Summit's 'Dunk-A-Cop' Tank To Benefit Brooke Healey

Summit is hosting a “National Night Out” event this Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. on the Village Green, which will include a “Dunk-A-Cop” dunk tank to benefit Brooke Healey, a 4-year-old New Providence resident who is fighting a rare brain tumor.

When Summit Police Chief Robert Weck was planning this year’s event with his department, he said he wanted to incorporate an activity to benefit Brooke and her family.

Weck said he knows New Providence resident Steve Healey, who is a teacher in Madison, and contacted Steve and his wife, Stefani, to discuss the idea.

“We think it’s a way to give back,” Weck says. “Everyone [in the department] jumped right on the idea and thought it would be great. We’re going to really try to raise a nice amount.”

For $5, each participant will get three chances to dunk a police officer or city official, and will receive a “Team Brooke” support bracelet, Weck said. All proceeds raised will go directly to Brooke and her family. 

“National Night Out” was established in 1984 as a community partnership aimed at preventing crime and drug abuse around the nation. 

Summit’s celebration will include activities for the kids, a food truck food court, as well as displays and demonstrations by various local and federal agencies. There will also be a BMX bike stunt show, and a performance by “Exit Row,” among others.

Read more about Summit’s National Night Out here: http://summit.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/summit-to-host-national-night-out-celebration-tuesday

For more information about Brooke Healey, please visit www.brookehealey.com.