Fundraiser for Okaloosa fallen officers memorial scheduled

The Crestview Citizens Police Academy Alumni will raffle tickets for the wreath, thin blue line plaques and bottled water during the Triple B Cookoff Saturday in Crestview.

CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Citizens Police Academy Alumni will sell assorted items on March 19 during the Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce’s Triple B Cookoff.

Bottled water, Thin Blue Line plaques and raffle tickets for a wreath giveaway will be available during the cookoff, which is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Main Street in Crestview.

Plaques cost $4 each and include the text, "Walking the thin blue line."

Raffle tickets are $1 each or six for $5. The winner — to be announced at 5 p.m. April 1 at the Crestview Walmart — will receive a wreath large enough to cover half a front door.

Proceeds benefit the CCPAA for construction of an Okaloosa fallen officers memorial in front of the Crestview Police Department building on Stillwell Boulevard.

This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Fundraiser for Okaloosa fallen officers memorial scheduled