On December 21st, for the 6th year and to the delight of 450 children and staff, Brothers Before Others sponsored the “Winter Wonderland”, which took place at the Early Childhood Learning Center (Phillipsburg, NJ). In reality, the event began the day before when a team of charity volunteers spent hours transforming the ECLC gym into a magical holiday scene. Joined by their merry elves, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, The Grinch, Murray the Christmas Moose, […]

Distrust in government is as old as time. It’s human nature to question authority or the intent of those in power; especially when those in power have given you good reason. We’re living that in real time. Introduced in 1965 and signed into law on July 4, 1966 by President Lyndon Johnson, the Freedom of Information Act was intended to quell some of those fears by disclosing, even if only in part, previously unreleased documents […]

There are very few more dismissive phrases, especially as it pertains to the sacrifices made by the American solider or civil servant, than, “Well. They signed up for it”. That phrase rarely comes out of the mouth of someone who has an ounce of gratitude in their body and is almost always intended to minimize the impact of service. Being a police officer is a unique calling; and it IS a calling. Anyone who is […]

There was a viral post/sentiment spread around social media a few years back expressing how some people, “missed September 12th”. As was the case back when the concept was initially spoken, it’s just as important, now, to state the obvious: NO ONE wishes a day like September 11th, 2001 into existence; nor do they wish for the pain and unimaginable loss experienced by those who lost loved ones. I wasn’t a police officer on September […]

Born on July 4th, 1930, George Steinbrenner was patriotic from his first breath. In his adult life, especially as owner of the New York Yankees, Mr. Steinbrenner and the entire Steinbrenner family have never hid their appreciation for those who served the United States of America; this is true for both military and civil servants. Whether it’s ‘God Bless America’ during the 7th inning stretch, the nightly honoring of a military veteran, or even the Silver […]

In July of 2021, the Caputo family, the NYPD, the Elmont (NY) community and Brothers Before Others lost a beloved husband, father, brother and Trustee, retired NYPD Police Officer Lenny Caputo. While our members were keenly aware of how involved in his community Lenny was, especially as the President of the Sewanhaka Athletic Booster Club, it wasn’t until we all witnessed the overwhelming turnout from the local high school students at his memorial services that […]

If you are looking to read the transcript from President Biden’s heartfelt tribute to the soldiers who bravely stormed the beaches of Normandy on Tuesday, June 6th, 1944 aka ‘D-Day’, for the second consecutive year, your search would come up empty. The Commander in Chief, once again, failed to recognize the largest seaborn military invasion in history that claimed thousands of Allied lives, short of a one line token acknowledgement at nearly 2100hrs EST – […]

Brothers Before Others. To those looking to defame law enforcement and this charity, our name often serves as the proverbial low hanging fruit. “See! All those cops care about are themselves and they think they are better than us”. When, in reality, a few minutes spent researching this charity and the work that has been done since 2014 would tell you everything you need to know. (Ret) Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke has always said […]

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