Appreciation Dinner & Speaker Jeremy Scharlow

2180 Elmwood Road,Rockford IL 61103

13 May, 2023

Description

This event is 100% free of charge but seats are extremely limited and first come first serve. This open to all current and former first responders and medical personnel plus a guest. The food is always amazing and the speakers are dynamic, thought provoking, and riveting. “Being ambushed and shot changed me. The event and the experiences after made me question some of my most tightly held beliefs about who I was and what I believed. I felt as though I was a stranger onto myself. My motivations for this writing are as much selfish as they are altruistic. I do not promise anything more than an account of my experiences and the emotions surrounding those experiences. I found a path I believe we all can use to find peace. I hope others can use my experiences to find their individual path to healing. If we can reach just one...” About the Author Jeremy Scharlow earned both his Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Arts in Legal Studies from the University of Illinois at Springfield. He is medically retired from the Mahomet Police Department where he served as a patrol officer for over ten years and as a METRO SWAT operator for nine. After his on-duty shooting, he began advocating for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder awareness in the law enforcement community.