MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave County Sheriff’s K9 Foundation made a generous donation of candy to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office this week.
The 1,200+ bags of candy given by the foundation will be handed out at the MCSO Public Outreach Program’s 2nd Annual Candy Crawl from 5 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 31.
This year’s event will be held at the main Sheriff’s Office located at 600 W. Beale Street, in Kingman.Join us on Halloween night for our 2nd annual Candy Crawl! The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Public Outreach Program (POP) is hosting this years event at the main Sheriff’s Office in Kingman (600 W. Beale St.) from 5-8 PM. We will have a trunk or treat, games, snacks, and a haunted house, all in a safe and fun environment. Bring your little goblins and have a ghoulishly good time! The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Public Outreach Program (POP) is hosting this years event at the main Sheriff’s Office in Kingman (600 W. Beale St.) from 5-8 PM. We will have a trunk or treat, games, snacks, and a haunted house, all in a safe and fun environment. Bring your little goblins and have a ghoulishly good time!
According to Sheriff officials, they will have a safe and fun environment for trunk and treat for the children, games, snacks and new for this year, a haunted house will be available for the youngsters to navigate through.
“I am totally blown away by the generosity of Smith’s Food and Drug Manager Abdul El-Awik and his staff for allowing us to set up a donation table at the entrance to the store,” said Mohave County Sheriff’s K9 Foundation Board Member Ray McCool. McCool and foundation volunteer Frank Wills sat at the table just inside Smith’s entrance and talked with customers as they entered and departed the store.
“We were able to get more than 1,200 bags of candy donated by the customers and citizens of Kingman over a three-day period, McCool said. “The support of our community is essential to the success of our foundation. We truly thank everyone who donated candy.”
The MCSO K-9 Program receives no funding from the State of Arizona, the county, or the Sheriff’s Office for their K9 program. It operates solely on donations from businesses and concerned citizens.
Mohave County Sheriff’s K-9 Foundation has a continuing need for donations for their ongoing effort to help support the MCSO K-9 Program.
“Every month, we pay for the MCSO K9s’ food, their vet bills, critical care insurance, and equipment needed such as vests and booties for their feet in the hot weather,” said K-9 Foundation President John Sanchelli. “Can’t send the K9s out to track someone in bare feet. We have to keep the guys working since the work they do benefits the entire community and helps keep all of us a little safer.” Since January 2018, the foundation has spent thousands of dollars for the purchase of K9s, training of the deputy/K9s teams and care of the K-9s.
As part of fundraising efforts, the foundation continues to partner with individuals and business and has started a Go Fund Me account that can be accessed at https://www.gofundme.com/mohave-county-sheriff039s-office-k9s. The foundation also maintains a website at https://mcsk9f.com and people can donate there by using the “donate” button.
All donations received by the foundation are utilized for training, purchase of the dogs, food, vet care (medications and severe-injury-health insurance), all other associated costs including specialized equipment and training certificates, are handled through the foundation.
The Mohave County Sheriff’s K-9 Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization and all donations are a tax-deductible contribution.
People who would like further information about Mohave County Sheriff’s K-9 Foundation, would like to host a fundraiser event or would like to make a tax-deductible donation, can call John Sanchelli at (651) 270-0920.
Make a difference in your community by teaming with the Mohave County Sheriff’s K-9 Foundation in its efforts to maintain the MCSO K-9 unit and to take a bite out of crime!
- Butch Meriwether
