Enjoy this bounteous medley of events recapped from October’s events and Facebook posts!
Health & Justice Fair, Ride-2-Achieve, 5th District Football, Lights on After School and more…
Gallery
Click photos to view detailed captions!
-
- October 4, 2017 Citizens Police Academy Alumni Meeting. We had the pleasure once again of attending the Cleveland Police Citizens Police Academy Alumni meeting held at the new Community Policing office at 19th and Payne. The alumni group was formed in 2005 and now consists of community members from across the city, overseen by Sgt. Tim Higgins from the Community Policing Unit. On this evening we had the opportunity to hear from Community Policing’s Captain Keith Sulzer who spoke about the many events he initiates and attends as well as the importance of the community and officers working together as one. He also spoke of the importance of Facebook in getting the word out on important issues and suggested the the alumni group consider taking part. All in all it was a very informative and enjoyable evening and we encourage everyone to consider signing up for the Citizens Police Academy. It’s free! Contact Officer Tim Riley at 216-623-5080 for more information. You will have a great time with great people.
-
- The Cleveland Police Foundation joined the nation in Make a Difference Day October 28, 2017. CPF partnered with Imagine Youth to create an opportunity to facilitate intergenerational engagement at Eliza Bryant nursing home in the Hough community. We had over 60 volunteers comprised of the Imagine Youth members and their families, Boys and Girls Club, Wade Park Elementary School, Rhode HS, John Marshall HS, University School, Saint Ignatius, and Cleveland Heights High School.
-
- Students from the Ken Johnson Recreation Center at Lights On Afterschool! October 26, 2017, we participated in Lights On Afterschool, a project of the Afterschool Alliance. Today more than 1 million Americans across the nation (and in Japan) are celebrating the impact afterschool programs have on the lives of millions of children. CPF has joined this important initiative by hosting a resource table to share drug prevention activities and award our participants with coupons to Pierre’s Ice Cream. Needless to say, the coupons are a major hit.
-
- Oct. 21, 2017 – Cleveland Police 5th District/Community Football Game. Teams are advised of the ground rules before play begins. The second annual game was held at the Collinwood High School Football Complex. These two competitive teams consisted of officers from the Cleveland Division of Police and young adults from the 5th District Community. After a brief warm up session members from both teams gathered at the 50 yard line interlocked arms as a group and stood for the National Anthem. The game was very competitive and cleanly played. Even though the police had to play both offense and defense due to being shorthanded, they came out on top, winning 20-6. Upon completion both groups were treated to hot dogs by the Five Points Community Center. Although the police team won the game, the real winners were the Fifth District community because of the respect and good sportsmanship shown by both groups. When asked about the importance of an event like this Sgt. Tim Maffo-Judd stated, “This type of an event is important because it is a small but needed incentive to once again get the police and citizens to engage as one and promote community policing.”
-
- The Cleveland Division of Police won bows for being Best Community Policing Project, as named by Cleveland Magazine. The “Let’s Chill Together” ice cream truck handed out donations of Pierre’s ice cream all summer long throughout the community with the support of the Cleveland Police Foundation. Thanks to Cleveland Magazine and their “Best of Cleveland” – the most comprehensive resource for finding the best in Northeast Ohio. The 2017 issue includes 117 “rock stars” in shopping, food, drink and more!
-
- The Ride2Achieve bike tour on October 15 started at Louis Agassiz Elementary School on the west side and culminated with a Clam Bake at Public Safety Central on Payne Avenue. The mission of Ride2Achieve is to promote safer, healthier communities by encouraging students in K-8 to walk or ride their bicycles to school and to build community trust between police officers and our youth. The goal is to motivate students in the areas of attendance, academics, and citizenship. Students who perform well in school from October through April will have an opportunity to earn a bicycle and a place in a bike rodeo in May of 2018.
-
- Thank you to our Career Pipeline students, who helped $1,800 for the Cleveland Police Foundation with a Cavs 50/50 Raffle. The top sellers of the night were Stanley Jackson (St. Ignatius alum) and Aesha Johnson.
-
- With the donation of 36 chess/checkers games, Cops and Kids and the CPF have invested in the future of the kids in the Chess Club at the Fairfax Recreation Center. Chess can help build character and develop life skills, often resulting in better grades, increased self-esteem, and improved problem solving abilities. The game of chess played a part in the careers of the June 2017 Police Officers of the Month, Detective Carl Bowers, Detective Michael Belle and Police Officer Erwin Eberhardt. The officers now give back to the community through the Progress with Chess Program of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District.