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Jour nal April 2019 The Jackson Nashville Fraternal Order of Police Upcoming Events Inside this Issue General Meeting 4 1 2019 Event support Charity Events Back the Badge 5 8 19 Local FOP Memorial 5 9 19 Upcoming Training FOP Family CPR Program State FOP Memorial 5 10 19 Legislative Update Police Week 5 11 17 19 Police Week Details

2019 Memorial Service Join us this year as we remember our brothers and sisters who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of their community The service will begin promptly at noon on May 9th and a lunch reception will follow immediately after the service

State FOP Memorial Service Join us this year as we remember our brothers and sisters who have made the ultimate sacrifice across the state of Tennessee The service will begin at 10 00 A M on May 10th at legislative plaza

Event Rehab If you worked the NFL Draft Marathon events this weekend you probably saw the FOP out and about We truly hope you enjoyed and appreciated our efforts as much as we enjoyed serving you Please let us know if you would like to see this effort more often or not at fopconcerns gmail com

ASIS will again be supporting the FOP s youth camp this year through their annual charity golf tournament We will be giving away 8 free participant slots at the May general membership meeting If you would like to sponsor donate or register a foursome of your own go to https www asismiddletn org shop

Often times police officers and their families are impacted by situations that are beyond their control Unfortunately these situations create an environment where officers lose income and are unable to provide for their family s financial well being Whether it be line of duty injury death or other circumstance where the officer and their families need financial assistance the FOP does everything it can to support its members This fundraiser will help us to carry out that mission Funds generated from this event will go to directly support our officers when they are facing a crisis and have a critical need for our help The brave men and women who serve the city of Nashville sacrifice so much to support our community In our time of crisis they stand ready to give everything Now it s our turn to give back On May the 8th we are holding the first ever back the badge fundraiser at the Nashville Palace from 6 10 P M There will be live music great food and a silent auction to help us raise these funds If you are willing to help us be that crucial support system we would ask you to consider donating items for our silent auction so we can ensure that our police officers have our support when they need it the most

As some of you are aware Kim Parman wife of Officer Parman was recently diagnosed with Ependymoma a rare neurological cancer The Parman Family will have significant finacial impacts from lost wages and increasing medical bills as they navigate this In an effort to raise funds TeamKim T shirts are being made and sold for 20 each The images above right and left are what will be on the shirt There has also been a gofundme page established if you would prefer to make a simple donation If you would like to order a shirt contact Michael Brooks via call or text 615 839 0453 TO donate to GoFundMe click the link below

9 28 19 2019 FOP Police Memorial Ball Mark your calendars We are in the planning stages for the 2019 FOP Police Memorial Ball Preliminary details are as follows The ball will be held on the evening of September 28th 2019 There will be a room block with negotiated reduced rates This will be a black tie event We Hope to See You There

CHIEF S ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS Don t miss your chance to participate in a round table discussion with Chief Anderson Hit the sign up now button below to get the answers to the questions you have always wanted to ask Each discussion will be limited to 16 participants Discussions will be moderated by the FOP Questions will be asked by an FOP moderator to ensure anonymity

CPR Program Pictured here are Officer Hutcheson and Ms Moffett Due to circumstances outside of her control Ms Moffett found herself displaced from her residence with nowhere to go and nothing to eat Through the FOP s CPR program Officer Hutcheson was able to provide her with a temporary place to stay and some money for groceries until she could get back on her feet Great job officer Hutcheson

CPR Program Officer Hirschman encountered these children on a call Due to circumstances arising from this call the caretakers of these children needed some significant and immediate financial assistance Officer Hirschman was able to employ the FOP s CPR program to make sure they got what they needed Have a CPR request of your own Click the badge below to submit a request or for smaller requests talk to your supervisor about our gift card program

HB0658 SB 1407 The COB bill passed out of the conference committee and is currently awaiting the Lt Governor and Governor s signature

We want to know What are some topics YOU would like to see covered in next month s issue The Fraternal Order of Police is a member driven organization Let us know what topics you want to see covered by sending an email to fopconcerns gmail com and we will try to include it in a future issue