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Katie Woolf spoke with Tammy Watson from Run4Blue raising money for Police Legacy · 360 with Katie Woolf

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  Speaker 1: You know that there's always plenty of wonderful things happening
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  Speaker 1: around the Northern Territory, but there is a wonderful event
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  Speaker 1: that's happening right across the month of May, and it's
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  Speaker 1: called Run for Blue. Joining us on the line to
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  Speaker 1: tell us a little bit more about it is Tammy Watson.
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  Speaker 2: Good morning to you. Tammy, Hey Katie, how are you?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah? Really good, great to have you on the show
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  Speaker 1: this morning. Tell us a little bit more about Run
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  Speaker 1: for Blue.
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  Speaker 3: So Run for Blue is basically what we call a
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  Speaker 3: virtual run or walk that we do across the month
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  Speaker 3: of May and all our proceeds go to police legacies
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  Speaker 3: across Australia. So this is our third year holding the
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  Speaker 3: event and we've been doing really really well, but we're
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  Speaker 3: trying to encourage more territories to get on board.
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  Speaker 1: And how far are people sort of running at this point, Tammy?
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  Speaker 1: Have you got you know, quite a few people and
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  Speaker 1: how far have they gone?
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  Speaker 3: Look, we've we've got a whole range. We've got people
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  Speaker 3: that are running or walking, you know, one to five
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  Speaker 3: through to people sitting at about the two hundred and
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  Speaker 3: fifty k march so far and runly halfway three mains.
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  Speaker 1: Goodness, may they've covered some serious kilometers there.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, certainly. I mean, you know, the events open to
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  Speaker 3: everyone in anyone, so you know, you don't have to
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  Speaker 3: be the fastest or the fittest. It's just about getting
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  Speaker 3: out there and frust creating some awareness for what police
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  Speaker 3: legacy do.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, and look, that's something that I think so incredibly
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  Speaker 1: important for those out there who don't really know much
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  Speaker 1: about police legacy and the work that they do.
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  Speaker 2: Tell us a bit more about it.
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  Speaker 3: So police legacy help the families that are left behind
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  Speaker 3: after a crental or a serving police officer passes away,
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  Speaker 3: so it doesn't have to be as a direct result
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  Speaker 3: of their employment. Can be from illness or injury as well.
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  Speaker 3: But when something so sudden happens, it's really nice to
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  Speaker 3: know that police legacy step in and they provide counseling services,
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  Speaker 3: financial assistance, place of things like excursion, school fee, things
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  Speaker 3: like that, so that these families and kids don't miss out.
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  Speaker 1: And you know how important is it, then, Tammy, when
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  Speaker 1: you talk about this run for Blue and being able
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  Speaker 1: to get out there do that running. I know, like
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  Speaker 1: you said that there's some people that run further, others
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  Speaker 1: that run those shorter distances.
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  Speaker 2: But it's sort of.
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  Speaker 1: About being part of a team and part of a
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  Speaker 1: collective goal as well.
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  Speaker 3: Isn't that. Yeah? And look, you know we like just
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  Speaker 3: spud a bit of a message about our own mental
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  Speaker 3: health and you know, we have a lot of people
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  Speaker 3: that pass away as a result of these mental health
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  Speaker 3: injuries and things like that. So getting out, being active
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  Speaker 3: and being part of the community all sort of helps
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  Speaker 3: us feel better and make those connections and.
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  Speaker 1: Such a good way as well for us to support
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  Speaker 1: our wonderful territory police.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah. You know, look, as I said, it's we're really
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  Speaker 3: trying to get more territorians on board. You know, our
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  Speaker 3: event has raised so far a couple of hundred thousand
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  Speaker 3: dollars across Australia. Wow, that the normal territory. We really
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  Speaker 3: need to boost those numbers and you know, support our
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  Speaker 3: local police who put their lives on the line every day.
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  Speaker 2: Tammy, How can people get involved?
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  Speaker 1: I understand there's a few different ways that they can
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  Speaker 1: get involved.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, so they can search us up on Facebook. Run
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  Speaker 3: for blue, so it's run number four Blue. We're also
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  Speaker 3: got a website which is run for Blue dot net. Alternatively,
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  Speaker 3: we're also holding a bit of an event at Palms
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  Speaker 3: and Park Run this Saturday. The Cops and Robbers then,
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  Speaker 3: So if.
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  Speaker 2: You love reckon, that's a great idea.
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  Speaker 3: You haven't meet some local croppers and you don't have
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  Speaker 3: a bit of sun and get some photos. That's also
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  Speaker 3: much appreciated.
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  Speaker 2: I'll see how I go. I might try and get
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  Speaker 2: out there.
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  Speaker 1: So it's this Saturday Park Run and as we know,
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  Speaker 1: park runs five k's. You can run all you can
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  Speaker 1: walk do you know, but do it however you please.
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  Speaker 1: You don't have to, you can go at your own pace.
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  Speaker 2: But Cops and Robbers theme, so you meant so, we
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  Speaker 2: meant to dress up Tammy.
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  Speaker 3: Look you can if you want. You can just turn
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  Speaker 3: up in your favorite running here. It's all just about
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  Speaker 3: getting out there and meeting a couple of our local
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  Speaker 3: officers and having a bit of fun.
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  Speaker 2: And there's always.
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  Speaker 1: Quite a few police officers out there at that Palmerston
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  Speaker 1: Park Run as well, so it's a great event.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, they're sure is and you know, well for those
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  Speaker 3: that aren't shy, you know, come say hello and have
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  Speaker 3: a bit of fun. It would be much much appreciated.
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  Speaker 3: And you know park Run is free which is wonderful
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  Speaker 3: our event. If people would like to register, they can
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  Speaker 3: go onto the website and do so that you know,
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  Speaker 3: any support is much.
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  Speaker 1: Appreciated, absolutely so run four as in the number four
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  Speaker 1: blue dot net and you can you can jump on there.
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  Speaker 1: If you do a bit of a Google search, you'll
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  Speaker 1: be able to find it. Tammy, well done to all
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  Speaker 1: of you that are of taking part. Hopefully get plenty
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  Speaker 1: of people there on Saturday for the Palmerston Park Run.
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  Speaker 1: And I'll tell you what you know, to anybody out
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  Speaker 1: there that is listening, if they head along to that
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  Speaker 1: Palmeston Park Run and they know that you are, you
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  Speaker 1: know who those police officers are, go over and say
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  Speaker 1: thank you, you know for the great work that you
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  Speaker 1: guys do. I think that everybody in the community knows
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  Speaker 1: that it's a tough job and we appreciate the work
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  Speaker 1: that our officers do.
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  Speaker 3: Lovely. Thanks Chatie, thanks so much for having me.
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  Speaker 1: No worries at all, Tammy, thank you, Sorry we were
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  Speaker 1: a bit late, that's all good.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you.
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  Speaker 1: That is Tammy Watson there from Run for Blue and yeah,
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  Speaker 1: I think it's a great event that they're a great
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  Speaker 1: thing that they're doing, and you know, it is all
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  Speaker 1: about supporting legacy, NT police, legacy and the families, so
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  Speaker 1: jump online. You've still got two weeks to take part.
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  Speaker 1: If you're not a runner, you can make a donation
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  Speaker 1: if you want to. You can also buy some merchandise.
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  Speaker 1: But just a reminder that Saturday morning Park run out
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  Speaker 1: there and Palmerston they will be doing it for Run
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  Speaker 1: for Blue and usually kicks off about seven am.
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  Speaker 2: Always a wonderful event.