PRESS RELEASE:
Kansas City area residents can enjoy a delicious breakfast delivered by a police officer and support Special Olympics Missouri at the same time with Saturday’s Tip-A-Cop event at metro Corner Café restaurants.
Kansas City police officers, along with officers from Riverside, Liberty, Pleasant Valley, and Independence police departments, as well as the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, will be at three Corner Café locations from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 21. Instead of their usual job of fighting crime, the off-duty, uniformed officers will be taking orders, serving food, cleaning tables and assisting the regular wait staff at each location.
At the end of each customer’s meal, officers will encourage diners to tip their “real” waiter or waitress first and then ask them if they’d like to make a donation to Special Olympics, the charity of choice for law enforcement nationwide.
Last year’s Tip-A-Cop raised about $10,000 for Special Olympics Missouri.
The Tip-A-Cop Corner Café locations are:
Riverside, Mo.: 4541 NW Gateway Ave.
Kansas City: 8301 N. Flintlock Rd.
Independence, Mo.: 4215 S. Little Blue Parkway
Send comments to kcpdchiefblog@kcpd.org
Showing posts with label Special Olympics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Special Olympics. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Monday, October 3, 2011
Over the Edge- Special Olympics
Two Kansas City Police employees have totally gone over the edge. Literally. Sergeant Cindy Cotterman and Administrative Assistant Carolyn Merino both rappelled off the side of the 15-story Clubhouse on Baltimore (at 1228 Baltimore) Friday, September 30th.
They haven’t gone totally nuts. They participated in the annual Over the Edge event to raise money for Special Olympics Missouri, law enforcement’s charity of choice. Together, they raised a total of $2,795.
The Kansas City Police Department and Missouri National Guard played host to the event. Check out some of the pictures of Cindy and Carolyn below:
Send comments to kcpdchiefblog@kcpd.org.
They haven’t gone totally nuts. They participated in the annual Over the Edge event to raise money for Special Olympics Missouri, law enforcement’s charity of choice. Together, they raised a total of $2,795.
The Kansas City Police Department and Missouri National Guard played host to the event. Check out some of the pictures of Cindy and Carolyn below:
Send comments to kcpdchiefblog@kcpd.org.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Police will play host to Sixth Annual Broadway Bridge Run on Sunday
PRESS RELEASE:
The Broadway Bridge and nearby roads will close the morning of Sunday, April 10, to make way for officers and community members running to raise money for Special Olympics Missouri.
The Sixth Annual Broadway Bridge Run/Walk aims to have more than 1,100 runners and walkers. The race raised nearly $43,000 for area athletes with intellectual disabilities in 2010. The Kansas City Missouri Police Department plays host for the run.
Registration will begin at 8 a.m. April 10 at Market Park at 3rd and Main Streets in the City Market. The races will begin at 9 a.m. The event features a 10K run, 5K run/walk and Family Fun Run. The run starts at the City Market, goes across the Broadway Bridge, winds around the Downtown Airport and back again.
Online registration is closed, but you can register the day of the race or at any packet pickup locations:
April 8 - Garry Gribble's (119th & Quivira) – 4 to 7 p.m.
April 9 - Steamboat Arabia Museum (400 Grand, KCMO) – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Plenty of entertainment will be available for non-runners, as well. Radio Disney will be live on site, and numerous music acts will perform on the main stage. KCPD will have McGruff the Crime Dog as well as the department’s Mounted Patrol and Tactical Units and show car in the City Market. Great prizes also will be up for grabs in a silent auction.
The following road closures are scheduled Sunday from about 8:30 to 11 a.m. to accommodate the Broadway Bridge Run:
• 169 Highway, both directions including the Broadway Bridge, from 9 Highway to 5th Street
• 9 Highway southbound entrance ramp to 169 southbound
Patrons to the Downtown Airport will be allowed in and provided a police escort to ensure the safety of the runners. Officers will be positioned at the following locations to provide the escorts to the Airport:
- 169 southbound at 9 Highway
- 9 Highway southbound at the 169 southbound entrance ramp
- 6th and Broadway
For more information, go to http://somo.org/broadwaybridgerun.
