First Tee - Greater Akron

What a day. 🎉

Thursday's 9th Annual Law Enforcement Education Day - Putting with Police - was one for the books. We welcomed 553 total guests, including 421 kids and teens, making it the largest attendance in the event's 9-year history.

This event exists for one reason: to build trust between young people and law enforcement. Days like Thursday remind us why that work matters.

Kids spent the afternoon on the driving range, putting green, and golf cart rides alongside officers - plus pizza, Kona Ice, ice cream, a DJ, a magician, a gaming truck, a dunk tank, and airbrush tattoos. Fun, connection, and memories all in one place.

None of it happens without our incredible sponsors. Thank you to Presenting Sponsor Kaulig Giving, Support Sponsors BFG Federal Credit Union, Rotary Club of Akron, and Akron Bar Foundation, Ice Cream Sponsor Huntington National Bank, and Pizza Sponsor DeCheco's Pizzeria.

We were honored to have nine law enforcement agencies on the course: Akron Police, Bath Police, Copley Police, Cuyahoga Falls Police, Fairlawn Police, Ohio State Highway Patrol, Summa Health Police, Springfield Police, and the Summit County Sheriff's Office, along with Akron Fire Department.

Community partners made the day even richer: the Cleveland Cavs, Cleveland Monsters, Cleveland Charge, University of Akron Football, and Girl Scouts,

Community groups bringing kids to the event included South Street Ministries, City of Akron Community Centers, Salvation Army, Because He Cares, Shaw JCC, Akron Inner City Soccer Club, Hope & Elevation Behavioral Health, Cascade Village YMCA, Westminster YMCA, YMCA Family Enrichment Center, Before The Crowning, GoalGetta Academy, and Childtime.

We also welcomed Summit County Prosecutor Elliot Kolkovich, Clerk of Courts Tavia Galonski, Councilpersons Tina Boyes and Mark Greer, City of Akron Chief of Public Safety Craig Morgan, and Zippy!

This is what community looks like. Year 10, here we come. 🙌