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• Membership, Bob Boyer, Chair (314‐488‐1120).
Bob Boyer welcomed the new members from the April 2012 graduation class. He said there are 181 members in
CPAAA.
• Recent Activities
‐ Janis McCracken thanked all who brought food to the 3rd and 4th precincts for Valentine’s Day. It was well
received, and we will do it again but not on Valentine’s Day. We received a note from Lt. Karl Bulla thanking
us for the food.
‐ During the recent Citizens’ Police Academy, we provided the refreshments for each meeting and a
decorated cake for the graduates. Seven graduates joined the CPAAA the night of graduation.
‐ Officer‐of‐the‐Year Banquet: Approximately 250 people attended the Banquet in March. Officer Shoni
Brevik was named Officer of the Year and was presented with a check for $1500, along with a beautiful
plaque. The remaining seven nominees each received $300. To commemorate the ten‐year anniversary of
the CPAAA founding, we honored our founder, Colonel Timothy Fitch, Chief of Police, at the Banquet with a
beautiful plaque and a donation of $500 in his name to the Police Welfare Association.
There will be a change in format next year so that one officer from each precinct will be named Officer of
the Year. Please let Janis know if anyone is interested in being on the committee for next year. The
committee will start meeting during the summer. Duties involve selling tickets, fund raising, etc.
• Upcoming Activities
Karen Hernandez, Volunteer Activities Chair (314‐925‐8866)
Karen is the liaison with the police precincts for all activities. She will try to give as much advance notice as
possible about events. Call her to volunteer or ask questions about any events needing volunteers..
+ Volunteers are needed for the Police Welfare Association Golf Tournament on 5/23 at Norwood Hills
Country Club. We will assist at registration, help with food service, act as spotters, and help with whatever
else is needed.
+ Volunteers needed for the DARE Dance on May 8. Volunteers are also needed for the DARE State
Training Conference. It will be July 28 to August 4. July 28 they will be having a trivia night at the Affton
Elks to raise money for Missouri DARE. There will be a public car show on Sunday, July 29 th , at the Comfort
Inn Hotel in Maryland Heights. That is also the site of the conference. Help is needed all week at the
conference with workshops, silent auction, etc.
‐ Holiday Party: Darlene Groppe, Chair (314‐416‐4605), announced the Holiday Party will be on Thursday,
December 13, at Genesis Banquet Center.
• Refreshments, Dee Wirtz (314‐894‐0393) and Kathleen Gallaher (314‐845‐0337), Co‐Chairs
Dee and Kathleen are in charge of the refreshments for the General Meetings. If they call on you to provide a
dessert, please help out.
• Merchandise, Bob Needham, Chair (314‐842‐3463) reported that we have tee‐shirts, hats, and jackets
available.
NEW BUSINESS:
Our next General Meeting will be at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, August 9. At the November 8 meeting, we will hold
elections for officers and Board members to serve for 2013. Janis McCracken will be looking for people to serve
on the Nominating Committee and will contact members regarding their willingness to run for an officer/Board
position. She will appoint a Nominating Committee at the August meeting.
A motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 8:20.
Respectfully submitted,
Roberta Bachle, Recording Secretary
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