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July 2020 Messages from President Vice President Past President 2nd Vice President Financial Secretary Recording Secretary Sergeant at Arms Legislative Per Capita Scholarship State Subordinate News DC Georgia Pennsylvania Utah Even though some areas of our country have opened to allow us to resume some sort of normalcy concerning everyday life we are still feeling the effects in our abilities to plan and carryout events of any magnitude Several of our Auxiliaries across the county have found unique ways to keep not only their own members involved but inviting Auxiliaries around the country to join with them in virtual events These events have been very successful and I applaud the Auxiliary members who envisioned and organized these events As we struggle with the constraints which are still in effect regarding gatherings we need to continue to search for ways to keep our members interested and involved in our objective to support FOP members and their families The Grand Lodge Auxiliary Officers and Board of Trustees will meet to attend to the business of the Auxiliary in Atlantic Beach Florida September 4 5 2020 Information concerning report dates and other information pertinent to the meeting has been forwarded by Secretary Martinez Any auxiliary member is invited to attend the Board Meeting in Florida and will be seated in the meeting room as a guest Attending the meeting would give you an opportunity to hear reports of all committees and projects to come before the National Board Please remember if your subordinate auxiliary is not current in their per capita you cannot be seated as an officer or trustee I look forward to seeing many of you there While we are still dealing with issues concerning COVID 19 our law enforcement officers are dealing every day with assault on their profession and at times on them personally The country s streets and communities are in a volatile state and our law enforcement officers face danger every day Remember to keep them in our thoughts and prayers and remind them daily they are our Heroes and have our support As always please don t hesitate to contact me if I can be of assistance to your Auxiliary Linda Hennie President Grand Lodge FOP Auxiliary lshennie aol com Never Let The Walk Alone

JULY 2020 Grand Lodge Auxiliary Executive Board Linda Hennie President Beverly Crump Past President Terri Ijamal Vice President Kristina Warters 2nd Vice President Linda Martinez Recording Secretary Brittney Holley Financial Secretary Delores Green Treasurer 701 Marriott Dr Julie Black Nashville TN Sgt at Arms 37214 615 399 0900 or Glenda Lehmann 800 451 2711 Chairman of Trustees Fax 615 399 0400 Auxiliary Challenge Coin The Grand Lodge Auxiliary will be selling the above Memorial Challenge Coins The money raised will be used to help offset expenses for Police Week The Challenge Coin is a nice token for Auxiliary members as well as for the surviving families of the Officers that are being honored at the annual National Memorial Service on May 15th in Washington DC each year Your support is greatly appreciated Return this form along with a check payable to Grand Lodge FOP Auxiliary C O Terri Ijamal 2117 Chaucer Park Lane Thompsons Station TN 37179 Total _______ Coins 10 00 each ____________ Shipping and handling 10 50 4 50 60 and over 8 35 _______________ Total amount of order including shipping _________ SHIPPING INFORMATION NAME _____________________________________________ ADDRESS __________________________________________ CITY______________________STATE_________ZIP________ Never Let The Walk Alone

Grand Lodge Vice President terriijamal gmail com Messages from President Vice President Past President 2nd Vice President Financial Secretary Sergeant at Arms Legislative Per Capita State Subordinate News DC Indiana www fop net

Grand Lodge Vice President terriijamal gmail com I hope this month finds everyone doing well as the COVID impacts continue and the life distractions have us all bobbing and weaving through our activities The creativeness during this pandemic has been inspirational and fun I believe our Utah Auxiliary has set the standard for future and ongoing virtual events Thanks for the Virtual 5K it was a perfect way for me to get involved in my first police week I would love to hear more ides and feedback on any fundraising events so that we continue to share what works and have others steal our great ideas I previously shared the Krispy Kreme fundraiser idea Our local lodge did and event in a neighborhood that was signing up food trucks during Covid We receive pre orders of almost 100 dozen donuts With the purchase of donuts and additional donations made we made over 700 for about 90 minute s worth of work It was a lot of fun as well folks would drive up and we delivered the donuts to their car It was great to have 3 of our FOP Husbands join us for the fundraiser as well We will be doing more of these Merchandise update Partnering and sending our newsletter information to the FOP has proven to be very good for our Ways and Means merchandise sales It has been awesome to continue to do fundraising while police week was cancelled We are already ordering more Challenge coins and I have also had to order more of the large fallen officer shirts It is great to have the support and partnership with our FOP we are so much better as we work together There has been over 8 000 deposited into Ways and Means since April 1 for merchandise and Memorial coins I am patiently waiting on the Auxiliary challenge coins to be delivered as the vendor and suppliers have been closed down for COVID I expect to receive shipment within about the next week or so I will get all shipments out as soon as I receive them If you have other items that you also ordered I have held off on shipping until I receive the Auxiliary coins so that I can ship everything at once Thanks you for your understanding I will be working on items to sell at the National Board Meeting in Jacksonville FL I will have the police week T shirts and challenge coins available at the event as well

