The above picture depicts the “No-Shave November” after-photo taken on the evening of Friday, November 30, 2018. 

Members of the Lacey Township Police Department and local Emergency Services Volunteers broke protocol in November for a good cause. Lacey Township Police Officers, along with members from the Lanoka Harbor Fire Department, Bamber Lakes Fire Department, Lanoka Harbor EMS Squad and the Lacey Township Dive Team, participated in “No Shave November” to raise awareness and funding for cancer charities.  The initiative started, November 1, 2018, and concluded yesterday, November 30, 2018.

No-Shave November is a fundraiser in which people put down their razor in order to raise awareness and funding for cancer charities. During the month of November 2018, residents in Lacey Township found some of their police officers and emergency services personnel to be on the “hairy side.”  Uniformed police officers and Emergency Services personnel were sporting beards and mustaches all in the name of fighting cancer.

Funds raised by the “Lacey Township Challenge” (Lacey Police and Emergency Services) went to charities including, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Prevent Cancer Foundation and Fight Colorectal Cancer. Donations on behalf of the police officers and the Emergency Services personnel were made directly to No-Shave.org under the Lacey Township Challenge.  Both the Lacey Township Police Department and the Lacey Township Emergency Services pledged to reach $3000 each, for a total donation of $6000.

As of 4:00 p.m. on November 30, 2018, the No-Shave November “Lacey Township Challenge” had received donations in the total amount of $4591. However, it didn’t stop there. As of today, December 4, 2018, the total amount raised is now $4816.

During the after-photo I advised my officers that I was going to extend the No-Shave policy for Lacey Township Police until 11:59 p.m. on December 31st, 2018.

I want to thank all of my police officers, and the members of our emergency services for their dedication to No-Shave November.  As of January 1st, 2019, the Lacey Township Police Department grooming policy will be back in full effect until next year’s No-Shave November. If anyone has any questions in regard to this initiative you may contact Sergeant George Resetar at the Lacey Township Police Department at 609-693-6636 ext. 2590

Thank you

-Chief Michael C. DiBella