'Faith & Blue Weekend' impacts Staunton

A blended team of about 50 volunteers from Net Community Church and the Illinois State Police volunteered for the City of Staunton at Water Tower park this past weekend for National Faith & Blue Weekend.

There were three teams that gathered to paint at the pavilion, clear a large portion of overgrown brush and clean up the playground area. Volunteers from Troop 8 and Zone 6 with the Illinois State Police came to Staunton and joined Net Community Church in honor of National Faith & Blue Month.

This project was chosen for Water Tower Park as an extension of beautification to compliment the new Pickleball courts that the city is currently working on and to further impact safety for the park. Painting and clean up will further update the park to match the recent updates that the city has completed.

Faith & Blue is a National initiative that was launched to facilitate safer, stronger, more just and unified communities by directly enabling local partnerships among law enforcement professionals, residents, businesses and community groups through the connections of local faith-based organizations. The National Faith & Blue Weekend organizers represent every major national law enforcement membership and professional organization in the United States and every faith tradition.

Submitted By Aillee Taylor