By HEATHER HUNTER
Synergize Marketing & Communications Coordinator
The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) Community Foundation and Carmel-based Synergize have partnered to benefit local families this November. Synergize’s monthly 4:30 Meetups raise funds for local nonprofits. Proceeds from the next event on Tuesday, Nov. 10 will fund the HCSO Community Foundation’s Shop with a Cop program and other initiatives.
“Some kids may not get a Christmas gift at all,” Patrol Division Captain Tom Logan said. “If we can take them out and make their Christmas just a little bit better, I think that’s very important.”
Lowes
Logan
The HCSO Community Foundation aims to create strong, positive relationships between the Sheriff’s Office and the community. Through Shop with a Cop, children have a fun day with deputies while giving officers a personal link to the community they serve.
“Sometimes the kids come from families where the interactions don’t always seem positive,” Chief Deputy John Lowes pointed out. “This is an opportunity for them to see not only a positive side of the Sheriff’s Office, but also see that the deputies are just regular people like themselves.”
In addition to Shop with a Cop, the HCSO Community Foundation shops with local children for school supplies in the fall. The Foundation has also partnered with Gleaner’s Food Bank, the Special Olympics, and the Good Samaritan Network, among other organizations.
Throughout the pandemic, HCSO has been working with the Shepherd’s Center to deliver groceries and medication to elderly members of the community.
“The fantastic deputies have been doing our weekly grocery shopping for all of our clients and community members who need it, and then they go out and deliver the groceries every Thursday morning,” Shepherd’s Center Program Assistant Lisa Albano explained. “It’s really streamlined the process for us.”
HCSO shares this commitment of community impact with Synergize. The relationship-building business constantly looks for new ways to give back.
Stanton
“It’s not about what you are, it’s about what you do for others, because of who you are,” Synergize Founder Arron Stanton said. “Sheriff Quakenbush has a genuine passion for helping people, and the HCSO Community Foundation is the embodiment of Synergize.”
About Synergize
Synergize is a networking organization focused on building valuable friendships over business deals. Synergize’s community of leaders, whose life goals focus on legacy rather than net worth, rally monthly around a local cause at 4:30 Meetup events. To start a relationship with Synergize and join the movement of impact-centered connection, visit synergizeindy.com.