The Broadway Bridge and nearby roads will close the morning of Sunday, April 10, to make way for officers and community members running to raise money for Special Olympics Missouri.
The Sixth Annual Broadway Bridge Run/Walk aims to have more than 1,100 runners and walkers. The race raised nearly $43,000 for area athletes with intellectual disabilities in 2010. The Kansas City Missouri Police Department plays host for the run.
Registration will begin at 8 a.m. April 10 at Market Park at 3rd and Main Streets in the City Market. The races will begin at 9 a.m. The event features a 10K run, 5K run/walk and Family Fun Run. The run starts at the City Market, goes across the Broadway Bridge, winds around the Downtown Airport and back again.
Online registration is closed, but you can register the day of the race or at any packet pickup locations:
April 8 - Garry Gribble's (119th & Quivira) – 4 to 7 p.m.
April 9 - Steamboat Arabia Museum (400 Grand, KCMO) – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Plenty of entertainment will be available for non-runners, as well. Radio Disney will be live on site, and numerous music acts will perform on the main stage. KCPD will have McGruff the Crime Dog as well as the department’s Mounted Patrol and Tactical Units and show car in the City Market. Great prizes also will be up for grabs in a silent auction.
The following road closures are scheduled Sunday from about 8:30 to 11 a.m. to accommodate the Broadway Bridge Run:
• 169 Highway, both directions including the Broadway Bridge, from 9 Highway to 5th Street
• 9 Highway southbound entrance ramp to 169 southbound
Patrons to the Downtown Airport will be allowed in and provided a police escort to ensure the safety of the runners. Officers will be positioned at the following locations to provide the escorts to the Airport:
- 169 southbound at 9 Highway
- 9 Highway southbound at the 169 southbound entrance ramp
- 6th and Broadway
For more information, go to http://somo.org/broadwaybridgerun.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Special Olympics and KCPD
Special Olympics has long been the charity of choice for law enforcement nationwide. At KCPD, we do many fund-raising events for these intellectually disabled athletes. Athletes also use the gym and field at our Police Academy for practice and games. Additionally, several of our officers are at most of their major tournaments and championships to present medals to the winners. Many of those officers have said they have been blessed immeasurably by how excited the athletes are to meet and be awarded a medal by a uniformed police officer.
This video explains some of KCPD's involvement in Special Olympics Missouri. One of our biggest events is coming up this Sunday: the Broadway Bridge Run. More on that tomorrow, but for now, please check out www.somo.org/bbr for more information about this 10K run, 5K run/walk and family fun run hosted by our police department.
Send comments to kcpdchiefblog@kcpd.org.
This video explains some of KCPD's involvement in Special Olympics Missouri. One of our biggest events is coming up this Sunday: the Broadway Bridge Run. More on that tomorrow, but for now, please check out www.somo.org/bbr for more information about this 10K run, 5K run/walk and family fun run hosted by our police department.
Send comments to kcpdchiefblog@kcpd.org.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Tip a Cop on Saturday and help Special Olympics Missouri
PRESS RELEASE:
Kansas City area residents can enjoy a delicious breakfast delivered by a police officer and support Special Olympics Missouri at the same time with Saturday’s Tip-A-Cop event at metro Corner Café restaurants.
More than 40 police officers will be at three Corner Café restaurants in Riverside, Kansas City North and Independence from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 12. Instead of their usual job of fighting crime, the off-duty, uniformed officers will be taking orders, serving food, cleaning tables and assisting the regular wait staff at each location.
At the end of each customer’s meal, officers will encourage diners to tip their “real” waiter or waitress first and then ask them if they’d like to make a donation to Special Olympics, the charity of choice for law enforcement nationwide.
Last year’s Tip-A-Cop raised about $12,000 for Special Olympics Missouri. Police officers from the Riverside, Independence and Liberty police departments also are participating in Tip-A-Cop.
