ASSIST THE CHP 11-99 FOUNDATION AS WE PURSUE OUR SECOND QUARTER CENTURY OF SERVICE TO CHP FAMILIES
The California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation is an IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit, charitable organization that provides Benefits and Scholarships to California Highway Patrol family members. Since the CHP 11-99 Foundation was incorporated in 1981, the members of the Foundation's Board of Directors have provided $16.6 million in assistance to current, retired and Fallen in the Line of Duty CHP employees and their families. For over a quarter century now, the important work of the Foundation has been enabled through the generosity of tens of thousands of individual donors and volunteers and by institutional grant funding. To learn how you can assist and participate, please read how you can help.
Announcements
2009-10 Scholarship Award Announcement
The members of the CHP 11-99 Foundation's Scholarship Committee completed their review of the 2009-10 application pool and award letters were mailed to this year's successful applicants on June 11, 2009. Please join us for one of the ceremonies held throughout July. Ceremony calendar to be posted soon!
"If Necessary, Lay Down My Life..."
Since the California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation was created, 56 California Highway Patrol Officers have lost their lives while on duty. During one of the Department's most devastating 12-month periods in its 75-plus-year history, the CHP lost seven (7) Officers in the Line of Duty, between September, 2005 and August, 2006.
On December 15, 2008, the latest tragedy occurred, when Officer Joseph Sanders lost his life while on patrol, protecting all of us. Fallen Hero CHP Officer Sanders is survived by his pregnant widow and four young children.
Never forgotten and forever honored, these most-recent Fallen Heroes are:
Officer David Romero - September 23, 2005
Officer Andrew Stevens - November 17, 2005
Officer Erick Manny - December 21, 2005
Lieutenant Michael Walker - December 31, 2005
Officer Earl Scott - February 17, 2006
Officer John Bailey - February 25, 2006
Officer Brent Clearman - August 6, 2006
Officer Robert Dickey - June 10, 2007
Officer Scott Russell - July 31, 2007
Officer John Miller - November 16, 2007
Officer Joseph Sanders - December 15, 2008
Fall - Winter 2008 Star Newsletter Now Available
The latest issue of the California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation's Star newsletter is available for downloading and viewing. To access a complete copy of the current issue, please click here.
The issue includes A Bridge to Hope profile of courage, featuring CHP Sergeant Robert Hoeffs, a message from Board of Directors Chairperson, John Schroeder, Fallen Hero CHP Officer memorial Signs of Courage, coverage of our 2008-09 Scholarship Awardees, a message from CHP Commissioner Joe Farrow, a tribute to Jack Campbell's 27 years of service, gratitude and recognition for our donors, and much more!
Tribute is a Symbol of a Special Partnership
A special collaboration ensured that a pair of distinctive, official, green signs was erected on the Interstate 5 freeway, just north of Sacramento, to honor the sacrifice Fallen Hero CHP Officer Artie J. Hubbard paid while on duty, protecting the citizens of California. This tangible and enduring tribute to Officer Hubbard stands as a symbol of a positive special partnership forged among the CHP 11-99 Foundation, the California Association of Highway Patrolmen (CAHP), the California Highway Patrol and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
Bob Weinberg Legacy Society
To better serve the California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation's many friends and donors, the members of the CHP 11-99 Foundation's Board of Directors created the Bob Weinberg Legacy Society (BWLS), as part of the CHP 11-99 Foundation's 25th Anniversary Celebration. For more information about the 11-99 Foundation's BWLS and Gift Planning please click here.
Generous Legacy Gift Endows Broderick Crawford Benefits Program
Some of us are dedicated enough to assist others through hands-on work and direct deed, while some of us assist through the provision of major charitable gifts. A very select, special few among us have the capacity, fortitude, and commitment to do both. To honor Kelly Crawford's father, 1950s television series icon and Academy Award winner Broderick Crawford, in perpetuity, and to support the 11-99 Foundation's death and emergency benefits program, Kelly and his wife Jean have become Charter Members of the 11-99 Foundation's Bob Weinberg Legacy Society. For the full story, please click here.
Our Programs
Broderick Crawford Benefits Program
Through the California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation's Broderick Crawford Benefits Program, the members of the Foundation's Board of Directors provide emergency and death-related Benefits to the members of CHP families in times of need. Since 1981, the members of the CHP 11-99 Foundation's Board of Directors have provided nearly $3.9 million in Benefits to support worthy CHP families.
Scholarship Program
Since they began awarding college Scholarships over two decades ago, the members of the California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation's Board of Directors have awarded thousands of post-secondary level educational scholarships, which have helped thousands of worthy students attain college degrees.
Annual Scholarship Award Ceremonies
Once again this year, the CHP 11-99 Foundation hosted a series of Scholarship Award Ceremonies up and down the state, to honor the young men and women who were selected to receive post-secondary educational Scholarships for the 2008-09 academic year.
Did you Know
A quarter century ago, the California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation was created to provide Benefits support to CHP families in times of crisis. Since 1981, the members of the CHP 11-99 Foundation's Board of Directors have issued nearly $3.9 million dollars in Benefits. The majority of these funds have been provided to directly support the children and spouses of the 55 Fallen Hero CHP Officers who have died in the Line of Duty over the course of the 11-99 Foundation's history. Seven (7) of these Officers lost their lives within a tragic, 12-month period. This many Officers laying down their lives in the Line of Duty, in separate incidents, within a single 12-month period, is unprecedented in the 75-plus-year history of the California Highway Patrol.
Profile of Hope
A Fallen Hero and One of the Strongest Women We Know
On February 25, 2006, while conducting a traffic stop on I-15, California Highway Patrol motorcycle Officer Gregory "John" Bailey was struck and killed by a DUI driver. Officer Bailey was a genuine American Hero, who left behind the love of his life, his amazing wife Teresa, and four young children, Hannah (age 10), Megan (age 8), Jared (age 6) and Dylan (age 5).
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