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  We are providing financial assistance to Officer Gary Glasby of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department who was catastrophically injured in a vehicle accident earlier in the year, and Officer Ryan O’Connor of the Arnold MO Police Department who remains in critical condition from injuries […]

Photo courtesy of arnoldmo.org The BackStoppers has provided $5,000 in assistance to Officer Ryan O'Connor of the Arnold Police Department.  Officer Ryan O'Connor, 44, sustained life-threatening injuries while transporting a burglary suspect to the Arnold Police Department today, December 5th, 2017. Officer O'Connor is a three year […]

It is the season of giving! Fox 2 and KPLR 11 has kicked off the Spirit of St. Louis Campaign in support of BackStoppers, Variety, the Children's Charity of St. Louis and St. Louis Area Foodbank. Bommarito Automotive Group has teamed up with Fox 2 […]

Today we are honored to present Officer Matt Crosby with assistance in the amount of $50,000.  Officer Crosby was shot and catastrophically injured in the line of duty while serving with the Rock Hill Police Department.  Officer Crosby has made a tremendous sacrifice for our safety. Because […]

Our friends at the Ameren Corporation are encouraging their employees to support our mission by becoming BackStoppers. The company is organizing an internal campaign whose goal is to generate BackStoppers memberships. We were honored to attend the launch of the Ameren Member Drive, where passing employees […]

Police Officer Joseph Strehl, son of Detective Stephen Strehl, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department/ Drug Enforcement Administration, EOW 11/19/1993, shares why he become a BackStopper. "While numerous fundraisers and events have a huge impact on the BackStoppers, becoming a member of this organization will have […]

Woodard Cleaning and Restoration's 3rd Annual Raffle for BackStoppers is here! Last year Woodard raised $37,000 for BackStoppers, and this year their goal is to reach $50,000!   This incredible is support is made possible by purchasing raffle tickets that are entered to win a number of […]

Our friends at Gerding Enterprises have shown incredible support to the BackStoppers over the last couple of years. Last year, they held their 1st Annual BackStoppers BBQ which raised over $12,000!  The 2nd Annual BackStoppers BBQ will take place on  October 7th at the VFW in Cedar […]

Today is the nine-year anniversary of the death of Sgt. Jeffry Kowalski of St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, EOW 10/01/08. His daughter, Madison, shares her father’s legacy and how she finds strength after the unimaginable. “It's going on 10 years now. A decade. Think of […]

A small but powerful group of supporters, Bridge Haven, has dedicated eight years of support  to the BackStoppers. This year the group raised over $17,000 for BackStoppers. Since 2010 the Bridge Haven group has played for BackStoppers at their Annual Bridge Pro-Am Tournament. The first year […]