The Great Smoky Mountain Journal
Staff Reports
Posted: Tuesday, August 29, 2017 03:33 AM
More Than 700 Blount Countians Show Respect For Fallen Maryville Police Officer Kenny Moats Over Weekend
Many participated in a motorcycle ride and a car show this afternoon as a way to remember Moats.
A big part of the event was to make sure Moats' children knows their dad's legacy lives on.
"We just wanted to be able to show his kids that, you know, we haven't forgotten about their dad," Nathan Way with the Defenders Motorcycle Club said. "We haven't forgotten the officer that we lost here in the local community."
Participants at Sunday's event also
supported the fallen officer's children by making donations to the
Officer Moats' Children Scholarship Fund.
"We want to show them that we're still behind them, and we're there to
help them in any way possible," Way said.
The event was organized by the Defenders Motorcycle Club. For more
information about the scholarship and how to donate, you can go to the
Officer Moats Foundation website here.
