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Thursday, April 25, 2024

Oshkosh Officer Wissink honored with check presentation

Credit: NBC 26 Wisconsin
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Oshkosh Officer Wissink honored with check presentation
Oshkosh Officer Wissink honored with check presentation

An Oshkosh school resource officer was honored Friday afternoon with a check presentation.

SCHOOL STUDENTGAVE THOUSANDS OFDOLLARS TOCHARITIES...IN HONOROF THE SCHOOLRESOURCE OFFICERWHO WAS INVOLVEDIN LAST MONTHSOFFICER INVOLVEDSHOOTING INCIDENTAT OSHKOSH WESTHIGH SCHOOL.THE SCHOOLRESOURCE OFFICERHAS BEEN CALLED AHERO..AND ONESTUDENT HAS MADEAN EFFORT TO HELPOTHERS.NBC26'S JULIANAFALK HAS THE STORY.MORE THAN TENTHOUSAND DOLLARSWAS RAISED BY ASTUDENT AFTER HEHAD AN IDEA TO STARTA T-SHIRT FUNDRAISERIN HONOR OF SCHOOLRESOURCE OFFICERMIKE WISSINKS HEROICACTIONS ONDECEMBER 3RD ATOSHKOSH WEST HIGHSCHOOL.

NOW,HUNDREDS OF TSHIRTSSOLD LATER, TWOCHARITIES OFWISSINKS CHOOSINGWERE GIVEN CHECKSBY THAT STUDENT.THE TWO CHARITIESEACH RECEIVED 5-THOUSAND 3-HUNDRED AND 54DOLLARS FROM JOHNWEIGAND, A JUNIORAT THE HIGH SCHOOLWHO LEAD THISFUNDRAISER..ONE OF THECHARITIES IS TEAMBLUE LINE - A NONPROFIT FOUNDATIONTHAT RAISES MONEYTO HELP FAMILIES OFOFFICERS WHO HAVEGIVEN THEIR LIVES INTHE LINE OF DUTY.THE OTHER -WISCONSIN LAWENFORCEMENTOFFICERSASSOCIATIONMEMORIALCAMPGROUND... 30ACRES OF LAND INWAUPACA FORMEMBERS TO USE.WEIGAND SAYS HE'SRECEIVED THEY WENTABOVE AND BEYONDTHEIR GOAL."IT WAS JUST A GREATWAY TO SUPORT THECOMMUNITY AND I'MREALLY GLAD THAT ITTURNED OUT THE WAYIT DID."HE SAYS THEY SOLD701 T-SHIRTS TOTAL.NOT JUST INOSHKOSH, BUT ALSOTHROUGHOUT OTHERCOMMUNITIES ANDSTATES.OFFICER WISSINKDID NOT WANT TO GOON CAMERA BUT IN ASTATEMENT HE SAIDHE IS GRATEFUL FORALL THE SUPORT ANDTHAT THE SUCCESSOF THE FUNDRAISERIS TRULY HUMBLING.THE TWO CHARITIESWERE INCREDIBLYAPPRECIATIVE TO HAVEBEEN CHOSEN TORECEIVE THE MONEY.IN OSHKOSH JULIANAFALK NBC26.IN PACKERS NEWS..

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