Project Blue Light Ceremony Set For Tuesday In Horsham

HORSHAM TOWNSHIP, PA —It's a tradition wrapped around the holiday season of loss, remorse, and remembrance.

On Tuesday night, the Horsham Township Police Department will once again —as it has for a quarter of a century —honor the officers who lost their lives in the line of duty in Montgomery County.

Horsham Township will hold its 26th Annual Project Blue Light Ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Horsham Township Community Center at 1025 Horsham Rd.

The Project Blue Light ceremony features numerous law enforcement officers from all over Montgomery County, township officials, and other dignitaries.

During the ceremony, a tree will be lit directly across from the Horsham Township Municipal Complex in Deep Meadow Park. Attendees can watch the ceremony from inside.

Project Blue Light is a nationwide observance begun more than 30 years ago by Dolly Craig of Philadelphia.

In 1988, Craig placed two blue candle lights in the window of her home: one in honor of her son-in-law, Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Gleason, killed in the line of duty in 1986; and one for her daughter Pam, Gleason’s wife, who died in an auto crash in 1988. The couple had six children.

Craig wrote of her simple gesture to Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.), an organization dedicated to families of fallen officers, which helped the idea take hold nationally.

After the Horsham ceremony, dinner will be provided by Mission BBQ. This event is open to the public, free of charge, and family-friendly.

Parking is in the township complex. If that fills up, attendees can use Deep Meadow Park directly across the street.

(Horsham Township)

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