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WASHINGTON, DC CHAPTER OF CONCERNS OF POLICE SURVIVORS

P.O. BOX 31549 Washington, DC 20030-1549

NEWSLETTER

SPECIAL HOLIDAY EDITION

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

202-332-2677 November2015 Volume4,Number3 mail@dc-cops.org

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: You are invited to attend the Washington, DC Chapter of C.O.P.S. Christmas Dinner Party scheduled for Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 6:00PM to 9:00PM. Dinner will be served at 6:20PM. It will be held at the Fraternal Order of Police, DC Lodge #1 Banquet Hall, 711 4th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001. It will be a catered buffet dinner. Reservations are required in order to have a good headcount for the event. Send your reservation to: hdittamo.cops@yahoo.com or call 703-491-5585 or return the bottom portion of the attached dinner flyer via USPS mail. It is well known that parking is always an issue with any event in the District; the FOP has a parking facility at the concrete parking pad/lot at "the top of the hill" which is north of H Street, NW on 2nd Street, NW, no real address, but you can probably GPS the address as 900 2nd Street, NW and it will take you to the driveway. The event is open to DC Chapter survivors and families (children are most welcome too). An invitation to the event is attached. You are asked to RSVP the dinner NOT LATER THAN November 27, 2015 so we can order the number of meals necessary. You are invited to attend the Washington, DC Chapter of C.O.P.S. Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony scheduled for Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 6:30PM at the Metropolitan Police Department Headquarters (Henry J. Daly Building), 300 Indiana Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001-2106. There is only very limited “on-street” parking available. Anyone can attend this event. Light refreshments will be available following the ceremony.

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BLUE LIGHTS :don’tforgettodecoratewithbluelightsduringtheholidayseason.TolearnmoreaboutProjectBlueLight,visittheChapterwebsite.ProjectBlueLightisasimplegesture.Thecolorblueissymbolicofpeace.C.O.P.S.isencouraginglawenforcementfamilies,friends,andlawenforcementagenciestodecorateinbluelightsnotjustduringtheholidayseasonbuteverydayoftheyear.Byplacingonebluelightinawindowofyourhomeoroffice,you’llbeshowingyoursupportforthoseofficerswhohavemadethesupremesacrificeandhonoringthoseofficerswhocontinuetoworktheviolentstreetsofournation. Law Enforcement Appreciation Day (L.E.A.D.): L.E.A.D. was celebrated for the first time on January 9, 2015 -- it is a new initiative introduced by National C.OP.S. Look for information about what our Chapter might be doing for the next celebration in January 2016. The Holidays are almost here……….take advantage of being able to support the Chapter by making your purchases from Amazon.com by ordering through AmazonSmile. The Washington, DC Chapter of C.O.P.S. is registered to participate in a fundraising program known as AmazonSmile.It is a simple and automatic way for you to support the Chapter every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to the Chapter. You'll see eligible products marked “Eligible for AmazonSmile donation” on their product detail pages. Recurring Subscribe-and-Save purchases and subscription renewals are not currently eligible. You can use the same account on Amazon.com and AmazonSmile. Your shopping cart, Wish List, wedding or baby registry, and other account settings are also the same. On your first visit to AmazonSmile you must select the DC Chapter to receive donations from eligible purchases before you begin shopping. Donations are made by the AmazonSmile Foundation and are not tax deductible by you. The following link connects you directly to smile.amazon in support of the Chapter: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/52-2203759. We need YOU to make purchases to make this a viable fund raiser for the Chapter. For further details go to: http://smile.amazon.com. THE WASHINGTON, DC METROPOLITAN POLICE MEMORIAL PROJECT: Members are encouraged to track the progress/developments of the Memorial Project and Museum on the DCPM website: www.dcpolicememorial.org and the DCPM FACEBOOK: WASHINGTON, DC METROPOLITAN POLICE MEMORIAL & MUSEUM. There are still a few Challenge Coins for sale @ $20.00 each (including shipping & handling). If you are interested in obtaining one, contact Hector Dittamo at: president@dc-cops.org. Also, orders are now being accepted for the 2015 Christmas ornament and last year’s 2014 ornament. (SEE IMAGES OF THE ORNAMENTS AT THE END OF THIS NEWSLETTER.) These ornaments are expected to become collector items with a new one issued each year. All profits from the sale of these ornaments go to help build a MPD Police Memorial and Museum. There are no paid employees on the Project's Board of Directors. If you like these ornaments and/or the cause, please support the Project.

