"I very much appreciate the can-do spirit and extraordinary support provided to the Metropolitan Police Department, and to me as Chief, by the Washington DC Police Foundation."
Cathy L. Lanier
Chief of Police
Executive Director: Joseph Persichini, Jr.
"The Foundation provides such wonderful support for the officers and their families. The men and women in uniform make our world better and safer often through great sacrifice. And we owe it to them to give the support we can."
David Baldacci
Author
The Washington DC Police Foundation brings together business, civic, nonprofit and professional communities and individuals to promote public safety through support of Chief Cathy Lanier and the Metropolitan Police Department. Our goal is to make the District of Columbia a safer place to live, work and visit.
Junior Cadets go to Gettysburg
75 DCPF Junior Cadets from Seaton Elementary and Winston Educational Campus, along with their teachers and MPD School Resource Officers enjoyed an educational and fun trip on October 28th to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to learn about the Civil War.
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Thanksgiving Turkeys donated to Junior cadets
I'd like to thank the Washington DC Police Foundation immensely for the Thanksgiving baskets. I was so surprised to see the amount of support and assistance. They were extremely appreciated and well-received by our needy families. We sincerely thank you for your continuous support and I hope for us to continue our relationship.
Kindest regards,
Katie Jones, Principal
Winston Educational Campus
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Emergency Preparedness Briefing
After DC experienced the earthquake and hurricane, Washington DC Police Foundation members received a special emergency preparedness briefing by Assistant Chief Pat Burke at MPD Headquarters in the Joint Operations Command Center.
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Because of your generosity, and a matching grant from our Co-Chairs, Terry Straub and Mark Tuohey, we were able to raise $4,277.14 during the "Give to the Max Day" event on November 9th! MANY THANKS!
Shop With a Cop
On December 22nd, the DC Police Foundation was delighted to be able to send 130 kids from DC to have a fun day of shopping with MPD Officers at Target DCUSA store. Each child was presented with a $100 gift card to spend, courtesy of Target and a local foundation. Chief Cathy Lanier is shown here shopping with Diamond Mayberry, 13 years old.
Chief Durham was driving in Ward 5 one day when he noticed three young students surrounding a person on the ground. Naturally, he stopped to see what was happening. To his surprise, he came upon Diamond and her siblings, who were trying to help an elderly man who had fallen to the ground on their way to school. He asked for their information and selected them to participate in this year's Shop with a Cop program.
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