NEWS FROM CONCERNS OF POLICE SURVIVORS
SUBMITTED BY SARA JOHNSON, MARKETING DIRECTOR CONCERNS OF POLICE SURVIVORS, INC.
NATIONAL POLICE WEEK
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WILL TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON, D.C. May 12 to May 18 for National Police Week. Among these will be a very special group of people, the survivors. Survivors are the friends, family and
co-workers who are left behind when a law enforcement offi cer dies in the line of duty. This year 127 officers will be honored during National Police Week at the National Law Enforcement Offi cers Memorial and the National Peace Offi cers’ Memorial Service. This number has the potential to increase to over 160 offi cers, as names are still coming in. While honoring and remembering our
fallen offi cers is vitally important, the Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) mission is to help the offi cer’s family and affected co-workers learn to live again… something C.O.P.S. truly believes their fallen offi cer would want. Concerns of Police Survivors is a nation-
wide not-for-profi t organization with 53 chapters around the country; members of C.O.P.S. are always prepared to help survi- vors when they need it, where they need it. At National Police Week, C.O.P.S. hosts
the National Police Survivors’ Conference and C.O.P.S. Kids/Teens Program. Each provides a safe haven for adult and minor survivors to begin their process of healing after the death of their offi cer. During these two-day events, survivors will hear
from experts in grief counseling and build a peer network on which they will rely as they return home to a new “normal” life. Law enforcement supporters from
across the nation are encouraged to fl y a blue ribbon in honor of all law enforce- ment offi cers. Below is a brief list of events pertaining to National Police Week and Concerns of Police Survivors.
NATIONAL POLICE WEEK SCHEDULE MAY 12 Early Arrival day
MAY 13 Offi cial Arrival Day Check-In & Registration National Police Week and C.O.P.S. Kids/Teens
25th Annual Candlelight Vigil at the National Law Enforcement Offi cers Memorial
14 THE MOTOR OFFICER™ | SPRING 2013
MAY 14 Day One of National Police Survivors’ Conference and C.O.P.S. Kids/Teens Activities
MAY 15 32nd Annual National Peace Offi cers’ Memorial Service
ABOUT C.O.P.S.
Based in Camdenton, MO, Concerns of Police Survivors was founded in 1984 for the surviving families of law enforcement offi cers who have died in the line of duty as determined by federal guidelines. Today C.O.P.S. serves nearly 35,000 people who have identifi ed themselves as sur- vivors nationwide. C.O.P.S. provides programs at no cost to survivors, as they have already paid too high a price. C.O.P.S. hosts a summer camp for surviving children ages 6-14, an Outward Bound®
Experi-
ence for surviving teens ages 15-20, and retreats for adult children, spouses, parents, siblings, in-laws and affected co-workers.
VISIT
WWW.NATIONALCOPS.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE ORGANIZATION.
ABOUT NATIONAL
POLICE WEEK Since President John Kennedy signed Public Law 87-726 in 1962, May 15 has been National Peace Offi cers’ Memorial Day, and the calendar week containing May 15 has been designated National Police Week.
MAY 16 Day Two of National Police Survivors’ Conference and C.O.P.S. Kids/Teens Activities
C.O.P.S. Picnic on the Patio MAY 17 Offi cial Departure Day
VISIT
WWW.NATIONALCOPS.ORG FOR A COMPLETE SCHEDULE.
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