'Run for The Blue' Raises Funds for Fallen Officers' Families

Organizers behind “Run for The Blue” a motorcade of classic and exotic cars that headed from Nassau to Queens on Sunday, say they raised an estimated $15,000 for the families of two NYPD officers recently killed in the line of duty.

LI Exotics Club, which arranged the event, invited the public to take part in the event, with any vehicle, by making a $25 donation to help the families of NYPD officer Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos.

Featuring vehicles displaying a 15-inch “Blue Respect Ribbon” decal, the procession ran from Syosset to Cunningham Park in Queens, where there was a donation presentation ceremony.

Light breakfast of bagels and coffee were provided for donors at Exotic Classics facility in Syosset, the procession’s starting point.

Additional donations can be sent to the NYC PBA Widow’s and Children’s Fund, c/o R Sands, 1 Bensin Drive, Melville, NY 11747.

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