Many times the jobs done by men and women in uniform and the struggles their families endure are taken for granted; but this year, the Guntersville Police Department is taking steps to show the officers and their families how much they mean to the community.

The first annual "Benefit for Blues" will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, September 25^th at the Guntersville Town Hall.

The event is to benefit officers and their families in the time of need or crisis.

This year the benefit will go to support Officer Jason Austin who has a traumatic brain injury, the result of a gunshot wound in the line of duty; and Lt. Beau Cagle's seven year old son Austin Cagle who has been diagnosed with Leukemia.

The event will include a catered steak dinner from Crawmama's Restaurant, live entertainment from Haywire, a Country/Southern Rock group from Atlanta and a silent auction.

Silent auction items include: an autographed football from Alabama head coach Nick Saban, autographed football from Auburn head coach Gene Chizik, a duck hunt package from White Water Lodge, a quail hunt package, autographed Nascar memorabilia, paintings from award winning artist Daniel Moore and several gift certificates from local businesses.
Event t-shirts will also be available the night of the benefit.

"This is our way of helping our officers and their families," Jonathan Harris of the Guntersville Police Department who is helping to coordinate the event. "We want to help them in the time of an emergency and take that burden off them."

Harris says the community still has time to buy a ticket and help bring the benefit together.

"There is still time to help and still time left to donate," Harris continued. "All donations, support of the tickets sales and help from the community is greatly appreciated."

Tickets for the first annual "Benefit for Blues" are $20 per person with all proceeds going directly to this years benefiting officers.

Tickets will be on sale through Saturday, September 18^th. After the deadline, tickets will only be available for the silent action and entertainment, and will not include dinner.

For more information, to purchase a ticket or to donate an item for the silent auction, contact Harris at 256-571-7571.