[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11088]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATIONS TO MISSOURI OFFICERS ASSOCIATION ON 70TH ANNIVERSARY

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                            HON. SAM GRAVES

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 21, 2002

  Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the outstanding 
work of The Missouri Officers Association, which represents over 900 
Federal, State, and local police officers.
  I would like to honor this organization in this, their 70th year, for 
their charitable work and dedication to scholarship and community. The 
primary focus of the officer's association is to provide low cost 
training to police agencies across the State of Missouri. Another very 
notable deed is the provision of an immediate $1000 death benefit to 
families of fallen officers.
  Beyond their efforts in the law enforcement community, the 
association organizes two scholarship programs. The first is a yearly 
college scholarship that awards $1000 to five Missouri students and the 
second is an essay contest for eighth grade students, which awards six 
students cash awards totaling $1200.
  The philanthropic work of this organization also extends to the 
community through a variety of donations to groups such as Concern of 
Police Survivors, Ronald McDonald House, Special Olympics, The Missouri 
Law Enforcement Memorial, The National Law Enforcement Memorial, The 
Missouri Police Chiefs Foundation and many others.
  The law enforcement community is of paramount importance to our 
cities, our states and our Nation. This organization represents some of 
Missouri's finest members of the law enforcement community and is 
worthy of the esteem of this body. Mr. Speaker, please join me in 
recognizing the great work of The Missouri Officers Association on 
their 70th anniversary.

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