COPS TO HELP MAKE SPECIAL OLYMPICS GREAT.Byline: DENNIS McCARTHY Dennis McCarthy may refer to:
The 750 special-needs kids who will be competing in the upcoming Tri- Valley Region Special Olympics Special Olympics International sports program for people with intellectual disability. It provides year-round training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type summer and winter sports for participants. at Birmingham High School Birmingham High School is a public coeducational high school in the neighborhood/district of Lake Balboa in the San Fernando Valley section of the city of Los Angeles, California. The school is a part of District One of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). already know the importance of those big hearts behind the badges, Jan Maseda says. They know that without Tip-A-Cop Night on Thursday, there would be no way their families and friends could afford to put on a full-scale competition, complete with aquatic, basketball, tennis and track-and-field events. No way they'd be marching into the Birmingham High stadium, their faces illuminated with smiles that elate -- and break -- your heart. "It cost us $10,000 for the games last year, and $8,000 of that came from law enforcement officers who raised the money serving as waiters and waitresses for Tip-A-Cop Night," said Maseda, director of the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. Region for Special Olympics, Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . "There is no charge to any athlete who wants to compete in Special Olympics. The money all comes from the community, from individuals and groups like these law enforcement officers who open their hearts and give us their time so our kids can win an Olympic medal," Maseda said. Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . Reserve Officer David Bush still
remembers sitting in the stands a few years ago and watching the Special
Olympics opening ceremonies.
"It was one of the most moving, beautiful events I'd ever witnessed, and I knew the men and women I serve with would feel the same way," said Bush, who is in charge of the LAPD's 641 reserve officers. Many of his reserves, along with FBI agents and sworn officers from the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. , California Highway Patrol and California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an -- more than 100 of them -- will be working during Tip-A-Cop Night. They'll be waiting tables, but also spending as much time as possible talking with diners about the importance of Special Olympics. "We don't take the tips of the regular waiting staff, only any extra tips customers want to give us for the kids," said Bush, a sales engineer when he's not on patrol as a reserve officer. You may remember one of his reserve LAPD officers who will be there -- Bobby Sherman, a TV actor and pop singing sensation back in the 1970s. "I was fortunate to keep the money I made in show business and manage it well so I could do something in life I really love," said Sherman, who now lives in Van Nuys. A trained emergency medical technician e·mer·gen·cy medical technician n. Abbr. EMT A person trained and certified to appraise and initiate the administration of emergency care for victims of trauma or acute illness before or during transportation of victims to a health care since 1988, Sherman has been an LAPD reserve officer for 18 years. "I was not about to sit on my hands and do nothing," Sherman said. "Serving the community and helping great organizations, like Special Olympics, is a heck of a lot more important and fulfilling than being a teen idol." dennis.mccarthy(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3749 Tip-A-Cop Night to benefit the Special Olympics will be held 5-10 p.m. Thursday at Claim Jumper Restaurant, 9427 Tampa Ave., Northridge. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Tip-A-Cop Night, to be held Thursday at the Claim Jumper Restaurant in Northridge, gets a boost. From left are Officer Steve Whitelaw, Sherina Assomull, Kristine Johnson, Jan Maseda and Officer David Bush. Andy Holzman/Staff Photographer |
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