thedementedelf Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 I have decided to try and launch a National Campaign for this coming Christmas season. I want to call it A Blue Christmas. The idea is to say thank you to the men and woman who serve and protect our communities, and to honor the memories of those officers who have given their lives in the line of duty. It can be as simple as changing a porch light to a blue bulb…..blue candles in the windows….a section of lights on your house that are blue. If you do a more elaborate display, your imagination is the limit. I am still working out the details, but wanted to give you the background on this idea. On March 18th Greenville Police Officer Allen Jacobs lost his life when he and other officers spotted the suspect walking along the street and wanted to ask him about a weapon. They were conducting a field interview based on some information they received. The suspect took off. And Officer Jacobs gave chase. As Officer Jacobs rounded a corner of a house he was met with a hail of gunfire. He was shot multiple times, was wearing a bulletproof vest, and his gun was still holstered. Officer Jacobs died later of his wounds in the Hospital. Before other Officers could chase down the suspect, he turned the gun on himself. Officer Jacobs left behind a young wife, 2 sons and a daughter on the way. Officer Jacobs death has stunned the community. I don’t know why but this death has really bothered me, so I thought we need to come together as a community and a country to say thank you. We need to let officers know we appreciate what they do and for those who made the ultimate sacrifice, let their families know they aren’t forgotten. What better time than at Christmas. Right now this is an idea I have, as it comes together more I will post more. But I wanted to get the idea out there and see what happens. Thank you to every officer that has said I will serve and protect….thank you to my Dad, who was an officer in the 60’s and then went on to train officers in NJ. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry72 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Last year, for 45 seconds, i displayed a Blue Ribbon on my Mega Tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grinch Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Great idea. How about some type of an annoucement from thedementedelf that everyone would play and explain the reason for the blue. Maybe pick a song that would be played that would honor those in blue. I envision a CCR sequence to go with the song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedementedelf Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 Grinch.....I intend to come up with something.....if any of you are attending a local event, please bring the subject up. Thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Great idea. I will participate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumber Plays with Lights Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 How about this song? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james morris Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Lined the eves of my house in blue light for this years show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedementedelf Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 Any suggestions for song are appreciated. I have also reached out to several officers in my family to see what they suggest. I Have also registered the domain www.abluechristmas.com so look for a web site soon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishon Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 This really hits home. On July 22 of last year. We lost a officer/family member/friend who was just doing a traffic stop. This death has affected my boys. Knowing they will not be seeing him come home anymore. During my light show I had the thin blue line on before each song. These officer and their family's give so much. Let's give them a little thanks with a little blue this year!!! Thank you to all law enforcement personnel out there!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougP Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 I will try and come up with a frame of a policeman for those that would like one and keep the cost as low as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LORisAwesome Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 This is a great idea. Thanks for sharing this with us early, it will give us plenty of time to come up with ideas for our displays and to plan. Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougP Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 (edited) Here is a picture of the policeman frame that I make for you all to use if you would like too. Edited April 7, 2016 by DougP 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougP Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 11 minutes ago, pikadroo said: So what we talking here like an announcement wire frame package of some kind? Drew The frame is available at www.wireframedlites.com/new.php now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsmith37064 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Looking good Doug... Keep up the awesome work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedementedelf Posted April 8, 2016 Author Share Posted April 8, 2016 I will be working on some type of voice announcement. I just started a group called A Blue Christmas. If you are interested in helping spread the word and participating please join. This will for posting information and news on the campaign.https://www.facebook.com/groups/ABlueChristmas/ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry72 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 This year, i am unsure what song i will use, but my mega tree will display the names of all officers we lost this year. With the RGB lights on m roof, wimndows, fence and mega arches, those will be turned all blue for the entire thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOR Staff Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Ok, this thread is starting to turn ugly again. We've already had to hide a couple of messages. Everyone makes a contribution. Focusing on a personal passion does not mean anyone else's contribution is being slighted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedementedelf Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 Jerry72 12 hours ago, jerry72 said: This year, i am unsure what song i will use, but my mega tree will display the names of all officers we lost this year. With the RGB lights on m roof, wimndows, fence and mega arches, those will be turned all blue for the entire thing. There are a few songs being considered, even have someone willing to do a sequence to it and let everyone adapt it to their display. We even have someone working on an original song. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsMeBobO Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 I will try to participate. My wife heard me listening to 'One call away' and was very excited and asked me to put it in our show. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Arch Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 (edited) 26 minutes ago, ItsMeBobO said: I will try to participate. My wife heard me listening to 'One call away' and was very excited and asked me to put it in our show. Never mind. Was original link song. Edited April 17, 2016 by Mega Arch Error Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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