Recently, the Moorestown Rotary Club hosted three officers from the Moorestown Police Department who are riding in the Police Unity Tour. The club donated $500 to the Moorestown Police Department who will have five officers participating in the three-day ride. This is a charity event that plays out all across the United States with a Bicycle Ride to the Policeman’s Memorial that is located in Washington D.C. This memorial has the names all the police officers killed in the line of duty across the United States, unfortunately for Moorestown the memorial has two of the town’s own officers names on this memorial.
The ride is done every year with a ceremony in our nations capitol during Law Enforcement Week. This year the five of Moorestown Police officers will be riding starting in North Jersey and ending in Washington D.C. after three days of bicycling. Each officer that participates is required to either raise or pay $ 1,500 each to participate with this money going to the Unity Tour and the memorial to help with expenses and scholarships for the family of the falling. This is done on the officers’ own time and not paid by the township for the four days that they participate.
“We are honored to partner with the Moorestown Police Department in support of the Police Unity Tour, and trust other local leaders and Moorestown businesses will support our officers who protect and serve the community,” Rotary Club President Aschoff said.
