Awareness Lapel Pins

A custom lapel pin may not seem exciting to everyone, but for the young men and women in the Law Enforcement Explorers program, a lapel pin is used as a keepsake for them to remember their annual Law Enforcement Exploring competition. After all, who would have thought learning about a career as a Police Officer would be exciting for high school kids? For many Police Officers, their local Explorer Post was what started their law enforcement careers.

The Explorers originally developed as a way to keep teenage boys active in the Scouts. Over the years the Explorers have gone through a lot of changes and the national program is now referred to as Venturing. The Explorers were moved over to the Learn for Life program which is focused on learning and participating in different career opportunities.

Law Enforcement Exploring is a career-oriented program for young men and women who are 14 to 21 years old. The program gives young adults the opportunity to explore a career in law enforcement by working with local law enforcement agencies. Not only do they get to learn about being a police officer, but they also have a lot of fun with hand-on activities and events.

One of the most popular events for Law Enforcement Explorers is the annual competition which is held at Explorer posts all over the country. We were contacted by a local Explorer Post to produce a custom made lapel pin for their annual Midwest competition held by the Dan Beard Council.

The Law Enforcement Competition custom lapel pins not only remind attendees of their fun competition memories, but also serve as recognition lapel pins for each attendees work and dedication. At the same time, these lapel pins are used as awareness lapel pins to promote the Explorer program to their friends and peers. Most importantly, should one of the Law Enforcement Explorers eventually become a police officer, they have a keepsake of what started their career – a custom lapel pin.