Northern Nevada nonprofit Battle Born Offroaders has funded and donated 26 ballistic and stab-resistant protective vests for law enforcement K9s across the region and will host a fundraiser in Reno on May 16 to support additional vest donations.
The organization’s 6th Annual Go Topless Day fundraiser will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at Off Road Warehouse/4 Wheel Parts, 5405 Meadowood Mall Circle in Reno, with trail runs following the event. Organizers say the family-friendly fundraiser will include raffles, vehicle displays and community activities, and is open to all vehicles — “topless or not, Jeep or not.”
The nonprofit says the protective vests, which are not standard-issued equipment for many K9 units, help protect working dogs often deployed in narcotics detection, suspect apprehension, search operations and SWAT situations. The group has donated vests to agencies including the Carson City, Douglas, Lyon, Churchill and Storey county sheriff’s offices, Nevada Highway Patrol, Nevada Capitol Police, Yerington Police Department and the U.S. Forestry Service.
Battle Born Offroaders says community donations and sponsorships have helped grow the grassroots effort into a network of nearly 3,000 supporters dedicated to assisting working K9s and first responders throughout Northern Nevada.
Organizers shared, “This is truly community-driven. When people learn these dogs often don’t have protective vests provided, they want to help. And together, we are making sure more of them are protected.”
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