Shot in The Dark Vegas 2017
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Shot in the Dark Vegas 2017 is a joint Military and Law Enforcement Veteran's community fundraiser to raise money for Operation 300, Cops Helping Cops and The American Legion.
There will be a gear drawing with prizes, music, food as well as tactical products, TAG armored vehicles, off road trucks and world class racing buggies on display. The event will take place on Jan 18th from 1800-2300hrs
We have set up this page for supporters who cannot attend the primary fundraiser but wish to contribute.
OPERATION 300
On August 6th, 2011, our family awakened to the reality of tragedy that so many families have lived. My bigger-than-life brother, Aaron Carson Vaughn, was KIA. Those letters seemed insufficient to describe the fullness of their meaning. Nevertheless, it was true. As we muddled through the next few months of this new life without him, we had a strong to desire to somehow add value to our great loss.
Aaron was a man’s man, but a child at heart. He always made everyone laugh and was constantly forcing us all to join in his child like shenanigans. We happily obliged. He was always up for an adventure and lived everyday to the fullest. His love of God, family and country was unparalleled. He truly had the heart of a warrior.
It is only fitting that to honor him, we give kids who have lost so much the opportunity to live like Aaron...if only for a short time.
In the initial months after Aaron’s death we became acutely aware of the love our community shared for not only Aaron, but all of those like him. Because of their support and partnership we are able to bring this dream to life.
In everything we do, we seek first to bring glory to our Lord Jesus, and second to honor Aaron and his legacy.
-Tara Vaughn Baldwin
http://www.operation300.com/
COPS HELPING COPS
David Fowler is formally the Undersheriff in Osceola County, Michigan. David has a background in forensics and narcotics. He is also a 35 year veteran of law enforcement and was the state wide coordinator for victims services and member the Michigan Sheriffs Association. David helped author the victims services training manual that Michigan uses state wide and other states use nationwide. He has many years doing Search/Rescue/Recovery locally, as well as being on larger projects like the Space Shuttle Recovery Team back in 2003, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Gustav, and Hurricane Sandy. David has an avid love for boating, with many years experience, which only helped make the rescues during the hurricane Katrina disaster not only successful, but safe. David also flies a powered parachute which is used for searches and was instrumental in finding shuttle parts when not doing 50 person plus, type III line searches.
Christopher Lyons has been doing Search/Rescue/Recovery for the last 22 plus years. He worked during the Long Island Pine Barrens Fires and the New York State Senate Emergency Task Force during the World Trade Center Disaster. Christopher also helped out at the American Airlines plane crash in Bell Harbor/Far Rockaway. From there he was on the Space Shuttle Recovery Team where he met Undersheriff Fowler. Christopher was also down in New Orleans during the Katrina disaster with Undersheriff Fowler for two and a half weeks. He then returned down south and helped in TX and LA with the Hurricane Rita disaster. He has also assisted with Hurricane Gustav, Hurricane Irene, Hurricane Sandy, the 2012/2013 Long Island Blizzards, and the 2013 Oklahoma EF5 tornadoes. Christopher, having an aviation background, has done aerial searches, 50 person plus type III searches and has certifications for woodland SAR, NYDEC SAR, Air force SAR. He also has certifications in GPS, Mapping, and Navigation.
What we saw was indescribable. People living in filth and mold. Children playing in destroyed neighborhoods with dangerous debris everywhere. Then we went down and met with the police officers themselves. These fine people were working with almost no resources. How bad was it? They didn't even have toilet paper, paper towels or soap. So we purchased some supplies for them out of our own pockets. As we continued to speak with the officers, we found that they were displaced from their families. Most, still today, don't have their families home and have not seen them for as long as 5 months. At this point we asked them to show us their homes. These homes ranged from destroyed to gutted. None were finished. Some had no flood insurance and the ones that did, the amount of monies received didn't help enough. We realized these people needed help, and a lot of it.
So on our last night in New Orleans, Dave and I sat down to eat dinner and we came up with an idea. After realizing that the most expensive costs of rebuilding a house is labor, an idea was hatched. What if we could have Police Officers from all over the nation help these people rebuild? By providing the disaster stricken officers with free labor, these officers would now have a chance, a real chance, of getting their lives back.
When we returned, Cops Helping Cops (CHC) was formed and incorporated as a 501c3 not-for-profit organization. We have been using all our contacts and resources, to not only reach out to law enforcement from all over the country, which has had GREAT feedback, but to set up lodging, and food for the officers as well as trying to get sponsors. Our mission continues today as we strive to help our police officers and their familes throughout America.
