Haygood Skating Center · February 23, 2025

Skating in support
of two families.

After Virginia Beach Officers Christopher Reese and Cameron Girvin were killed in the line of duty, Brandon “Shaggy” Stokes opened the rink for a community fundraiser.

Haygood Skating Center donated the Sunday admission proceeds to the officers’ families. More than 200 people came to skate, remember and support one another, raising more than $2,000.

The afternoon became more than a fundraiser. It also gave dispatchers, officers, neighbors and families a place to be together during an extraordinarily painful weekend.

In honor ofOfficers Christopher Reese and Cameron Girvin
CommunityMore than 200 skaters
RaisedMore than $2,000 for the families

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