'Baskets For The Blue': Greeley Teen Camille Steen Raises $3,500 To Thank Local Police Officers
GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4) -- A Greeley teenager made it her senior project to show appreciation for police officers -- and now they are saying thank you. Camille Steen, who attends University High School, created the "Baskets for the Blue" fundraiser and collected #3,500 to buy gifts for Greeley officers and the families of fallen officers.
Steen showed up at police headquarters with gift baskets and snacks sodas and custom coffee mugs.
And, she had even more to give.
"...she also donated approximately $500 to [Concerns of Police Survivors] on behalf of the Greeley Police Department and University High School," officials with GPD wrote on Facebook. "[Concerns of Police Survivors] a non-profit organization that works to help the families of officers that have been killed in the line of duty."