Queen of Peace Raises More Than $3000 for Get Behind the Vest

The students at Queen of Peace High School through the leadership of the QOP Student Council partnered with Get Behind the Vest to help ensure that every Chicago Police Officer has a bullet-proof vest. The specialty vests cost about $500 and needs to be replaced every five years or if it has been struck by a bullet. Every Chicago officer is responsible for replacing their own vest.

The Student Council raised money through cookie sales and Pride Days throughout the month of April in support of this initiative. Queen of Peace presented a check for $3350 to the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation at their All School Awards Assembly on May 8, 2015.

“When a father of one of our students, Officer Bourret, came to me about helping the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation with Get Behind the Vest, I immediately knew Queen of Peace needed to support this cause. With a reported number of 113 current alumnae and so many of our students’ parents in the police force, it was a way for our girls to support the officers of Chicago and work for a cause that aligns strongly with our Dominican values and our commitment to service and the community,” said President Anne O’Malley’75.

To learn more about Get Behind the Vest and the goal to raise $4 million to replace the 8000 outdated vests in use by Chicago Police Office, visit www.getbehindthevest.org.

About Queen of Peace High School

A Catholic Dominicans of Sinsinawa college preparatory high school established in 1962, Queen of Peace is dedicated to the education and empowerment of young women in an environment that inspires academic excellence in a nurturing culture grounded in our Dominican Values of Truth, Compassion, Justice, Partnership, and Community. Queen of Peace is one of only two all-girl high schools in America to partner with nationally-recognized Project Lead The Way (PLTW) to offer the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) curriculum. www.queenofpeacehs.org