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NLEOMF CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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May 11-17, 2008 (Sunday-Saturday)
National Police Week 2008
Hotel rooms in DC are very limited this year due to other scheduled events. For hotel information, please contact Nancy Riker at 800-554-2220 as soon as possible.
May 13, 2008 (Tuesday)
20th Annual Candlelight Vigil
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
400 Block of E Street, NW, Washington, DC
It is advised that anyone attending take the Metro Red Line to Judiciary Square.
8:00 PM
Contact: (202)737-3400
May 14, 2008 (Wednesday)
Sixth Annual Steve Young Honor Guard Competition (Fraternal Order of Police Grand Lodge)
John Marshall Park
between the Federal Court House and the Canadian Embassy, Washington, DC
8:30 AM
Visit: http://www.policeweekhonorguard.com
Contact: Ken Roske <honorguard@policeweek.org>
May 14, 2008 (Wednesday)
National Police Survivors’ Conference
Hilton Alexandria Mark Center
Concerns of Police Survivors
(Registration is Mandatory)
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Visit: http://www.nationalcops.org
Contact: <cops@nationalcops.org> (573) 346-4911
May 14, 2008 (Wednesday)
Driving for Donors National Marrow Donor Drive -- Law Enforcement Kickoff
NLEOMF Visitors Center
605 E Street, NW, Washington, DC
Pat Pedraja, a 12-year-old boy from Florida who was diagnosed with Leukemia in 2006, is embarking on his second national "drive for donors" with a law enforcement kickoff during National Police Week. Pat, whose father is a police officer in south Florida, added more than 6,000 donors to the National Marrow Registry in 2007, including hundreds at National Police Week and other law enforcement events across the country. Pat, his mother, Claudine, and other family members are hoping to top that number in 2008. The special "Donormobile" will be parked outside the NLEOMF Visitors Center distributing information and collecting swabs for the National Marrow Registry.
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Visit: http://www.drivingfordonors.com/
Contact: Dave Morgan <DMorgan@cc.nih.gov> (301) 496-0572
May 14, 2008 (Wednesday)
Shomrim Society Kaddish Service
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
400 Block of E Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
Memorial Service for Jewish law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. Luncheon reception will follow at the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington.
1:00 PM
Visit: http://72.83.249.56:8081/
Contact: Major Jay Gruber <jgruber@umpd.umd.edu>
May 14, 2008 (Wednesday)
13th Annual Emerald Society & Pipeband March and Service
New Jersey Avenue & F Street, NW
Washington, DC
National Conference of Law Enforcement Emerald Societies, Inc.
Assemble at 4:30 p.m. at New Jersey Avenue, & F Street, NW. Step-off promptly at 6:00 p.m. March will proceed to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
4:30 PM
Contact: Mike Roe <Mjroe@slmpd.org> (314) 304-1915
May 15, 2008 (Thursday)
27th Annual National Peace Officers Memorial Day Service
West Front of the United States Capitol, Washington, DC
Grand Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police
Grand Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police Auxiliary
12:00 PM
Visit: http://www.policeweek.org
Contact: www.policeweek.org/contacts.html
May 15, 2008 (Thursday)
FOP/FOPA Wreathlaying Ceremony
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
400 Block of E Street, NW, Washington, DC
Grand Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police
Grand Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police Auxiliary
(Time is estimated, follows Peace Officers Memorial Day Service at the U.S. Capitol)
3:30 PM
May 16, 2008 (Friday)
National Police Week Challenge 50-Kilometer Relay Race
Secret Service Training Center in Laurel, MD
Coordinated by the U.S. Secret Service
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Visit: http://www.secretservice.gov/npc50
Contact: Kam Flynn <npc50@verizon.net>
May 16, 2008 (Friday)
National Police Survivors’ Conference
Hilton Alexandria Mark Center
Concerns of Police Survivors
(Registration is Mandatory)
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Visit: http://www.nationalcops.org
Contact: <cops@nationalcops.org> (573) 346-4911
May 18, 2008 (Sunday)
7th Annual NYPD Memorial 5K Run
Battery Park City
New York, NY
Sponsored by the NYPD Running Club, this 5K Run/Walk begins at the NYPD Memorial Wall in lower Manhattan. The event is run in honor of more than 700 NYPD Officers who have been killed in the line of duty. There is also a children's Fun Run and barbeque. To register visit: www.NYPDRunningClub.com.
Visit: www.NYPDRunningClub.com
Contact: Tom Biggers <NYPDRC@Verizon.net> (212) 978-3732
July 20, 2008 (Sunday)
UK Care of Police Survivors, Service of Remembrance
National Memorial Arboretum
Lichfield, England
The UK COPS Service of Remembrance is held as part of their survivor weekend. All are welcome.
10:00 AM
Visit: http://www.ukcops.org/
Contact: Christine Fulton <christine.fulton@ukcops.org>
August 17-24, 2008 (Sunday-Sunday)
National Education and Training Conference - National Black Police Association/US
St. Louis, Missouri
Annual National Education and Training Conference for the National Black Police Association/US.
Visit: www.blackpolice.org
Contact: Ron Hampton (202) 986-2070
November 09-14, 2008 (Sunday-Friday)
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Golf Classic
Myrtle Beach, SC
The 9th annual National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Golf Classic is the "WORLD'S LARGEST LAW ENFORCEMENT GOLF EVENT." Any golfer -- male or female, with or without a USGA handicap -- is invited to participate. Last year's event raised $62,000, bringing the tournament's 8-year total donation to the Memorial to $316,000. The number of entries will be limited to the first 1,200 golfers who sign up.
Visit: http://www.nleomgc.com
Contact: Dan Morphet <nleomgc@aol.com> (877) 465-3467
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NLEOMF National Police Week events and activities are supported, in part, by a generous contribution from the Target Corporation.