RIDE SUPPORTS DECEASED OFFICERS.Byline: Daily News VALENCIA - The ninth annual Downed Officers Support Ride rumbles into town today at 8 a.m. at the Valencia Town Center Mall Town Center Mall may refer to:
After the ride, participants will return to enjoy a barbecue lunch, vendors, raffle prizes and a live band. The Downed Officer Foundation, formed in 1999, supports family members of law enforcement officers and firefighters who have died in the last 12 months, either while on duty or while serving their communities. The event has raised more than $75,000 since the first Support Ride in 1996. The on-site entrance fee for today's ride is $30 per person or $40 per couple. The nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. was founded by Sgt. Robert Norlemann of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. because he saw firsthand that surviving families needed support beyond funeral arrangements. Funds raised through the foundation are used to help families with their grief and healing process. Some of the officers and firefighters who have died in the last year - and to whom this ride is dedicated - include Burbank police Officer Matthew Pavelka, who died on Nov. 15, 2003, after he was shot assisting another officer who had stopped a suspected stolen car. Capt. Daniel Elkins of the Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La died on July 13, 2004, in Lancaster after he apparently fell asleep at the wheel. Elkins had just finished an 18-hour shift fighting the Pine Fire, north of Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, . Firefighter Jaime Foster, a rookie with the Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. , died Aug. 14, 2004, near the scene of a structure fire in Encino. She fell from the firetruck and was pinned under the engine's wheels. For information about the Downed Officers Support Ride, log on to www.downedofficers.com. |
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