{"id":124001,"date":"2018-02-08T07:23:07","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T07:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madd.org\/?p=124001"},"modified":"2022-06-29T07:24:29","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T07:24:29","slug":"challenge-coins-to-support-law-enforcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madd.org\/challenge-coins-to-support-law-enforcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Challenge Coins to Support Law Enforcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/challengecoinblog.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-123768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our partners in law enforcement are among the hardest workers in the mission to end drunk driving. Therefore, we feel strongly that they deserve as much appreciation and recognition as we can give.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why we are so proud to debut a unique and special MADD Challenge Coin for law enforcement officers.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is a Challenge Coin?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Officers receive challenge coins as tokens in recognition for any number of brave acts.\u00a0As a result, Challenge Coins are well known in the law enforcement community and many officers, including National Law Enforcement Initiatives Manager, Ron Replogle, collect such treasures.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Email_Infographic_BlueLine-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"603\" height=\"975\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-123769 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Email_Infographic_BlueLine-1.png 603w, https:\/\/madd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Email_Infographic_BlueLine-1-186x300.png 186w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 603px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 603\/975;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Email_Infographic_BlueLine-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"603\" height=\"975\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-123769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Email_Infographic_BlueLine-1.png 603w, https:\/\/madd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Email_Infographic_BlueLine-1-186x300.png 186w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\nOur law enforcement partners present MADD Challenge Coins to officers leading the fight against drunk driving.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The job of a law enforcement officer is very difficult and complex in today&#8217;s society and it can be thankless at times,&#8221; said Replogle,\u00a0 &#8220;Presenting an officer with a MADD challenge coin and thanking them for their service is a great way of showing our appreciation for the work they do protecting us every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The heroes in law enforcement should be recognized for their service in creating safer roads. Furthermore, these coins make excellent \u201cthank you\u201d items for law enforcement.\u00a0 At the end of the day, they\u2019re at the forefront of ending drunk driving and caring for victims and survivors of this violent crime.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Help End Impaired Driving<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Strong support of law enforcement is an important piece of our <em>Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving<\/em>. The support you give to your local law enforcement is a critical part of the effort to s<\/p>\n<p>ave lives. Unfortunately, MADD staff cannot be everywhere. We need help from our <a class=\"text-red\" href=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/get-involved\/\">volunteers and supporters<\/a> to thank law enforcement for the dangerous work they do daily.<\/p>\n<p>Reach out to us today! We\u2019d love to hear about officers going that extra mile to keep impaired drivers off the road in the comments below. Let us know who they are so we can say thank you!<\/p>\n<p>Because together, we can end drunk driving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our partners in law enforcement are among the hardest workers in the mission to end drunk driving. 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