Morris Heithcock FOP Auxiliary Lodge 41 Williamson County TN Our Brentwood TN community county state and nation lost Officer Destin Legieza on June 18th while he was working his shift His life was cut short after a driver hit the officer s vehicle after crossing over traffic lanes Unfortunately later that driver was found to be intoxicated The Brentwood police department was founded 49 years ago and this was the first officer that has fallen in the line of duty and it has hit the department and community very hard It was amazing to see the brotherhood come together immediately to recognize this officer Nashville Metro Police immediately jumped in to help support and organize the event Hundreds of officers and thousands of family friends police supporters and community members attended and contributed to the events held this week Destin was a young 30 years old and is survived by his Wife of 4 years Please keep Destin and his family in your thoughts as they work through their grief and their lives that have been torn apart Never Let The Walk Alone

Grand Lodge Past President bcrump iglou com A time for a call to action prayers and awaking to our community for our Law Enforcement and their families across our nation Membership in our Auxiliaries provides us with an opportunity to participate in and contribute to something larger than ourselves The projects we complete in our communities are essential The programs we carry out as Auxiliaries are valuable and what we accomplish as an organization has a lasting tangible and beneficial effect on the lives of our law enforcement and their Messages from families Make some phone calls to your members checking on them and President keeping in touch these are very trying times for those whose husband heads out there daily onNDMENTS the front lines kissing them goodbye hoping Vice President they will come home Make sure they know they are not alone as we FOR AUXILIARY MEMBERSHIP Past President say Ten weCommandments won t let our member walk alone We should encourage Thealways following for Auxiliary Membership ndour members reminding them their contributions energy interests and been written by Beverly Crump 2has Vice President talents are worthy useful and needed Working together heart to heart Financial Secretary 1 and Understand the importance of membership Auxiliary and of those we hand in hand we will continue positively to change the lives involvement with FOP touch TheArms success of our organization is undeniable we continue to Sergeant at 2 Remember not one member is above another support our parent organization the Grand Lodge Fraternal Order of 3 Serve faithfully accept new insights and willingness to work toward Legislative Police andfor anythe efforts they might request of us We should always progress organization those laid our foundation with a strong bridge between the Per Capita 4 respect Contribute towho supervision by self evaluation and a willingness to ask and aour vibrant futureand of our Grandwork Lodgetoward Fraternal Orderand of Police 5 past Discover meaning purpose growth accept Auxiliary by creating a thoughtful balance between the past and the the opinion of others 6 present Encourage all members become involved in committee functions Building on our to foundation is a wonderful tool as we continue to State 7 grow Keep the membership informedknow of happenings of the auxiliary even making sure our members they are important their ideas if they doasnot attend themain meetings they are members and entitled Subordinate opinions they are the foundation By continuing to do this we 8 Attend meetings regularly and encourage others to also willNews continue to grow stronger sharing our vision and what we do for the 9 Take active interest and service in the welfare of our organization our Law and Enforcement Families each year onalways May 15 We 10 Survivors Honesty of Integrity ethical transparent standards haveDC no idea what our next few months or year hold for us My prayers are with all Law Enforcement Families and Officers everywhere Indiana God Bless Never Let The Walk Alone

Grand Lodge Financial Secretary bholley aux yahoo com State Auxiliaries Please be sure to submit a completed Incoming Officers form to ensure the Grand Lodge has the most accurate up to date information As of June 15 2020 we still have several states that have not submitted their updated information to the Grand Lodge Please mail forms to P O Box 757 Melissa TX 75454 Messages from PresidentAuxiliaries Subordinate Vice President ALL PER CAPITA IS NOW PAST DUE Past President nd Vice If2your Auxiliary pays Per Capita semi annually the second half payment is President now past due Financial Secretary Per Capita on members who have joined your Auxiliary from October 1st to Sergeant atnew Arms April 1st was due as of June 1 2020 Per Capita is 6 oo per member For your Legislative convenience please utilize the attached New Member Reporting form when submitting Per Capita for those new members Welcome New Members Per Capita Please review the attached 2020 Not Paid Per Capita sheet This sheet lists ONLY the Auxiliaries that have NOT PAID 2020 Per Capita as of June 15 2020 Please State include the following documents when submitting your Per Capita payment Subordinate 1 Per Capita Tax form 2 Incoming Officer form News 3 Membership Roster DC Please make check money order or cashier s check payable to Grand Lodge FOP Auxiliary and mail to P O Box 757 Melissa TX 75454 Indiana If you have any questions please don t hesitate to contact me Never Let The Walk Alone

