Dunkin Cops-2010

Well, I am sad to report that we had our first “not so successful” fundraiser this past weekend. The weather became a major factor, from the huge dust storm to the unseasonably HOT October days. The organizers of Oktoberfest said that overall attendance was down 40%...blame it on the weather or the economy? The dust storm on Saturday night forced us to close early. Not only were we getting blown away but so was the dunk tank – the screen wouldn’t stay open causing the seat in the tank to malfunction. And last but not least, many of the officers who were scheduled to sit in the tank unfortunately had to cancel last minute, making it awfully hard for us to get people to participate in our “Dunk-A-Cop” booth without a cop.

Trey attempting to dunk Officer Rob...nice arm Treybo!

...Yes, nice job little buddy, you dunked Officer Rob!


And now for the good news: To those who participated, we thank you from the bottom of our heart! Our Friday night team “rocked”! From getting people to want to dunk the cop by yelling out that it was him in the tank that invented photo radar, to calling out to individuals that it was he who wrote their parking ticket last month, and so on…you guys were too funny! A huge thanks to the many officers that stepped onto the pitchers mound to take a shot at dunking one of their “own” ~ a Chief at the PD…you shouldn’t have – lol!

Trey with Donna & Vicki


Donna, Vicky, Universal Police Supply (Pete) and Dunkin Donuts (Courtney), to you we can’t give enough thanks for all the effort you put forth, our deepest gratitude goes out to each of you! And of course our family and friend’s who volunteered to help work the booth and sit in the tank, we are extremely thankful for your support, none of this can happen without YOU.

Drake, Broc and Camryn "dunkin" a familiar face


And even better news, a chairman from the event approached Donna to tell her that Trey’s blog would be added to the Tempe Sister Cities site. The gentleman explained that many people; businessmen and women view this site to look to donate to charitable organizations. We feel so privileged to be added to this heavily circulated site.

For those of you who live locally, we could still make up our loss…if you would like to purchase a “Dunk a Cop” t-shirt for $10.00, we have Lg and XL still available (please contact myself, Mike or Donna). And for those who would like to help but follow Trey’s journey from afar, we welcome any donations (they are tax deductible) to help us off set the cost of the tank for the weekend by donating through the “donate button” on Trey’s blog.

Trey modeling the front of the t-shirt

..and the back


All the love and support is deeply Treasured!