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C.O.P.S. Events
Spokane's
Annual Night Out Against Crime
C.O.P.S. Annual Volunteer Dinner
Recap of 2009 National Night Out Against
Crime (NNO)
(Click here to view 2009 Night Out parties)
Once again, Spokane's National Night Out
was a success!
I wanted to thank
everyone that spent their valuable time visiting
the NNO parties. This event is C.O.P.S. largest event each year, and the
best marketing tool C.O.P.S. has for promoting community oriented policing.
I think it's special beyond words that so many of
Spokane's citizens take pride in their neighborhoods and make the effort to
know their neighbors. Our Block Watches are increasing and NNO is
just another event that spurs the interest for developing more.
As registrations were coming in, I had many
requests for special visitors this year, some requested by name, some were
personally invited by the host. We had 110 registered parties this year,
which is in line with our numbers for the last 4 years.
Each party I
attended had SPD and Fire visitors; I saw Dept of Corrections officers, Code
Enforcement officers, city officials, McGruff the Crime Dog, and a host of
other VIPs. The expressions of appreciation, interest, amazement, and a bit
of awe on the party attendees faces said it all...the city really cares
about it's citizens!
Thank you
again. This success simply would not have happened without everyone's
involvement! I hope you all had as great a time as I did!
If you would like to sponsor a
National Night Out party for August 3, 2010, please be looking for the
registration form on this website or at your C.O.P.S. substation the first part
of July 2010.
With great respect and gratitude,
Maurece Vulcano
Spokane C.O.P.S. Programs Manager
National Night Out Coordinator
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C.O.P.S. Volunteer Dinner
 It is undeniable that our
volunteers are the life blood of Spokane C.O.P.S., and provide a truly intricate
piece of the crime prevention puzzle by being the "eyes and ears" for the
police. As the main cog in the resource wheel for the community, our volunteers
continually and successfully help lighten the load for law enforcement by
fielding calls that would normally take a huge amount of time from our officers.
On October 22rd, the Faith Bible Church was invaded by
over 300 Spokane
C.O.P.S. volunteers, dignitaries and guests with one common goal: to honor
C.O.P.S. volunteers for their tireless efforts in supporting Community Oriented
Policing. Once again, the Faith Bible Church, Event
Rents, American Linens and Fery's Catering helped make this evening a complete
success!
Our Master of Ceremonies this year, Jeff
Humphrey from KXLY, started the program off with announcing
the Spokane Police Department Honor Guard presenting colors
and Detective Stephanie Barkley singing the National
Anthem. The benediction and prayer was offered
by Pastor Alec Gonzalez from a West Central church. A
huge thanks for helping support our event.
 Before
the evening began, photos were taken of each shop of volunteers. Our
wonderful photographers were Kendra Robinson from C.O.P.S. Lewis & Clark and
David Loyola. Our entertainment was a lively family of fiddlers from the
Gaylor family, all the way from Athol, Idaho. This family of 8 ranged in
ages from 17 to 5, plus their father. Maurece Vulcano put together a
PowerPoint presentation that showcased Spokane C.O.P.S. volunteers' many
achievements.
This year, the Bob Hooper Memorial Lifetime
Achievement Award,
Citizenship Awards,
special Leadership Awards, 5 & 10-year pins,
and 15 year certificates were presented to
volunteers from each shop.
Bernadine Howell
Harold Bowker
Bob Hooper Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award:
- Bernadine Howell,
C.O.P.S. Northeast
Citizenship:
- Betsy Rosenberg,
C.O.P.S. East Central
- Harold Bowker, C.O.P.S.
West
Leadership:
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Lois D'Ewart, C.O.P.S. East Central
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Bud Hull, C.O.P.S. Greater Spokane
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Kendra Robinson, C.O.P.S. Lewis & Clark
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Jeanette Harras, C.O.P.S. Logan
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Trudy Lockhart, C.O.P.S. Mission Avenue
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Barbara Hedlund, C.O.P.S. Neva-Wood |
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Ginny Butts, C.O.P.S. North Central
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Lynn Weiler, C.O.P.S. Northeast
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Ruth Snyder, C.O.P.S. North Hill
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Buster Aylesworth, C.O.P.S. Northwest
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Dian Cummins, C.O.P.S. Southeast
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Mary Fryback, C.O.P.S. West |
5 and 10 year volunteer service pins were given to
25 long time volunteers and 15 year framed certificates were given to 35
volunteers. These incredible people have had the staying power that has
made our C.O.P.S. program such a remarkable success.
The Neighborhood Resource Officer Award this year
was proudly given to NRO Officer Dean Draper.
Attendance this year was exceptional; including, Chief Anne
Kirkpatrick, Mayor Mary Verner, Council President Joe Shogan, City Council
Members, Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich, Spokane C.O.P.S. Board Members, SPD NROs,
Major Gill Moberly, our partners with Department of
Corrections, C.O.P.S. partners and trainers, volunteers and many more.
A sincere thanks to all our volunteers and partners for your
continued support of Spokane C.O.P.S. It takes an army of people to make
Community Oriented Policing work, and because Spokane cares, we are successful
beyond our dreams!
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