Vancouver officer named PAL Volunteer of the Year

VANCOUVER — Vancouver Police Department Officer Brian Schaffer was named the Law Enforcement Volunteer of the Year for the Police Activities League of Southwest Washington. In 2020, the organization had more than 111 officers, deputies and troopers from eight local agencies volunteer a combined 1,100 hours. “Brian is one of our go-to guys! He’s the lead for our VPD literacy events, he has been a part of our video series, he helped us a great deal during our virtual summer camps and so much more,” a blog post reads. “When we were doing in-person programs, he was a mentor at Evergreen High School, and he recruited his son to referee for our soccer tournaments. Brian is the definition of amazing and PAL wouldn’t be PAL without him.” Learn more about PAL by visiting https://palofswwa.org.