Windermere PD Foundation raises $100,000

The Windermere Police Department Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit organization that raises funds to donate to charities, has raised more than $100,000.


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 The Windermere Police Department Foundation, Inc. – established after Windermere PD officer Robert “Robbie” German was killed in the line of duty on March 22, 2014 – has raised more than $100,000 since its founding, according to a Facebook post.

The foundation makes it its mission support the Windermere community through advancements in safety and crime reduction with the assistance of volunteers and donations from members of the community.

Since the foundation became a nonprofit organization, the foundation has donated more than $60,000 to various local charities, humanitarian programs and individuals in need, including the Family of Windermere Officer Robert German, Mathews Hope, the Wounded Officer Foundation, MADD of Central Florida, and more.

Windermere police officer Robert “Robbie” German was killed in the line of duty on March 22, 2014.
Windermere police officer Robert “Robbie” German was killed in the line of duty on March 22, 2014.

Proceeds have gone to the following organizations and families:

  • Robert German Memorial Garden 
  • JuleStrong: Local Elementary School Student Fighting Cancer
  • Family of Windermere Officer Robert German
  • Family of Tarpon Springs Officer Charles Kondek
  • Roper YMCA
  • MADD of Central Florida
  • Wounded Officer Foundation
  • DUI Seminar
  • C.O.P.S
  • Aquino Family
  • Czwornog Family
  • Bonk Family
  • Family of OPD Officer Anderson
  • Family of Deputy John Kotfi: Lynn Sowers Memorial Foundation
  • Children’s Bikes for Annual Windermere Easter Egg Hunt
  • Family of Officer David Starling
  • Secret Santa Program
  • Family of OCSO Deputy Norman Lewis
  • Family of OPD Lt. Clayton
  • Torch Run
  • Gift of Swim
  • Mathews Hope
  • Baby DJ Mix 106.7

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