Kiwanis Club of West Seattle honors police as “Everyday Heroes”

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From left, that’s Southwest Precinct Captain Joe Kessler with Michael LaFranchi and West Niver from the Kiwanis Club of West Seattle, as Kiwanians honored Capt. Kessler and his team as “Everyday Heroes.” The presentation at the precinct this past hour included not just a certificate, but also carrot cake – luckily things were fairly quiet, so some of the precinct leadership and officers were able to take a quick break for the occasion, right after second watch roll-call. (video added 12:35 pm)

Past Kiwanis honorees, as noted in the video, have included West Seattle’s firefighters; West Seattle Kiwanis meets three times a month at Be’s Restaurant in The Junction – 7 am breakfast meetings the 1st and 3rd Wednesday, noon the 2nd Wednesday – and presents special events, like the Charity Motorcycle Run and Car Show coming up May 15 – read all about it here.

KSJ March 3, 2010 (12:52 pm)

Right on, Joe – congratulations! And also to Tom, Bobby and all the other kind officers of our Southwest Precinct. We are lucky to have you!

goodwork March 3, 2010 (2:59 pm)

I think this kind of recognition is great. I know that with the type of work that is done they often never get any positive praise outside of their precincts. It’s important they know that there are people in the community who appreciate them. West Seattle does a great job of recognizing its community on all levels. I am really proud to be here. And thanks WSB for posting the video – it was cool to watch!