Project Blue Light
Project Blue Light is a tribute to officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice as well as a show of support to those who continue to work protecting America's communities.
Project Blue Light is a simple gesture. Please show your support by placing a blue candle in a window or decorating a tree outside your home with blue lights to remind everyone that law enforcement officers serve and protect every day of the year.
The idea for Project Blue Light began in 1989 when Mrs. Dolly Craig wrote to Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) to say that she would be putting two blue candles in her living room window during the holiday season: one for her son-in-law, Daniel Gleason, who had been killed in the line-of-duty while serving the Philadelphia Police Department on June 5, 1986 and one for her daughter and Danny's wife, Pam, who had been killed in an automobile accident in August of 1989.
Dolly Craig is now deceased as well, but her idea is her legacy. Project Blue Light now burns bright in the hearts of the nearly 15,000 surviving families of America's fallen law enforcement officers who represent C.O.P.S.
Since Project Blue Light was introduced by C.O.P.S., it has been embraced by many law enforcement organizations and their families. Please join us this year by honoring those lost and supporting those still serving.