Silver Shield Foundation Walk Scheduled For Nov. 13 In Greenwich

GREENWICH, CT — The Silver Shield Foundation will hold its second annual Greenwich Walk in honor of all first responders on Nov. 13 at Tod's Point in Greenwich.

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.

In attendance will be representatives from many agencies, including the Greenwich Police Department, Greenwich Fire 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.

Greenwich First Selectman Fred Camillo, Connecticut State Police Colonel Stavros Mellekas, NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea, and FDNY First Deputy Commissioner Laura Kavanagh will speak at the event. Silver Shield Foundation Trustee Chuck Scarborough will preside over the opening ceremony.

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

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.

Walkers and VIP guests will begin arriving on site at 8 a.m. The opening ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m., with the walk kicking off at 10 a.m.

A rain date is set for Sunday Nov. 14.