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Retired detective says Answering the Call raised $8,700 at event, aided two Kansas City–area first-responder families

Public Comment / Presentation · February 19, 2026
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Ronnie Dummit, executive director of Answering the Call, told meeting attendees that an event brought in a little over $8,700 and that the nonprofit's 2025 grants totaled $296,000 for first responders in Kansas and Missouri; the funds helped two families, he said.

Ronnie Dummit, a retired detective with the Lee's Summit Police Department and executive director of the nonprofit Answering the Call, told meeting attendees that the group’s recent fundraiser brought in "a little over $8,700" and that those proceeds were used to help two separate first-responder families.

Dummit said Answering the Call…

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