The Tip-A-Cop Corner Café locations are:
Kansas City area residents can enjoy a delicious breakfast delivered by a police officer and support Special Olympics Missouri at the same time with Saturday’s Tip-A-Cop event at metro Corner Café restaurants.
More than 40 police officers will be at three Corner Café restaurants in Riverside, Kansas City North and Independence from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 12. Instead of their usual job of fighting crime, the off-duty, uniformed officers will be taking orders, serving food, cleaning tables and assisting the regular wait staff at each location.
At the end of each customer’s meal, officers will encourage diners to tip their “real” waiter or waitress first and then ask them if they’d like to make a donation to Special Olympics, the charity of choice for law enforcement nationwide.
Last year’s Tip-A-Cop raised about $12,000 for Special Olympics Missouri. Police officers from the Riverside, Independence and Liberty police departments also are participating in Tip-A-Cop.
The Tip-A-Cop Corner Café locations are:
- Riverside, Mo.: 4541 NW Gateway Ave.
- Kansas City: 8301 N. Flintlock Rd.
- Independence, Mo.: 4215 S. Little Blue Parkway
Friday, January 28, 2011
Best of luck to our Polar Plungers
One special KCPD member is taking the craziness one step further: Detective Donie Spaeth is our department's first ever Super Polar Plunger. She's jumping into Longview Lake 24 times in 24 hours prior to the big Polar Plunge tomorrow. Above is a photo of her coming out of her third dip today. She raised more than $3,000 to do this.
And before you think she's getting off easy because the weather got nice today, keep in mind that Polar Plunge organizers first had to cut through 8 inches of ice this morning to create a space for the plungers to get in. The water underneath remains close to freezing temperatures.
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Friday, December 17, 2010
Special Olympics recognizes KCPD as top fund-raiser
Even more impressive, our own Captain Joseph Chapman received the 2010 John Michael Letz Award, the highest award presented by SOMO's Law Enforcement Torch Run program. The award was named after a St. Louis police officer in 1994 whose long-time efforts led to substantial support of SOMO. It "recognizes an individual whose unselfish efforts and contributions are directly responsible for the success of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. The recipient is an individual who constantly works to do more, not for recognition but rather in support of SOMO athletes."
In their press release, SOMO called Captain Chapman their "unsung hero." They said he exceeded the required criteria to receive the award by serving as KCPD's Torch Run Coordinator for the last six years and being involved with the organization for the last 15. As Captain Chapman told SOMO, "My main motivation to being involved in Special Olympics is first the athletes, then to educate and donate."
Captain Chapman is pictured in the center of the above picture, along with other KCPD SOMO supporters, at the Dec. 9 luncheon.
The men and women of the Kansas City Missouri Police Department are dedicated to helping others, and they do this on and off the clock. Their amazing support of Special Olympics is just one example of this. Good work, Captain Chapman and the whole KCPD family, for supporting the
Special Olympics cause.
Send comments to kcpdchiefblog@kcpd.org.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
KCPD sergeant represents Missouri in Special Olympics run
A neat story from our Informant newsletter recognizes the dedication of one of our sergeants to the Special Olympics. Check out her story:
Sergeant Bernadette Bond’s Special Olympics journey started with a blind skier from St. Louis and culminated in her being the first KCPD member ever to represent the state on the way to the organization’s National Games.
About seven years ago, Sergeant Bond of the Robbery Unit volunteered to present medals to Special Olympics athletes who competed in winter sports at Snow Creek in Weston, Mo. That’s where she met the blind skier.
“She said, ‘I’m so glad to see you guys here,’ – to see us – because she said, ‘Law enforcement has done so much so I can do what I do,’” Sergeant Bond said.
From that moment on, Sergeant Bond was hooked. She now helps coordinate and participates in Special Olympics fund-raisers, sells merchandise and goes to as many sporting events as she can.