Chris Lyons and Dave Fowler
http://www.copshelpcops.com/
EVENT WEBSITE:
http://shotinthedarkvegas.homestead.com/MAINSHOT.html
EVENT COORDINATOR
POC: Kurt Delia
The Armored Group
231-519-0170
[email redacted]
There will be a gear drawing with prizes, music, food as well as tactical products, TAG armored vehicles, off road trucks and world class racing buggies on display. The event will take place on Jan 18th from 1800-2300hrs
We have set up this page for supporters who cannot attend the primary fundraiser but wish to contribute.
OPERATION 300
On August 6th, 2011, our family awakened to the reality of tragedy that so many families have lived. My bigger-than-life brother, Aaron Carson Vaughn, was KIA. Those letters seemed insufficient to describe the fullness of their meaning. Nevertheless, it was true. As we muddled through the next few months of this new life without him, we had a strong to desire to somehow add value to our great loss.
Aaron was a man’s man, but a child at heart. He always made everyone laugh and was constantly forcing us all to join in his child like shenanigans. We happily obliged. He was always up for an adventure and lived everyday to the fullest. His love of God, family and country was unparalleled. He truly had the heart of a warrior.
It is only fitting that to honor him, we give kids who have lost so much the opportunity to live like Aaron...if only for a short time.
In the initial months after Aaron’s death we became acutely aware of the love our community shared for not only Aaron, but all of those like him. Because of their support and partnership we are able to bring this dream to life.
In everything we do, we seek first to bring glory to our Lord Jesus, and second to honor Aaron and his legacy.
-Tara Vaughn Baldwin
http://www.operation300.com/
COPS HELPING COPS
David Fowler is formally the Undersheriff in Osceola County, Michigan. David has a background in forensics and narcotics. He is also a 35 year veteran of law enforcement and was the state wide coordinator for victims services and member the Michigan Sheriffs Association. David helped author the victims services training manual that Michigan uses state wide and other states use nationwide. He has many years doing Search/Rescue/Recovery locally, as well as being on larger projects like the Space Shuttle Recovery Team back in 2003, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Gustav, and Hurricane Sandy. David has an avid love for boating, with many years experience, which only helped make the rescues during the hurricane Katrina disaster not only successful, but safe. David also flies a powered parachute which is used for searches and was instrumental in finding shuttle parts when not doing 50 person plus, type III line searches.
Christopher Lyons has been doing Search/Rescue/Recovery for the last 22 plus years. He worked during the Long Island Pine Barrens Fires and the New York State Senate Emergency Task Force during the World Trade Center Disaster. Christopher also helped out at the American Airlines plane crash in Bell Harbor/Far Rockaway. From there he was on the Space Shuttle Recovery Team where he met Undersheriff Fowler. Christopher was also down in New Orleans during the Katrina disaster with Undersheriff Fowler for two and a half weeks. He then returned down south and helped in TX and LA with the Hurricane Rita disaster. He has also assisted with Hurricane Gustav, Hurricane Irene, Hurricane Sandy, the 2012/2013 Long Island Blizzards, and the 2013 Oklahoma EF5 tornadoes. Christopher, having an aviation background, has done aerial searches, 50 person plus type III searches and has certifications for woodland SAR, NYDEC SAR, Air force SAR. He also has certifications in GPS, Mapping, and Navigation.
What we saw was indescribable. People living in filth and mold. Children playing in destroyed neighborhoods with dangerous debris everywhere. Then we went down and met with the police officers themselves. These fine people were working with almost no resources. How bad was it? They didn't even have toilet paper, paper towels or soap. So we purchased some supplies for them out of our own pockets. As we continued to speak with the officers, we found that they were displaced from their families. Most, still today, don't have their families home and have not seen them for as long as 5 months. At this point we asked them to show us their homes. These homes ranged from destroyed to gutted. None were finished. Some had no flood insurance and the ones that did, the amount of monies received didn't help enough. We realized these people needed help, and a lot of it.
So on our last night in New Orleans, Dave and I sat down to eat dinner and we came up with an idea. After realizing that the most expensive costs of rebuilding a house is labor, an idea was hatched. What if we could have Police Officers from all over the nation help these people rebuild? By providing the disaster stricken officers with free labor, these officers would now have a chance, a real chance, of getting their lives back.
When we returned, Cops Helping Cops (CHC) was formed and incorporated as a 501c3 not-for-profit organization. We have been using all our contacts and resources, to not only reach out to law enforcement from all over the country, which has had GREAT feedback, but to set up lodging, and food for the officers as well as trying to get sponsors. Our mission continues today as we strive to help our police officers and their familes throughout America.
Chris Lyons and Dave Fowler
http://www.copshelpcops.com/
EVENT WEBSITE:
http://shotinthedarkvegas.homestead.com/MAINSHOT.html
EVENT COORDINATOR
POC: Kurt Delia
The Armored Group
231-519-0170
[email redacted]
Organizer and beneficiary
Kurt Delia
Organizer
Fremont, MI
Chris Lyons
Beneficiary
