This week “Thankful Thursday” would like to commend the continued efforts of 10-year-old Brady Snakovsky who raised over $94,000 to purchase bulletproof vests for all K9 officers across the country. Brady wanted to help the police purchase safety gear for their canine officers after watching one of his favorite police shows, Live PD. On the show, Brady noticed a K9 officer was not wearing a bulletproof vest to safely perform its duties. 

Brady proceeded to ask his mother if he could purchase a vest for a K9 officer, which they later learned that one vest could cost up to $1,200.  So in 2018, Brady launched a GoFundMe page to raise the necessary funds. To date, Brady’s GoFundMe page has raised over $94,000 of their $100,000 goal. The Ohio State Highway Patrol posted the following on their official Facebook page: “Brady is the founder of Brady’s K9 Fund, a non-profit organization that raises money to purchase body armor for police canines. Both K-9 Officers Atos and Ure are wearing vests that Brady’s K9 Fund recently purchased.” 

In addition, the Ohio State Highway Patrol Troopers were able to personally thank Brady and his foundation for their generous donations. The troopers then presented Brady with the pictured trooper badge wall sign as a personal thank you.