Recognition Awards Ideas for National Police Week
National Police Week is May 14th to May 20th in Canada and May 15th to May 21st in the United States. This week is a time to generate awareness about the dedication that police officers have and the sacrifices they make to keep our communities safe. By increasing awareness it helps strengthen the connection between the police and the communities they protect, and it gives us the opportunity to honour the men and women that keep us safe. As you’ve probably seen, there are a multitude of recognition awards ideas for police officers out there, so we thought we’d help you narrow down your choices by presenting the recognition awards and gifts that have been most popular with our law enforcement clients.
In addition to National Police Week there are many other occasions to celebrate the work that police officers do, such as:
Retirement
Years of Service
Exemplary Service
Bravery
Lifesaving
Lifetime Achievements
It does take some time to choose, design and produce the awards or gifts you want to present, so it’s important to start planning 2 to 3 months ahead of time. If you’re planning on presenting awards or gifts for National Police Week, now is the best time to start planning!
One of our most popular police service recognition gifts are Lucite Badge Embedments. This is a wonderful gift for retirees and a safe way to preserve the badge to prevent misuse, as it is extremely difficult to extract the badge once it has been embedded without destroying it.
Police Badge Embedment – Obelisk Wedge
A variety of shapes are available, but the most common one is an upright wedge. The officer’s information, name, dates of service and/or service details, can either be embedded on transparent acetate inside of the piece, or laser engraved on the outside with a possibility of colour fill.
Police Badge Embedment – Rectangular Upright
We have also embedded rank pins with the badges as a gift to the families of fallen officers. Our awards are not just for police officers either, we can embed badges or patches for community service officers. We have also embedded commemorative badges to be given out for VIPs and dignitaries.
Police Badge Embedment -Wall Plaque
It is important that we not just wait until retirement to celebrate someone’s achievements; often there is a special moment in a career that deserves more recognition than a handshake. We can create customized awards as a thank you for any occasion.
With a recognition program, you can create monthly or yearly recognition events. An added benefit to creating such a program is that you can purchase in volume which results in lower costs, as well as a shorter production time, your awards are in stock and on our shelves when they are needed. They can easily be customized by laser engraving name and information on the outside as required.
When planning a recognition award or gift program for police officers, you want it to revolve around memorable and distinguished pieces to match their invaluable and distinguished service. Our pieces are made to last, and are quality items designed to be displayed with pride.