CANTON, Mo. (WGEM) -- Culver-Stockton College students and community members gathered Sunday for their 12-hour Fallen Officer Project fundraiser.
Participants walked around the school's track from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. to honor law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty as well as to raise money for various foundations.
Fallen Officer Project director and Culver-Stockton professor Seth McBride said he personally understands the risks associated with law enforcement and said it's important those lost in the line of duty are recognized.
"I'm a commissioned officer with the Lewis County Sheriff's Department on top of what I do here at Culver and it is something to recognize the men and women throughout the country who have given their lives to their communities," McBride said.
Culver-Stockton junior Jordan Arbas also took part in this year's project.
"You know there's a lot of negativity around officers in the world today and so I wanted to learn a different perspective," he said. "Taking a class from a reserved officer and also learning about the family stories, it's just a whole new perspective that you're looking at."
Some participants said they know how it feels to lose a loved one doing their job.
Betsey Browning said she and her grandchildren walked for her son Casey Shoemate, a sheriff's deputy in Miller County, Missouri, who died in 2018 in a head-on collision while responding to a structure fire.
"It's really, really important to me that we don't forget the sacrifices that not only my baby made, but that the other families made as well," she said.
McBride said they raised a total of $5,425 for two law enforcement benefit foundations. Supporting Heroes helps support families of fallen officers while Who's House Our House works to bridges the gap between communities and law enforcement through sports.
Browning said the effort made by the CSC community means the world to families going through pain she knows too well.
"Without these organizations that these young people are supporting, we as family members would not survive," she said.
McBride says although they exceeded their original goal of raising $5,000 you can still donate to the Fallen Officer Project.
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