“Law enforcement, we’re the grassroots of the Special Olympics,” she said. “We raise the most money to help. … The athletes are so excited about us, too. ”
Sergeant Bond’s work did not go unnoticed. She was selected by Missouri Special Olympics to represent the state in the Final Leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run. With officers and athletes from 47 other states, they made their way from Ames, Iowa, to the National Summer Games in Lincoln, Neb., on July 18, stopping at 70 towns along the way to tell everyone what Special Olympics meant to them. Sergeant Bond helped athletes run the Olympic torch all along the route.
“It’s kind of just obvious sometimes, with their spirit and contribution,” said Susan Stegeman of Sergeant Bond’s selection to represent Missouri in the Final Leg. Stegeman is the Chief Development Officer for Special Olympics Missouri. “It all game together, and it was Bernadette Bond.”
Sergeant Bond said the most meaningful part of the whole experience for her was getting to know Ronnie, a 36-year-old Special Olympian from Columbia, Mo., who rode with her to Ames and back. His mother died at a young age, and he’d grown up in group homes. He lives independently now, but he told Sergeant Bond the only people in his life who care about him were his coaches and friends from Special Olympics. He was very emotional about being selected as the athlete to represent Missouri in the Final Leg.
“He kept saying, ‘I can’t believe God has blessed me to be recognized here,’” Sergeant Bond said.
He spoke at several stops on the run, but he didn’t prepare a speech. Sergeant Bond said he spoke from his heart every time, and it was very moving. The Final Leg was the first time in his life Ronnie had left Missouri.
The officers and athletes ran – and sometimes rode in an RV – from town to town with the torch in the blazing heat from July 10-18. They spent the nights in college dormitories and got to know one another well.
“There was an emotional high,” Sergeant Bond said. “… I miss those guys.”
Sergeant Bond said she is now like a mother to Ronnie and is making him a scrapbook of their experience.
Sergeant Bond wasn’t the only KCPD officer to wish the athletes well as they went to the National Summer Games, which take place every four years. All of Missouri’s competitors stopped for lunch at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City and were escorted out of town by Kansas City Police officers. Special Olympics is the charity of choice for law enforcement nationwide.
Send comments to kcpdchiefblog@kcpd.org.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Police host 5th Annual Broadway Bridge Run on Sunday
PRESS RELEASE:
The Broadway Bridge and nearby roads will close the morning of Sunday, April 18, to make way for officers and community members running to raise money for Special Olympics Missouri.
The Fifth Annual Broadway Bridge Run/Walk aims to have 1,000 runners and walkers. In 2009, about 700 runners raised nearly $30,000 for area athletes with intellectual disabilities. The Kansas City Missouri Police Department hosts the run.
Registration will begin at 8 a.m. April 18 at Market Park at 3rd and Main Streets in the City Market. The races will begin at 9 a.m. The event features a 10K run, 5K run/walk and Family Fun Run. The run starts at the City Market, goes across the Broadway Bridge, winds around the Downtown Airport and back again.
Plenty of entertainment will be available for non-runners, as well. Radio Disney will be live on site, and numerous music acts will perform on the main stage. KCPD will have McGruff the Crime Dog as well as the department’s Helicopter, Mounted Patrol, Canine and Tactical Units in the City Market. Great prizes also will be up for grabs in a silent auction.
To register for the race, go online to www.somo.org/broadwaybridgerun.
The following road closures are scheduled Sunday from about 8:30 to 11 a.m. to accommodate the Broadway Bridge Run:
• 169 Highway, both directions including the Broadway Bridge, from 9 Highway to 5th Street
• 9 Highway southbound entrance ramp to 169 southbound
Patrons to the Downtown Airport will be allowed in and provided a police escort to ensure the safety of the runners. Officers will be positioned at the following locations to provide the escorts to the Airport:
- 169 southbound at 9 Highway
- 9 Highway southbound at the 169 southbound entrance ramp
- 6th and Broadway
The Broadway Bridge and nearby roads will close the morning of Sunday, April 18, to make way for officers and community members running to raise money for Special Olympics Missouri.
The Fifth Annual Broadway Bridge Run/Walk aims to have 1,000 runners and walkers. In 2009, about 700 runners raised nearly $30,000 for area athletes with intellectual disabilities. The Kansas City Missouri Police Department hosts the run.
