A Pay It Forward Opportunity– OK City Police Officer Chad Peery

Written by Karen Kingsbury
Originally posted on Facebook.  Reposted with permission

Want your name in one of my books? Want to help a paralyzed Oklahoma City police officer? I know you do, because you're my friends and I love you all!!

Okay, then once again, friends, we have the chance to pull together for a very great cause.

On Valentine’s Day of this year, Oklahoma City police officer Chad Peery was off duty having dinner with his father at a downtown restaurant, when three men in the back of the establishment began causing a commotion. The owner requested help in having the three leave the building. Chad was off-duty, but he was an officer, brave and ready to help 24-7. Tragically, as Chad escorted the men to the door, they turned on him. He was badly beaten and left paralyzed by the incident.

While the three men await trial, Chad is in rehab every day, all day, learning to live without the use of his legs and arms. Chad is married, and father to four children age 9, 7, 6 and 3. The citizens of Oklahoma City are pulling together to help Chad and his family, but he is in desperate need of money to make his home handicapped accessible and to purchase a special van.

Here’s where we come in.

I’d like to make Chad Peery a character in one of my books through my Forever in Fiction program. Our goal? To raise $100,000 for the Peery family.

If you will make a donation of $200 or more to the Chad Peery Fund, people on his team will give me your name, and I will place your name in the acknowledgments of the book where Chad Peery will be Forever in Fiction. I will present the link for donation in the next week or so. That gives you, your family, your work group or church group or school group time to come up with $200 so that your name or group name can be placed in my book ... time to think of ways to help Officer Peery and his family.

If $200 is a bit much for you, here’s the challenge: Come together as a work group or with other families or neighborhoods, join forces with the members of your Sunday School class or your club or team. Rally the students at your school. Give the $200 as a group and your group’s name will be mentioned in the acknowledgments same as it will be if you donate as an individual. You may also donate the $200 in memory of someone. You will have the chance to make that designation clear when you donate.

Friends, this is an extraordinary opportunity to show the world what the readers of Life-Changing Fiction ™ are capable of, how we can come together in faith, and with Christ’s love help out a man who represents all those who serve our country.

Chad Peery is a hero.

Please, friends, let’s show him our appreciation and meet this goal together. My amazing publisher Zondervan is allowing me 500 spots in the acknowledgments of that book – which will release in 2012. You have until July 1 to make your donation.

Thanks so much, friends. I love how we can make a difference together, changing lives and bringing glory to God. Love you all!