The Dallas Police Department's Explorers Program will be holding a car wash fundraiser this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for Officer Alex Garcia.
If you will remember, Garcia, 22, was the rookie police officer who ended up in the intensive care unit of Denver's Swedish Medical Center on July 8, when he became severely dehydrated at a Police Explorers conference and suffered life-threatening blood clots. He underwent three surgical procedures to remove the clots.
Garcia was flown home Monday, July 27, thanks to the generosity of McKinney resident Eugene Knies after the city's insurance carrer declined to cover the $7,500 air ambulance flight home.
Garcia also is still fighting with the city's third-party adminstrator because they have denied his workers compensation claim.
The fundraiser will be held at the following locations: Preston Road and Dilbeck Lane (Valley View Mall), Wheatland Road and Interstate 20 (Bank of America), Inwood Road Forest Lane (Chick Fil A), 2215 S. Buckner Road (McDonalds) and 4200 W. Illinois Road (McDonalds).
Chick Fil A also will donate 10 percent of the proceeds from your meal to Garcia if you mention that you support the Police Department, according to the police media release.
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