Grand Lodge Recording Secretary lam0426 msn com Hello from New Mexico I hope you are doing well in these crazy times Fall Board Meeting Information I am in the process of sending a memo to the Executive Board and Trustees regarding information on the Fall Board Meeting The Board Meeting is being held in Jacksonville Florida September 4 5 2020 The travel dates will be September 3rd and 6th 2020 There is more information in the memo regarding reservations report due dates etc I plan to forward a copy of the memo for information to each auxiliary If you don t receive it in a few weeks please email me and I will forward you a copy Just a reminder the Rituals have been revised and updated with bigger font and a Section added on Memorial Services The cost has increased to 5 00 but it is worth it because you can read them Take care all and stay safe Never Let The Walk Alone

Grand Lodge Sergeant at Arms Julie Black indy gov And we thought Ferguson was bad I personally believe that 2020 can just be deleted from our history books The first 2 months of this year we were planning Police Weeks planning our fundraisers for police week and planning our memorial services to honor our fallen heroes and then came this crazy thing we hadn t heard of called COVID We had no idea what was happening in our world This virus was attacking us our families and even thousands of police officers all over the U S and even worse took lives of our loved ones How could this be for the first time in history since the first memorial service Police Week 2020 was cancelled I hope all of you have had the chance to watch the tribute video that Presidents Yoes and Hennie many FOP and Auxiliary members and the many country music icons that support our police officers It surely didn t replace our memorial service but it still remembered our fallen 2019 heroes And then the rest of May 2020 What a horrific terrible incident that happened in Minneapolis Once again officers are just doing their jobs and were faced with a repeat offender that simply didn t want to go back to jail Although the majority of law enforcement officers and US alike agree that this was a terrible incident that happened We could sit for hours and discuss the what ifs and if only guessing game but we weren t there and all we have is what is being told from our so called media and reporters This incident as we all know and most have experienced in our home towns the riots and protesting We in Indianapolis also had a police involved shooting the beginning of May The subject LIVE streamed the entire police chase and even included the shots fired by officer and subject because at that time the officers were unaware that this was all being shown to the world via his Facebook page This incident along with the George Floyd s murder sent tempers flaring and the politicians were coming out of the woodwork to support EVERYONE but the police officers The very police officers we love and share our lives with Indianapolis was very fortunate with the number of officers affected by COVID but we sure had our FAIR share of those that came into contact and tested positive of the virus But if that wasn t bad enough we ended up with some of the Black Lives Matter movement being flown in by the airplane loads to come to our city to do nothing but destroy our downtown Our officers fought these people for days non stop and many did so on their days off with little personal time off and because they took the oath to protect the community and citizens We are quite sure that we haven t seen the last of these rioters and protestors But I for one believe that every live matters like many of you as well But police officers are not the bad guys in most incidents they just want to go home at the end of their shift to their families Why is that so hard to understand Our FOP did participate in honoring one of our families that has never got to go to police week to have her husband honored 50 years ago on June 14th Reserve Lieutenant Jimmie Wingate was buried after being shot in the line of duty The family was planning on making their first trip to Police Week and our FOP and COPS were going to honor the family this year We were able to give the honors to Lieutenant Wingate and present the family with the supreme sacrifice he deserved That was a good day We all need to keep praying for our law enforcement officers their families and US We continue to be put in the line of fire UNJUSTLY at that We are all here for each other and I hope you all know that I too am available at any time day or night if anyone needs an ear to listen and WHO gets it Looking forward to September and praying that nothing gets in our way for our meeting Fingers crossed and ready to get away Stay safe and always watch your back d Never Let The Walk Alone

