Silver Shield Foundation To Honor Fallen Bristol Officers On Nov. 12 In Greenwich

GREENWICH, CT — The Silver Shield Foundation will hold its third annual Greenwich walk in memory of fallen first responders and Bristol police Lt. Dustin DeMonte and Sgt. Alex Hamzy on Nov. 12.

The event will take place at Tod's Point. Walkers will raise funds to support the organization’s core mission of providing scholarships for children and surviving spouses of police officers, firefighters and EMS members killed in the line of duty. The walk will also coincide with the 40th anniversary of the founding of The Silver Shield Foundation.

Silver Shield Foundation Trustee and NBC 4 news anchor Chuck Scarborough will preside over the opening ceremony.

Event Speakers will include Greenwich First Selectman Fred Camillo, Connecticut State Police Col. Stavros Mellekas, New York City Police Department 1st Deputy Commissioner Edward Caban, and New York City Fire Department Chief John Hodgens.

In attendance will be representatives from many agencies, including the Greenwich Police Department, Greenwich Fire Department, Bristol Police Department, New York City Police Department, New York City Fire Department, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey State Police, Suffolk County Police Department and Nassau County Police Department.

Also attending will be Silver Shield Foundation scholarship recipients who will also walk in memory of their parent or spouse who died in the line of duty.

Over 125 walkers participated in last year’s event, raising $103,000 to advance Silver Shield’s mission.

Walkers are being asked to donate or raise a minimum of $100 for the event and can register, donate, or sponsor on the Silver Shield Foundation website.

Registration begins at 8 a.m., the day of the event. The opening ceremony will begin at 9 a.m., with the walk kicking off at 9:30 a.m. A rain date is set for Nov. 13.