Hello all. My name is Matt, and I've been a close friend of Chief Bishop and his family for over a decade now. And until a few years ago, a lifelong resident of Kewaskum.

If you've had the chance to meet him, you undoubtedly know his love for the Kewaskum community and his unflinching moral code. What you may or may not know is he was recently thrust into what can only be called a political witch hunt where the Village of Kewaskum leadership used what appeared to be a personal vendetta couched in a clerical disagreement to fire Chief Bishop. Unlike the Village, who happily used the Kewaskum taxpayers' hard earned money to fund their flimsy defense, Chief Bishop and his family had to take out loans and exhaust savings to mount their defense against spurious charges. As expected, he was completely exonerated, with prejudice. However, in an act of what others have caused extreme cowardice, the Village Board voted to not reimburse Chief for his $17,000 in legal fees, despite his innocence, and despite the fact that they're happy shoulder the village's cost of the failed witch hunt.

This is wrong, and it is financially crippling a family that has been nothing but loyal, devoted, and hard-working for the village they live in and love.

Please join me in helping the Bishop family alleviate some of their financial stress brought on by this unnecessary situation.

Thank you!