Making get-well cards part of fundraiser for injured officer

Children and people with dementia will work together to make get-well cards for injured Wichita police Officer Brian Arterburn next week.

The special event will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday at Chisholm Place, a residential center for people with cognitive impairments at 1859 N. Webb Road. The children, ranging in age from 7 to 16, will include members of Cornerstone Christian Church Youth Group along with descendants of Chisholm Place residents and staff members.

Card-making will be part of a fundraiser for Arterburn and his family. Admission is free. Proceeds will come from food and beverage sales, a raffle and a dunking booth featuring a uniformed police officer.

Arterburn was run over and critically injured last month by a suspect fleeing in a stolen vehicle. On Monday, Arterburn was transferred to Craig Hospital in Englewood, Colo., for continued rehabilitation.

This story was originally published March 15, 2017 at 8:22 PM with the headline "Making get-well cards part of fundraiser for injured officer."