Benefit slated for families of fallen officers

NASHVILLE, Ark. - Arkansas Families of Fallen Officers Inc. will hold a benefit and memorial service Sept. 28 at Nashville City Park.

The event is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be vendors, live music and a chicken dinner. Donations will be taken for admission and dinner, President Richard Curry said.

An officer with the Arkansas State Police will read names of fallen first responders at 2 p.m. There will be an auction at 3:30 p.m.

Arkansas Families of Fallen Officers is a 501(c)(3) organization that provide support to the families of all first responders who are killed or die in the line of duty in the state of Arkansas. The goal for 2019 is to raise $50,000.

For more information or to donate items, contact Curry at 870-557-6813. Arkansas Families of Fallen Officers has an account at Diamond Bank in Nashville.

Curry started a motorcycle club several years ago. At first, the club was about the guys getting together and riding, but then they started talking about doing something in the community to help the image of bikers.

Their first project was helping buy school supplies for underprivileged children. Then, in 2017, when a Newport, Arkansas, police officer was killed, they decided to help families of law enforcement.

The group has since expanded it to all first responders, including firefighters, emergency medical technicians, game and fish officers and K-9 officers.

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