‘Officer of the Year’ Named At 2017 Law & Order Ball

Lee County Law Enforcement Honored at Event To Raise Funds for Local Agencies and Youth Programs

Rotary Club of Fort Myers South held its 4th annual Law & Order Ball in celebration of Lee County law enforcement officers on Saturday, October 21st at Germain Arena. Captain Christopher Reeves of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office was honored as “Officer of the Year”. This annual event raises funds to support local law enforcement youth programs, the Fort Myers Rotary South Foundation and the Fund-A-Need Initiative. Next year’s Law & Order Ball date has been set for September 15, 2018.

Captain Christopher Reeves has been with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office for 23 years. During his career there, he has been assigned the duties of Patrol Deputy, Property Crimes Detective, Major Crimes Detective, Narcotics Detective (C.L.E.A.N. and D.E.A. task forces), and also his present duties as the North District Commander. In 2000, Captain Reeves became involved with the North Fort Myers Jr. Football Association, starting as an assistant coach, moving to head coach. Around the same time, Captain Reeves also served on the association’s board and is currently the Vice President. Over the past 17 years, Captain Reeves has continued to teach his football players a philosophy of God, family, education, and community service. When Captain Reeves retires, he plans to continue his service to the youth of Lee County through his personal business that will provide athletic training at no cost.

Captain Reeves’ community service includes raising money through numerous activities for the Boys and Girls Club, United Way, and Lighthouse of SWFL Inc., raising money for over 50 scholarships for after-school youth activities, and hosting food drives for the homeless and the hungry, often donating his personal vacation home to help raise money for these causes.

The sold-out black-tie event is held to honor hometown heroes, who work daily to keep our communities safe. In addition to Captain Reeves, four other local law enforcement officers were named as finalists for the award:

Captain Reeves also received a custom Mark Loren Designs ring, by Rotarian Mark Loren.

For the 2017 Fund-A-Need initiative, Lee County Law Enforcement agencies identified several items that would assist in keeping the public and officers safe. Items like tactical helmets, shields, and body armor and vests, training mats, Driving Simulation training, Shooter Simulation training and AEDs (automated external defibrillator) were identified by the departments as areas of need. All funds raised for the Fund-A-Need to will go directly to the local law enforcement agencies.

The following Lee County Law Enforcement agencies are beneficiaries of Rotary of Fort Myers South’s fundraising through the Law & Order Ball: Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Fort Myers Police Department, Cape Coral Police Department, Sanibel Police Department, Florida Gulf Coast University Police Department, Florida SouthWestern State College Police Department and Lee County Port Authority Police.

Creighton Construction and Development has returned as the Law & Order Ball’s presenting sponsor. Additional sponsors include: LeeSar, Survival Armor, Inc., CTN-10, Florida Weekly, Edison National Bank, Galloway Family of Dealerships, Mark Loren Designs, Rapid Print, WINK News, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Fort Myers Police Department, The Eventful Company, Armor Correctional Health, Enterprise Holdings, Gulf Coast Coin & Jewelry, Siesta Pebble, Red Roof Inn, Henderson Franklin Starnes & Holt, Suncoast Credit Union, Aubuchon Team of Companies, Maureen Grabowski, LCEC, BB&T-Oswald Trippe and Company / Main Street America Group, Finemark Bank, Florida Gulf Coast University, Blue Chip Financial, HBKS Wealth Advisors, Millennium Physician Group, Southwest Florida Public Service Academy, Tech-Tronics Productions, Suncoast Beverage, Park Royal Hospital, Conric PR & Marketing, Markham, Norton, Mosteller Wright & Company, Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, Ensite, Priority Business Systems, Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, Shoot Center, Carter-Pritchett Advertising, AXA Advisors, City of Fort Myers, Owen Ames Kimball, Coastal Beverages, Interior Plantscapes, Ruth Messmer Florist, UAStar Photo Booth, Roberto Photos, and Pushing the Envelope.

For more information, visit http://www.lawandorderball.org/ or contact Lori Cook North at lori@eventfulinc.com.

About Rotary Club of Fort Myers South
Rotary Club of Fort Myers South has more than 150 members, who are among the 1.3 million Rotarians worldwide. “Service Above Self” is the motto of Rotary International, which has contributed more than $1.2 billion and tens of thousands of volunteer hours toward polio eradication, in addition to projects such as water quality, world peace, and literacy. Meetings are held each Monday at noon at the Crowne Plaza, 13051 Bell Tower Drive. For more information, visit http://www.rotarysouth.org/.

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