BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Western Kentucky University Med Health Center hosted an “honor blood drive” and sold t-shirts as a fundraiser on Wednesday to help with a Bowling Green police officer’s surgeries.

What You Need To Know

  • Bowling Green Police Officer Matt Davis is still in the hospital after being shot in the line of duty

  • According to Bowling Green Police Department, Davis has received his first physical therapy session

  • Davis continues to improve each day

  • Western Kentucky University Med Health Center is hosting an honor blood drive along with a fundraiser to help support Davis as he recovers

Matt Davis, the Bowling Green police officer who was shot several weeks ago, is still in the hospital. On Tuesday, the Bowling Green Police Department provided an update on his condition.

Davis has received his fist session on physical therapy and is in good spirits and has a positive outlook on his recovery and continues to be able to do a little more each day, the department shared on Facebook.

As such, the Bowling Green community is still trying to help him make that full recovery. 

Corie Martin, the executive director of marketing and public relations for Med Center Health, said she wants to use this opportunity to repay for what Davis has done for the community.

“We’ve felt like many people in the community. We wanted to do something to give back,” Martin said.

According to Martin, an honor blood drive is giving blood in honor of someone else. “The Red Cross has been generous enough to give up their time and set up this blood drive so people can say ‘I want to do something, I don’t know what, but I want to do something,’” Martin explained. “So basically, when you sign up for this blood drive, you’re giving blood in honor of that person.”

The medical center printed shirts and sold them as people walked into WKU’s Medical Sciences Center, with 100% of the profits going toward Davis.

“We have some special shirts made here that say ‘Give and honor of Officer Matt Davis,’” Martin said. “On the back, it says ‘Caring for the health and safety of our community together.”’

The shirts come in many sizes: small, medium, large, 2x and 3x.

Many donors showed up to honor Davis, whether it was to give blood or donate money.

“I’m thankful for officer Davis, I’m thankful to all the other officers as well,” donor Jerry Pedigo said. “Just giving back to someone who puts their life on the line for us every day. This is very small compared to what they do for us every day.”

The Medical Center will continue to have more fundraisers on Tuesday, Aug. 1, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, and on Thursday Aug. 10, from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

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