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2003
POLICE UNITY TOUR
Raising funds for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
by Carol Miller
CAM@email.msn.com
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2003
POLICE UNITY TOUR
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The
7th Annual Police Unity Tour begins May 9, 2003. For three days
law enforcement officers from all over the country will bicycle
300 miles from Ground Zero in New York to the National Law Enforcement
Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. to honor officers who have
died in the line of duty.
Three years ago there were only two officers from California (one
was SLO Craig White). Last year there were 20 (including SLO Anthony
Vasquez). This year, so far, there are 18 L.A.P.D and 16 from other
Departments participating.
There is now a Southern California Chapter comprised of officers
from L.A.P.D., Riverside PD, Beverly Hills PD, L.A. Unified School
PD, Oakland PD, Glendale PD and Huntington Beach PD.
The primary goal of the Tour is to raise funds for the National
Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. Money raised by the Tour is used
to operate and maintain the Memorial, research deaths of officers
killed in the line of duty, work towards preventing police fatalities
and recognize the anniversaries of all line-of-duty deaths.
The first year the Tour had 18 officers participating and raised
$18,000. Last year 390 officers raised over $250,000. The Police
Unity Tour, Inc. (Tax ID#22-353054100) is a non-profit, 501C(3)
organization.
If you would like to make a contribution, please make your check
payable to:
Police Unity Tour, Inc.
and mail it to:
Police Unity Tour
Southern California Chapter
2554 Lincoln Blvd., #174
Venice, CA 90291
My Senior Lead Officer is Craig White from Pacific - cell phone
213 / 509-9266. He handles the area from the 10 Freeway on the north
to Venice Blvd. on the south, Bundy/Centinela on the west and Sepulveda
on the east. Anthony Vasquez is the Pacific Senior Lead who covers
the Palms District--Palms/Westside Village. Craig's been the Lead
in our area for nine years. They're both just terrific officers.
Thank you for supporting law enforcement locally and across our
country.
Carol Miller
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EDITOR'S
NOTE: A google search about the fundraising efforts and the Memorial
itself returned the following webpages. We hope you'll find these
links useful and interesting:
· National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, Inc. (NLEOMF)
Information, news, updates, history, tributes to fallen and present
law officers, online nominations for the Memorial and online search
of the Memorial.
http://www.nleomf.com/
· National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, Inc. (NLEOMF)
The Memorial is located on Judiciary Square, Washington, DC. The
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial was dedicated in 1991
by President George Bush.
http://www.nleomf.org/TheMemorial/memdefault.html
· National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, Inc. (NLEOMF)
President George H. Bush receives the 2002 National Law Enforcement
Officers Memorial Fund Distinguished Service Award from Memorial
Chairman Craig W. Floyd.
http://www.nleomf.org/home_new2.html
· National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. Photos of the National
Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and other sights in Washington
DC.
http://www.visitingdc.com/s_law_memorial.htm
· National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
VisitingDC.Com. Nearby. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
honors all of America's federal, state, and local law enforcement
officers.
http://www.visitingdc.com/o_nearby_law_memorial.htm
· Welcome to FLEOA
Advice and representation. Our officers serve on the Executive Board
of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
http://www.fleoa.org/
· National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, Washington DC
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, Washington DC. All the
images shown are links to larger, more detailed images.
http://ponetwork.com/POMemorial/NLEOM.html
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