Grand Lodge 2nd Vice President watersteenie yahoo com I sit with a heavy heart thinking of what to say or to share I think what could I possible say to help or uplift someone I love reading President Hennies s articles each month and I truly enjoy Beverly Crumps They both have such a gift and talent for writing so I ll try my best to keep Over the last few weeks things have changed almost daily I am heartbroken over the pain and anguish that our officers are feeling I am worried about the spouses and their sweet families I have prayed read articles talked to families help our local departments with supplies trying to help and understand all of this I don t know if I will ever understand the hate that others may have for anotherfrom human or a profession Over the last few weeks I helped with a funeral of a 24Messages year old officers here in Ogden Utah I spent time with his young wife and family I think they have President touched my life for the better far more then I theirs I am a member of the Utah CISM team We held 2 spouse debriefings to help the spouses of the department During the time with these Vice President amazing people I learned that the biggest thing they needed was support to know they are not doing all this alone Hearing them express these fears and concerns made me think we have a lot President ofPast work to do to And this is why I love the auxiliary We truly can unite together as we support our blue families nd Vice President 2I read this on a friends Facebook post and thought is appropriate to share now more then ever Over the last several days I ve reflected numerous times on these wise words I memorized Financial Secretary them years ago a short time after hearing them and I try hard to live up to the enormous task of self improvement It s not easy but it s possible If each of us could incorporate the message below Sergeant Arms it would trulyat change our communities our nation and especially our homes and family relationships in powerful and positive ways The late Elder Marvin J Ashton of the Quorum of the Legislative Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints said this over 28 years ago Be one who nurtures and who builds Be one who has an understanding and a forgiving heart Per Capita who looks for the best in people Leave people better than you found them Be fair with your competitors whether in business athletics or elsewhere Don t get drawn into some of the parlance of our day and try to win by intimidation or by undermining someone s character Lend a hand to those who are frightened lonely or burdened If we could look into each other s hearts and understand the unique challenges each of us faces I State think we would treat each other much more gently with more love patience tolerance and care Subordinate I hope that I that WE can make a difference in changing the heart of those filled with hate I know News that starts with One one act of service one act of kindness one smile one prayer one positive something We can be an example of the good We can make a difference by the way we treat others byDC the way our kids or grandchildren hear us speak or the service we give Let us as an Auxiliary be the ONE I would also like to give a quick Thank you to Trista Salmon for her idea and all her hard work in unitingIndiana us in the NEVERLETTHEMRUNALONE Utah 5k She really went above and beyond She is a Rockstar Never Let The Walk Alone

DC Trustee bcannon DC fop org Hello from the DC FOP Auxiliary and HAPPY SUMMER Since our last report we had one of our DC MPD School Resource Officers Officer Keith Williams pass away from complications of COVID 19 We ask that you please keep his family friends and family in blue in your prayers Officer Williams had over 31 years of service with DC MPD Our Auxiliary prepared more Hero bags which included snacks and some PPE to pass out to our night Messages from shift officers in conjunction with our DC Lodge who provided donuts and coffee This is a very trying time forPresident our officers and the DC Lodge and the Auxiliary wanted to show them that we truly appreciate what they do Vice President We are hoping to have our annual crab feast in the Fall however due to COVID 19 that has been placed Past President on hold 2 didVice President We very well with our 2020 Police Week Challenge Coin this year and only have a few left We have had people from across the US purchase our coin including some Auxiliary members from many Financial different stateSecretary lodges and we truly appreciate the support nd Sergeant at graduation Arms is upon the horizon and we will continue to provide a cake Due to COVIDAnother DC MPD 19 we are still not able to attend Family Night We are hoping that changes in the next couple of Legislative months Per Capita We hope everyone stays healthy and if there is anything our Auxiliary can do please let us know State Chairman Bonnie Cannon DC FOP Committee Members Mirella Arroyo DC FOP Subordinate Jamie Henriques Gass Anne Arundel DC FOP Lodge 70 News Below is the June 2020 Legislative Update from the National Fraternal Order of Police Washington Watch Legislative Update Newsletter which includes the most up to date information on legislative DC matters which is considered important to our law enforcement members and their families This report is very informative regarding the events following the incident in Minnesota June 2020 National FOP Legislative Report Indiana If anyone has questions regarding these legislative issues please feel free to contact me bcannon dcfop org and I will steer you in the right direction for further help Never Let The Walk Alone

