100 Clubs Help Families of Fallen: Organizations Provide Support and Financial Gifts (Giving Back) (Cover Story‪)‬

Police officers, fire fighters, and other public servants seldom receive salaries that recognize and fully reward the contributions they make. Their jobs often carry high risks, and too many make the ultimate sacrifice as they work to protect and serve others. When a chaplain carries out the most dreaded duty and knocks on a front door to deliver terrible news, a family is left reeling. The line-of-duty death of a spouse, a father, or a mother, is a blow to the gut that few can comprehend.