RECENT BENEFICIARIES

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"ON TOUR FOR THE FOUR" 

Benefit Concert Event

In August of 2023, Four Maine State Troopers were badly injured when a car went off the road and hit them. The troopers had responded to a family dispute in Hollis when the accident occurred. All four Troopers suffered significant injuries and incurred a lot of medical bills along with missing months of work.

In early fall of 2023, The Trooper Black Foundation met with the State Police to see how they could assist these four Troopers. The Trooper Black Foundation secured the Maine bands: 12/OC & Toby McAllister, an afternoon at the Cross Insurance Arena and dozens of auction items and monetary donations for a benefit concert dubbed "ON TOUR FOR THE FOUR". The benefit raised significant funds for all four families and brought in visiting law enforcement personal from as far away as Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. 

We are happy to report that all four troopers are recovering well. 

The Incident: WGME News 13

On tour for the four benefit concert: WMTW News 8

Provided assistance to: 

Lieutenant Bagley and his family

A Massachusetts family's outing to the White Mountains of New Hampshire turned tragic when a 10-year-old boy slipped into a swift river and his mother drowned after she jumped in to attempt to save him. The mother, 44-year-old Melissa Bagley, died in the arms of her husband, a Massachusetts police officer, as he tried to revive her. The deadly incident unfolded at the popular Franconia Falls in Lincoln, New Hampshire, when Bagley's 10-year-old son slipped and fell into one of the pools near the falls.

"He could not get out of the pool as it was a fast, circulating current. The mother jumped into the river to help her child and began to immediately have trouble.”

The two other Bagley children, one an 18-year-old, dove into the water in an attempt to rescue the mother and brother.

"They were able to get their brother out of the water, but in doing so, another brother became lodged in the boulders and could not escape.”

Sean Bagley also dove into the water in a desperate attempt to find his wife. He eventually found her on a rock and immediately began CPR. Unfortunately, she was unable to be revived.”

The Incident: Boston 25 News

York, Maine native and career Firefighter and EMT Dave McElroy.  Dave is the embodiment of why the Trooper Black Foundation was founded; he joined the York Volunteer Ambulance Association at the age of 15 as an apprentice, and has been a dedicated public servant at numerous fire departments and ambulance services throughout Maine and New Hampshire ever since. 

Unfortunately, Dave is currently battling a fourth Diagnosis of cancer, causing him renewed physical, emotional and financial stress. He was first diagnosed in 2017 with Stage I Colon Cancer, and most recently in March of 2023 he received his fourth diagnosis when he was found to have Metastic Lung Cancer. Throughout these multiple diagnoses, Dave has continued to give back as he serves as the New Hampshire State Director of the Firefighter Cancer Support Network, an organization which provides one on one peer support and other non-financial resources to fellow Fire/EMS professionals and their families who have been diagnosed with cancer.

Dave is the ultimate fighter, who, in spite of his own personal battle, continues to give back. In his own words: “Receiving assistance from the Trooper Black Foundation was an absolute Godsend. What a lot of people don’t understand about being diagnosed with cancer is the financial burden put on the person diagnosed.”