Shelly's blog: "PROJECT BLUE LIGHT"

This is the time of the year while decorating for Christmas I ask that you use BLUE lights while decorating. The BLUE lights are a way to honor those officers that have given their all, their LIVES, for their communities. It is also a way to say THANK YOU to those still on the streets patroling. It can be as simple as a single blue light in your window. I burn one in my window year round as I chose to honor the memory of my husband whose END OF WATCH is 11-27-00 and to say thank you to those who patrol the streets.

PROJECT BLUE LIGHT - Project Blue Light began in 1988 when the surviving mother-in-law of a
Philadelphia (PA) police officer killed in the line of duty told COPS(Concerns
of Police Survivors) that she would have two blue lights in her window for
the holidays, one in memory of her son-in-law and one in memory of her
daughter, the officer’s widow, who had been killed in a car crash that year.
COPS adopted this idea as a way that everyone could honor the officers who
serve and protect us while remembering those who have been killed in the
line of duty. Project Blue Light has grown steadily as a way of remembering
our departed law enforcement officers across America and beyond. The
concept is a simple one. Place a single blue light in your window in memory
of fallen officers. At this time of year, ornamental light fixtures, such as
candlestick replicas, are easy to come by and serve this purpose well.
Replace the (usually) white light bulb with a single blue bulb, and place it in
a window where it will be seen. Most people won’t know its significance, but
the ones to whom it matters most, will.