FBINAA Associate Magazine Q3.2021

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T he FBINAA selected the Dueling Dragons of Orlando , Florida as the 2021 FBINAA Legacy Gift Recipient. The Dueling Dragons of Orlando is a program supported by the Orlando Community and Youth Trust, Inc . The Dueling Dragons of Orlando program is an unlikely partnership between inner-city teens and officers from the Orlando Police Department, who have joined forces to become a one- of-a-kind, mentoring, year-round dragon boat racing team. This program has 162 young participants and has had a successful pro- gram engagement with these young teens achieving zero school dropouts, zero arrests, and maintaining a 2.0 grade point average. The FBINAA Legacy Gift was started in 2017 with the forma - tion of the FBINAA Community Engagement Committee. The focus of this committee is to look at ways to strengthen the bond between law enforcement and the communities they serve. The FBINAA Legacy Gift of $1,500 is awarded during each FBINAA national training conference year to a local youth non-profit organization that fully embodies the mission of strengthening these relationships. This year's FBINAA Legacy Gift was presented to program participants by Association President Joe Hellebrand and the Community Engagement Committee Chair and National Board FBINAA AWARDS LEGACY GIFT TO THE DUELINGDRAGONS

member Jim Gallagher during the FBINAA National Training Conference held recently in Orlando, Florida. “Dueling Dragons deeply appreciates receiving the FBINAA Legacy Gift. We are proud to be able to have our Dueling Dragon Alumni represent us when the team was traveling to compete in Sarasota, FL. Thank you FBINAA for supporting programs that involve law enforcement and youth." Andrea Eliscu , Founder of Dueling Dragons. The FBINAA looks forward to awarding a Legacy Gift each year at its annual conference to an organization dedicated to building trust between law enforcement and the young people of the communities they serve. (L-R) is FBINAA Section I Representative Jim Gallagher, Dueling Dragon representa- tives Vionn Welcome and Chris Durant, and FBINAA President Joe Hellebrand.

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