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Employees of the Davidson County
Sheriff’s Office take their roles as public servants seriously and
regularly devote their time and energy to going the extra mile to
support the community. The Community Outreach Division was
created to help facilitate this dedication and markets different
ways to get DCSO volunteers into the community; bridging the gap
between the Sheriff’s Office and residents of Davidson County.
Since its 2002 inception, this division has organized hundreds of
events.
Contact Director of Community Outreach Rick Gentry
if you are interested in having an event for your organization,
school, church or community:
Rick Gentry
Director of Community Outreach
Davidson County Sheriff's Office
rgentry@dcso.nashville.org
615-862-8230 - office
Click here to view statistics on
DCSO's Community Outreach programs (in .pdf format)
Our
programs include:
Davidson County Sheriff's Office Child Fingerprinting & I.D. Program
provided by Sheriff Daron Hall. The process we use is an inkless system that
provides prints of all the child's fingers. This information sheet is given
to the parents to fill out and store in a safe place. We also provide
various information books to the children and the parents at the event along
with Jr. Deputy Stickers.
Sober-Ride
Annually, more than 150 Sheriff's Office employees unselfishly give up their own New Year's Eve celebrations
so that others arrive home safely. They gave more than 2,000 rides home last year to
party-goers too intoxicated to drive.
The program has proved so successful that free,
safe, and sober rides are now offered each St. Patrick's Day.
Click here
to view our Sober Ride Statistics for 2007-08. To
view our stats for Sober Ride St. Patrick's Day '08,
click here.
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Volunteers from the Sheriff's Office have participated in the following events: |
Tools and Services we offer for the community: |
- Various Christmas parades
- Habitat House build
- Night Out Against Crime
- School reading programs
- Various Walk-A-Thons
- NPT Channel 8 Telethons
- Warm Hands Program
- Toys for Tots Motorcycle Run
- Shop with a Cop
- Special Olympics
- Music City Marathon
- Sober Ride - New Year's Eve
- Sober Ride - St. Patrick's Day
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- Child Fingerprinting & I.D. Program
- Public Safety Education
- DUI glasses
- Information Books
- Child safety coloring books
- Jr. Deputy Stickers and badges
- SherRUFF - agency mascot
- Sober Ride program - New Year's Eve & St. Patrick's Day
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SherRUFF is our agency mascot.
He was born in 2003 and can be seen all over Nashville shaking hands
and hugging children. SherRuff loves children and focuses on public
safety for the citizens of Davidson County. His schedule stays
booked with appearances at parades, schools, churches, community
events and malls.
Contact Director of Community Outreach Rick Gentry
if you are interested in having an event for your organization,
school, church or community.
Rick Gentry
Director of Community Outreach
Davidson County Sheriff's Office
rgentry@dcso.nashville.org
615-862-8230 - office
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