[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”21898″ img_size=”2000×651″ alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1622564624931{margin-top: -10px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”Purchase your bears today!” google_fonts=”font_family:Oswald%3A300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]
Thank you for your continued support of the Trooper Teddy Program!
We currently are selling bears at ALL 16 post locations and at HeadQuarters. To purchase a Trooper Teddy, go to your local KSP post or order online to pickup from post.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”23961″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://trooperteddy.square.site/”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” gap=”25″ css=”.vc_custom_1525199999809{margin-top: -25px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”THE HISTORY OF TROOPER TEDDY” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23a3a3a3″ google_fonts=”font_family:Oswald%3A300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]The Trooper Teddy Bear Project came to life in December of 1989 after Kentucky First Lady Martha Wilkinson hosted a gala fundraiser at Red Mile Racecourse earlier that summer. The black tie event raised the needed funds to purchase 2,000 Trooper Teddy Bears. The concept of the program was for Troopers to provide stuffed animals to children during traumatic experiences such as a car crash, child or sexual abuse cases and also distribute to terminally ill children. The first allotment of bears included a personal note on each stuffed animal from First Lady Wilkinson. KSP partnered with the Indiana State Police with this effort and they too passed out Trooper Bears. The program ran out of funding in early 2000 until recently where the agency plans to sustain the program by offering the bears for sale to the public.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1605215415859{background-color: #b5b5b5 !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”6005″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d” onclick=”link_image” css_animation=”bounceIn” css=”.vc_custom_1575299247401{border-radius: 4px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”KSP and Trooper Teddy were able to bring relief to this child, and other victims of Hurricane Katrina. ” font_container=”tag:h5|text_align:center|color:%23f2f2f2″ google_fonts=”font_family:Oswald%3A300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1575299114199{margin-right: 50px !important;margin-left: 50px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1576170838696{margin-right: 75px !important;margin-left: 75px !important;background-color: #1e73be !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”PURCHASE A BEAR” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Oswald%3A300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1574886378489{margin-left: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner disable_element=”yes”][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]
PLACE AN ORDER THROUGH EBAY
[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”16487″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https://www.ebay.com/itm/KSP-TROOPER-TEDDY-BEAR-BLACK-FRIDAY-PRE-ORDER-SALE/223766644274?hash=item3419880632:g:0iwAAOSwwMxd2~bK”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]
SUMBIT AN ORDER FORM
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[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”16529″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”http://ksppwa-dev-alb-1192718686.us-east-2.elb.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Trooper-Teddy-Order-Form.pdf”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1576170847886{background-color: #eeee22 !important;}”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Please direct all purchase questions to Kaylah Smith of the Public Affairs Branch at (502) 782-1780 or Kaylah.smith@ky.gov.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”How You Can Help” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Oswald%3A300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1525203612710{background-color: #e2e2e2 !important;}”][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1525204831417{margin-left: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”THE TROOPER TEDDY PROGRAM” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23aaaaaa” google_fonts=”font_family:Oswald%3A300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]When KSP troopers encounter young children, it is often part of a traumatic situation such as a car crash, drug or domestic abuse cases which sometimes result in the arrest of the parent. KSP hopes their ‘Trooper Teddy’ bears will serve as a tool to calm innocent children they find in these circumstances.
“When KSP is called to a scene, it’s not always a pleasant situation,” said KSP spokesman Captain Paul Blanton. “Unfortunately, there are many incidents where children are involved and witness scary things. To minimize the situation, we hope to provide children with a teddy bear to calm them down during these times.”
KSP Commissioner Phillip Burnett, Jr. said the program is designed to develop trust between officers and children.
“As a law enforcement officer, it tugs at your heart strings to arrive at a scene and see a child visibly upset and shaken,” says Commissioner Burnett, Jr. “These children are often innocent victims of parents who may have violated the law, or in the middle of a domestic disturbance or worse. This small gesture provides comfort and builds trust between the officer and the child.”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”MAKE A DONATION” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%239e9e9e” google_fonts=”font_family:Oswald%3A300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ftrooperteddy.square.site%2F|title:Make%20a%20Donation|target:%20_blank|”][vc_single_image image=”19856″ img_size=”large” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://trooperteddy.square.site/”][vc_column_text]The KSP Trooper Teddy Project is part of a non-profit program designed to aid children during stressful times. Tax-deductable contributions can be made to the Trooper Teddy Project.
Renee Wagner – Trooper Teddy Program Coordinator
Public Affairs Branch
919 Versailles Road
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
502-782-1774
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