Residents Association\u2019s Public Safety Committee presented a gift of $1,000 to the\u00a0Chicago Police Memorial Foundation\u00a0in support of the\u00a0Get\u00a0Behind the Vest\u00a0program to honor the esteemed legacy of 18th District CPD Commander Paul Bauer and to show ongoing appreciation of the Chicago police officers who\u00a0protect and serve the citizens of Chicago [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12896,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12917","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12917\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}