Georgia Trustee nicija aol com As I sit at my computer contemplating day 525 of self quarantine I wonder what the rest of the year will hold for us I have made very limited trips from the house I am an expert at ordering everything online Our state conference has been postponed twice and now pushed back to October I really miss the ability to socialize with friends Georgia has had an upturn in the number of positive cases of COVID 19 this past week right after the beaches open and the riots I mean peaceful protests I think the Governor needs to lock us back down until we learn how to behave While self quarantine the members of the Georgia Auxiliary have stayed busy helping others We have made hundred or more masks They are being donated to Cherokee NC This is where my brother lives and they have a mandatory mask requirement when in public We have sent two packages to them And a third is being prepared now Francis Brice a member of our local Auxiliary has helped a lady in her town Together they have cut and prep the material for masks for their local Law Enforcement Officers Also Charlotte Scoggins has been busy with her crochet hook making hats to be donated to the Cancer Center Charlotte and I have been crocheting lap blankets to give to the officers in the State that have been injured this year Since Memorial Day week end my local lodge Cobb County suburb of Atlanta has had over 50 new members join to get the Legal Defense Protection We have one new lodge in North Ga installed last month They already have several spouses interested in forming an Auxiliary We have upwards of 4 other lodges that might be installed this summer They are receiving information about the Auxiliary Many of the spouses are young and have never experienced anything like the current events happening in Atlanta and around the US They are fearful Our Auxiliary members have been reaching out to many of them reassuring them they have our support One Auxiliary member is meeting with several at a local coffee shop just to chit chat Hopefully our support will show these spouses that as Auxiliary members we Never Let Them Walk Alone I pray that peace comes back to our nation quickly and Law Enforcement Officers are treated with the respect they deserve Michigan Trustee mapple106682mi comcast net NEVER LET THEM WALK ALONE

Pennsylvania Trustee acammerota hotmail com Kathryn M Milton Scholarship Fund The Grand Lodge Auxiliary has a Scholarship fund known as the Kathryn M Milton Scholarship Fund One 500 00 and one 300 00 grant shall be awarded to an auxiliary member or a relative It can be a child grandchild spouse etc The grant will be awarded to a graduated high school senior or a student presently enrolled in a college vocational or business school to further their education Please note an exciting change has been instituted for our scholarship award Individual members can now send in an entry form on their own if they or a family member meet the above criteria As always subordinate and state auxiliaries will also be sending in entries Please make as many copies of the entry form as you like Think about what this means If an individual member sends in an entry form and the individual s auxiliary also sends in an entry form that increases the chances of winning All auxiliaries are urged to participate It is a wonderful opportunity to help defray some of the rising costs of education The winner will be chosen by a drawing Good luck Congratulations to the 2019 Winners 500 Morgan A Gaynor Kermit C Sanders 13 Auxiliary in Georgia 300 Tristan G Smith Chester County 11 Auxiliary in Pennsylvania

KATHRYN M MILTON SCHOLARSHIP ENTRY FORM Drawing September 5 2020 If you are applying as an individual member please complete the following in addition to the information below dotted line Name of Student_________________________________________________________ Address of Student_______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Home phone number of Student _______________ Cell of Student _________________ Email of student _________________________________________________________ Name of Auxiliary member to whom student is related____________________________ Email of Auxiliary member_________________________________________________ Home phone of Aux Member_________________Cell of Aux Member_____________ Student must be attending college within 60 days of winning notification Name of Auxiliary ____________________________Number ______ State ____________________________________________________ President s Name __________________________________________ Address __________________________________________________ Secretary s Name __________________________________________ Address __________________________________________________ Secretary s Phone Number ___________________________________ Secretary s email address ___________________________________ Amount Enclosed __________________ Check Number __________ Entry Donation 20 00 This form must be completed and returned with your entry fee to Ann Cammerota Chairperson 208 N Merrifield Avenue Scranton PA 18504 Make check payable to FOP Grand Lodge Auxiliary Scholarship Fund DEADLINE Entries will be accepted until time of drawing

Utah Trustee trista salmon85 yahoo com What a great success our Virtual 5K has been because of you ladies Thank you so much for all your support We love seeing all your pictures and post about the 5K When Kristina came up with the NEVERLETTHEMRUNALONE I just thought is was a saying But it wasn t I watched everyone come together over so many states just to join a run WOW What you can do when you do it together It is remarkable You will never be alone in the Auxiliary I want to Thank Our Utah FOP President Brent Jex and Trustee Kevin Salmon for participate Along with Rob Pride the National Trustee It is wonderful to see that the FOP is supporting the Auxiliary If you haven t done your 5K yet No worries just send the picture to me when you are done and I will post them next months informer If you would like to join in on the fun The Virtual 5K is still going until June 30 Get your tickets on Facebook Utah State FOP Auxiliary page under events Stay Safe everyone

UTAH VIRTUAL 5K Members from many states joined in to NEVER LET THEM WALK ALONE