Registration will begin at 8 a.m. April 18 at Market Park at 3rd and Main Streets in the City Market. The races will begin at 9 a.m. The event features a 10K run, 5K run/walk and Family Fun Run. The run starts at the City Market, goes across the Broadway Bridge, winds around the Downtown Airport and back again.
Plenty of entertainment will be available for non-runners, as well. Radio Disney will be live on site, and numerous music acts will perform on the main stage. KCPD will have McGruff the Crime Dog as well as the department’s Helicopter, Mounted Patrol, Canine and Tactical Units in the City Market. Great prizes also will be up for grabs in a silent auction.
To register for the race, go online to www.somo.org/broadwaybridgerun.
The following road closures are scheduled Sunday from about 8:30 to 11 a.m. to accommodate the Broadway Bridge Run:
• 169 Highway, both directions including the Broadway Bridge, from 9 Highway to 5th Street
• 9 Highway southbound entrance ramp to 169 southbound
Patrons to the Downtown Airport will be allowed in and provided a police escort to ensure the safety of the runners. Officers will be positioned at the following locations to provide the escorts to the Airport:
- 169 southbound at 9 Highway
- 9 Highway southbound at the 169 southbound entrance ramp
- 6th and Broadway
Friday, March 5, 2010
Tip A Cop tomorrow and help Missouri Special Olympics
PRESS RELEASE:
Kansas City area residents can enjoy a delicious breakfast delivered by a police officer and support Missouri Special Olympics at the same time with Saturday’s Tip-A-Cop event at metro Corner Café restaurants.
More than 40 police officers will be at three Corner Café restaurants in Riverside, Kansas City North and Independence from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 6. Instead of their usual job of fighting crime, the off-duty, uniformed officers will be taking orders, serving food, cleaning tables and assisting the regular wait staff at each location.
At the end of each customer’s meal, officers will encourage diners to tip their “real” waiter or waitress first and then ask them if they’d like to make a donation to Special Olympics, the charity of choice for law enforcement nationwide.
Last year’s Tip-A-Cop raised $3,000 for Missouri Special Olympics at just the Riverside Corner Café location. Thanks to the generosity of Corner Café, this year’s event expands to all three of their locations and will include not only Kansas City and Riverside police but also officers from Independence and Liberty police departments.
This year’s Tip-A-Cop Corner Café locations are:
Riverside, Mo.: 4541 NW Gateway Ave.
Kansas City: 8301 N. Flintlock Rd.
Independence, Mo.: 4215 S. Little Blue Parkway
Kansas City area residents can enjoy a delicious breakfast delivered by a police officer and support Missouri Special Olympics at the same time with Saturday’s Tip-A-Cop event at metro Corner Café restaurants.
More than 40 police officers will be at three Corner Café restaurants in Riverside, Kansas City North and Independence from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 6. Instead of their usual job of fighting crime, the off-duty, uniformed officers will be taking orders, serving food, cleaning tables and assisting the regular wait staff at each location.
At the end of each customer’s meal, officers will encourage diners to tip their “real” waiter or waitress first and then ask them if they’d like to make a donation to Special Olympics, the charity of choice for law enforcement nationwide.
Last year’s Tip-A-Cop raised $3,000 for Missouri Special Olympics at just the Riverside Corner Café location. Thanks to the generosity of Corner Café, this year’s event expands to all three of their locations and will include not only Kansas City and Riverside police but also officers from Independence and Liberty police departments.
This year’s Tip-A-Cop Corner Café locations are:
Riverside, Mo.: 4541 NW Gateway Ave.
Kansas City: 8301 N. Flintlock Rd.
Independence, Mo.: 4215 S. Little Blue Parkway
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
The big Brrrr
As you may have seen on the news, this past Saturday was the annual Polar Plunge event for Special Olympics Missouri. It took place at a frigid Longview Lake. Special Olympics is the charity of choice for law enforcement, and many of our men and women braved the icy waters to raise money for this great cause. Here are some of their pictures from Saturday:
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