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Chapter Bylaws: our Chapter Bylaws (dated November 2015) have been approved and adopted at our Business Meeting on November 21, 2015. If any Chapter survivor wishes to request a copy of the Bylaws, send an e-mail to: president@dc-cops.org. DC Chapter survivors: You are officially informed that the next Chapter election of Chapter elected officers will be held in March 2016. The term of office will be for two years. The elected positions are President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. A Chapter Elections Committee has been appointed by the President. The Committee consists of Cindy Carter (Chairperson), Mary McGee and Sharon Wagner. For more details of the election or if you wish to be considered for one of the elected positions or wish to nominate someone to hold an elected positon, contact Cindy Carter not later than December 31, 2015 at: cindycarter911@hotmail.com WEBSITE: Check out the Chapter website for special notices and announcements. Chapter SOPs, pre-approval of events for reimbursement and requests for reimbursement form(s), etc. can also be found on the site. The website address is: http://dc-cops.org. STAY CONNECTED!: We’re on FACEBOOK (facebook.com)….check us out at: Washington DC Chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors. Special events and notices will be posted on the site. ADDED for STAY CONNECTED!: View the Atlantic Region FACEBOOK page. The address for the site is: C.O.P.S. Atlantic Region--see what the others are saying and doing in the Atlantic Region. If you wish to have access to the Atlantic Region Facebook page, send an email to: hdittamo.cops@yahoo.com. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail/letter/document is confidential, intended only for use by the named recipient(s). This e-mail/letter/document should not be forwarded or disseminated to unauthorized users. It should only be used by the intended recipient. This e-mail/letter/document and any attachment(s) thereto, is intended only for said use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail/letter/document (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or coping of this e-mail/letter/document, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail/letter/document in error, please respond to the individual sending the message and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail/ letter/document and printout thereof. (as of November 22, 2015)

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Merry Christmas and Happy

New Year

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Washington, DC Chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors

Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department

Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony

December 9, 2015 6:30 PM

MPD Headquarters Henry J. Daly Building

300 Indiana Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001-2106

ALL ARE INVITED TO ATTEND

Light refreshments are being served following the Ceremony.

ALL ARE INVITED TO ATTEND

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Youareinvitedtoattend

TheWashington,DCChapterofC.O.P.S.ChristmasDinnerParty

Saturday,December12,2015

6:00PMto9:00PM

attheFraternalOrderofPolice,DCLodge#1BanquetHall

7114thStreet,NW

Washington,DC20001Casualattire Dinnertobeservedat6:20PM

RSVPtoHectorDittamonotlaterthanNovember27,2015bye-mail:

hdittamo.cops@yahoo.com orcall703-491-5585orreturnthebottom portionofthisformtoHectorDittamo,2605DeepfordDrive,Woodbridge,VA 22192-1602

ParkingisalwaysanissuewithanyeventintheDistrict.TheFOPhasaparkingfacilityattheconcreteparkingpad/lotat"thetopofthehill"whichisnorthofHStreet,NWon2ndStreet,NW,norealaddress,butyoucanprobablyGPStheaddressas9002ndStreet,NW

anditwilltakeyoutothedriveway._________________________________________________________________

Name:_____________________e-mail:_______________Phone:___________

#ofadultsattending:_____ #ofchildren(9-16yrsold)attending:______

#ofchildren(8yrsoldorunder)attending:_____

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