Education Fund

Ella Shaffrey, daughter of Cedar Hill Fire Battalion Chief Marvin Shaffrey, EOW 11/2/21, is a sophomore in high school whose passions lie within playing the saxophone. Ella plays this expressive instrument in a way that has landed her in prestige local and national events. She […]

Jeremy Branson, the son of fallen hero, Officer James Branson, Jr., EOW 3/9/03, is about to start his senior year at Saint Louis University. Jeremy is majoring in Psychology with a minor in African Studies and pre-law. Upon graduation, he plans to attend the Howard […]

A group of 22 dedicated students from Miriam School chose to give back to the BackStoppers through their Service and Gratitude service project. Lead by their teachers, Andrea Rosenfeld and Candi Chiburisa, these students made a plan to sell beaded keychains at the school to […]

Team BackStoppers is ready for RAGBRAI XLIV! The Team leaves today for Iowa where they will ride 420 miles across the state in one week on this year's RAGBRAI course, raising awareness and funds for BackStoppers. Team BackStoppers Members fueling up Members of Team BackStoppers during RAGBRAI 2015 Team […]

President and CEO of Edwin-Claude, Inc. Paul Abrams presents a $10,000 donation for the Education Fund from the ECI First Responder Membership Challenge to BackStoppers Board Member Chief (Ret.) Jerry Lee, Executive Director Chief (Ret.) Ron Battelle, and President Mike Shanahan, Jr. In May of last […]