BACK THE BLUE Shirts
K9 Pyro Successful Shirt Fundraiser
K9 Pyro is Fully Recovered & Donation from K9 Pyro Shirts
Watch videos below of K9 Pyro, the check presentation, and a thank you message from Green Bay Chief Smith announcing K9 Pyro is healed and returned to full duty on 5/31/19.
K9 Pyro Official Fundraising Shirt
K9 Officer Pyro was stabbed multiple times while apprehending a suspect and suffered severe injury. The community showed support with their prayers and asked how they can help or donate money.
The Green Bay Police Dept. authorized this official fundraising t-shirt to raise funds for the medical expenses of K9 Pyro as well as the Green Bay Police K9 program. At a time like this, it was important to show we support our law enforcement and the sacrifices they make to keep our community safe. The K9 Pyro shirt fundraiser ended on April 12, 2019.
If you wanted to help but missed the fundraiser, feel free to send a check to the Green Bay Police Department and include “K-9 Donation” in the memo line.
Green Bay Police Department
307 S Adams St
Green Bay, WI 54301
K9 Pyro Check Presentation
Based on community support for the K9 Pyro shirts, Global Recognition presented a check to the Green Bay Police K9 Program. Watch K9 Pyro and the check presentation.
Thank you for your support as well as your prayers for K9 Pyro! He has made an amazing recovery and received a clean bill of health. On 5/31/19 K9 Pyro returned to full duty doing everything he did before with Officer Salzmann.
K9 Pyro updates
K9 Pyro’s remarkable and inspiring journey from life-threatening injuries to full recovery.
K9 Pyro in Hall of Fame
11/4/19 – Congratulations to K9 Pyro (Green Bay Police Department) who was inducted into the Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association Pet Hall of Fame in the Hero category on November 4, 2019!!
K9 Pyro Returns to Full Duty
5/31/19 – K9 Pyro made an amazing recovery! He received a clean bill of health and returned to full duty on 5/31/19. K9 Pyro is able to do everything he did before with Officer Salzmann. Green Bay Police Chief Smith thank you for your prayers, cards, and support.
K9 Pyro Returns to Work
4/22/19 – See K9 Pyro return to work in this video.
Today he is physically and emotionally strong. It is a miracle that he can return to work and do drug sniffing and other duties that do not require a collar, leash, or tracking while he continues to heal.
K9 Pyro Returns Home
4/17/19 – K9 Pyro made incredible progress during the past 10 days. On Friday 4/12/19 he ate solid food for the first time since the attack. Over the weekend he returned home with Officer Salzmann! K9 Pyro is expected to make a full recovery. Thank you for your continued support and prayers – it is making a difference!
K9 Pyro Makes Progress
4/12/19 – K9 Pyro continues to make great progress! He is on a liquid diet and today K9 Officer Salzmann introduced soft food in his diet. The road to recovery will be a long one. Please continue to keep K9 Pyro in your prayers.
K9 Pyro Was Severely Injured
4/7/19 – K9 Pyro was stabbed multiple times while apprehending a suspect and received life threatening injuries. He required four blood transfusions in the first 12 hours and multiple surgeries to save his life.
Global Recognition and the community unite to Back The Blue
The men and women who put their lives in danger to protect our communities became the target of violence across America during the summer of 2016.
When a client contacted us about creating a custom t-shirt to show support for their family member in law enforcement, we believed other people in the community would also like to show support for their friends and family in law enforcement as well.
Global Recognition created three Back The Blue designs: flag, police badge, and sheriff’s star with the flag design being the most popular.
Men, women and children in our community felt good about showing their support by wearing Back The Blue apparel and knowing that part of the proceeds from every shirt was being donated to local law enforcement. Local law enforcement was grateful for the strong show of support in the community and donation. Photos from press conferences, check presentations and a recap of the donations are shown below.
Based on community support with Back The Blue apparel, Global Recognition donated over $4,200 to local law enforcement agencies.
$1,405 was donated to Green Bay Police Foundation for tactical vests and helmets.
$1,500 was donated to Brown County Sheriff’s Office to fund the 2016 Citizen Police Academy.
$1,000 was donated to Ashwaubenon Public Safety K-9 Program.
Other donations included: $150 to Fraternal Order of Police and $150 to WI C.O.P.S. which assists families of police officers killed in the line of duty.
Thank you for your support! As a result of the fundraising shirt sales, Global Recognition donated over $4,200 to local law enforcement agencies. Ordering is now closed.
In The News -- Back The Blue Apparel
• Green Bay Press Gazette article “Back The Blue Raises $1,500 for Police” (first donation)
• WTAQ article “Community Backs The Blue“