Wrap Technologies Announces National Sponsorship of the National Faith & Blue Weekend
August 24 2020 - 8:32AM
Wrap Technologies, Inc. (“Wrap” or the
“Company”) (Nasdaq: WRTC) is proud to sponsor the 2020
National Faith & Blue Weekend (NFBW) as one of three exclusive
sponsors. National law enforcement groups, MovementForward, Inc.’s
One Congregation One Precinct (OneCOP) initiative and the U.S.
Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing
Services (COPS Office) are jointly organizing the most consolidated
police-community engagement project in recent history. Wrap
Technologies, FirstNet Built with AT&T, and Motorola Solutions
Foundation are the sponsors for this effort. The mission of NFBW is
to facilitate safer, stronger and more unified communities by
connecting law enforcement officers and residents through local
houses of worship.
“Wrap Technologies is honored to be a partner in the inaugural
National Faith & Blue Weekend. This innovative and
collaborative police-community engagement project will facilitate
safer and stronger communities by connecting law enforcement
officers and the residents they protect and serve. We are a
company with a strong commitment to building police and community
relations and a mission to support public safety. It is
paramount that we partner with community leaders across the United
States to help to facilitate connections between the public
and law enforcement,” said Marc Thomas, CEO, Wrap
Technologies. Partnerships between law enforcement and local groups
– especially faith-based organizations – are invaluable
force-multipliers for creating safer and more engaged
communities. NFBW will positively impact Americans by
directly engaging community influencers, residents and law
enforcement professionals in every state across the U.S. “Our
pathway to progress around policing as a nation is a collaborative
one that focuses on our commonalities rather than our differences,”
said Reverend Markel Hutchins, National Lead Organizer, One
Congregation One Precinct initiative (OneCOP) and President &
CEO, MovementForward, Inc. “Because sixty million Americans attend
weekly gatherings at more than 350,000 houses of worship
nationwide, nothing rivals the depth and breadth of influence
presented by houses of worship who are unique and powerful gateways
to the heart of communities in which they have a mutual interest in
achieving effective police-community engagement.” Wrap
Technologies’ President Tom Smith will host a webinar on Monday,
August 24th at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET with Reverend Markel Hutchins and
Retired Philadelphia Police Commissioner, Richard Ross to discuss
the National Faith and Blue Weekend initiative, and the BolaWrap’s
role in this project. Register for the webinar here. NFBW is
scheduled for October 9 – 12, 2020 with several planned activities
including community dialogues, service projects and other
interactive experiences to help foster on-going, authentic and
mutual community-law enforcement trust.
NFBW is an unprecedented national law enforcement-community
engagement project involving nearly every major
national law enforcement group in the United States
of America along with the three entities in the
federal government that deal most directly with policing.
On April 27, 2020, the heads of each of the following organizations
participated in the initial organizing meeting:
- Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, United States
Department of Justice
- Office of Justice Programs, United States Department of
Justice
- Bureau of Justice Assistance, United States Department of
Justice
- Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association
- Fraternal Order of Police
- Hispanic American Police Command Officers Association
- International Association of Chiefs of Police
- International Brotherhood of Police Officers
- International Conference of Police Chaplains
- Major County Sheriffs of America
- Secure Community Network
- National Association of Assistant United States Attorneys
- National Association of Police Organizations
- National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives
- National Black Police Association
- National District Attorney’s Association
- National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund
- National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives
- National Narcotics Officers’ Associations’ Coalition
- National Police Foundation
- National Sheriffs’ Association
- Police Executive Research Forum
Initial meeting participants had no idea that the unfortunate
death of George Floyd in Minneapolis nearly three weeks later would
accelerate and reiterate the necessity for this so sorely needed,
change effort.
For more information about National Faith and Blue Weekend,
visit www.faithandblue.org. About Wrap
Technologies (Nasdaq: WRTC)Wrap
Technologies is an innovator of modern policing solutions. The
Company’s BolaWrap 100 product is a patented, hand-held remote
restraint device that discharges an eight-foot bola style Kevlar®
tether to restrain an individual at a distance from 10 to 25
feet. Developed by award winning inventor Elwood Norris, the
Company’s Chief Technology Officer, the small but powerful BolaWrap
100 assists law enforcement in safely and effectively deescalating
encounters, especially those involving an individual in
crisis. BolaWrap 100 has already been used to safely
apprehend suspects without injury by agencies in cities including
Los Angeles, Sacramento, Fresno, Bell, Albuquerque, Minneapolis,
West Palm Beach, Fort Worth and Oak Ridge. For information on the
Company, please visit www.wraptechnologies.com.
Trademark Information: BolaWrap and Wrap
are trademarks of Wrap Technologies, Inc. All other trade
names used herein are either trademarks or registered trademarks of
the respective holders.
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WRAP TECHNOLOGIES CONTACT: Paul M. Manley VP –
Investor Relations612-834-1804pmanley@wraptechnologies.com
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