HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center's (KLETC) 293rd basic training class announced that it has made a donation to the United Way Disaster Relief Fund.
The graduating students from the 293rd basic training class collected the funds as part of their class project. The $415 raised will go to the United Way of The Plains disaster relief fund, which was set up to aid families in need from the April 29 tornadoes.
The class president for the 293rd, Officer Daniel Harshbarger of the Rose Hill Police Department, said that the tornado affected not only residents of Andover and Butler County, but also Sedgwick County.
“We had talked about a couple of other projects before this disaster took place. Some other class members wanted to get together and volunteer with a clean-up,” Harshbarger said. “With the chaos that follows days after something like this, we decided it would be just as good to set up a fundraiser.”
Michael Turenne, the class coordinator for the 293rd basic training class, knew that the students would do what they could to assist those in need.
“In law enforcement, we know we are one natural disaster from all working in the same jurisdiction to assist the citizens and fellow officers for the area,” Turenne said. “Since the student officers are still in their training, they found another way to help through donations.”
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