2006 News
December 12, 2006 –
The next Fuddruckers social
gathering will be on Tuesday, January 2nd, at 6:30 p.m.
The January Open Board Meeting
will be on Monday, January 8th at 7 p.m..
The next general meeting will be
January 25 at 7 p.m. in the police department downstairs classroom.
The Auxiliary Police Program will
be the featured topic. –
The Shop with a Cop Program took
place on Sunday, December 3rd at the Target on Barrington Road.
It was very successful.
Approximately 14 children and their families were served.
I was particularly impressed with
the effort Target made.
There were some children
approaching the checkout with only practical items such as boots and coats.
Target management sent the
children back to shop after deciding to pay for the footwear themselves.
The Gift Wrap gathering was held
at Carla’s association clubhouse on December 10th at 5 p.m.
CPAAAS members wrapped presents
for those families that had been adopted by CPAAAS.
Many thanks to Carla for arranging
for the use of her association clubhouse.
As of this date, we still do not
have a newsletter editor.
For the time being, this monthly
communiqué will serve as the newsletter.
I will try to include more than
just a calendar. -After seven months on the job as corresponding secretary,
I believe that I have a handle on
this job. The lone exception still remains me and the internet.
About a month ago, Yahoo fixed
their cc-bcc programs to once again allow sending this email to a group of one
hundred at a time. I began to repopulate the lists from seven back to two.
Somehow, in the process, I deleted the emails of all dues paying members. Once
lost, there is no way to retrieve addresses from the address book. I thought I
would freak out. Since then, though a variety of means, I have repopulated
approximately 75 percent of the original listing. I am sending a first class
letter to the remaining 25percent and asking them to email me as soon as
possible. If they help me with this, I should be back to full speed by early
January. I suspect I will never hit the delete button ever again that relates
to the address book. There were approximately thirty names of non-paying dues
members in the email data bank. I will try to find their data and reenter it
asap. –
Approximately 40% of the 2006
CPAAAS dues paying members have sent in their 2007 dues to date.
If you have been meaning to send
yours in, but have misplaced the original form, simply mail a check for ten
dollars to
CPAAAS
P.O.Box 681003
Schaumburg, Illinois 60168.
Upon receiving your dues, I will
send you a receipt. –
The Fall 2006 CPA Class graduates
on December 13th.
The graduates were provided with a
folder containing pertinent CPAAAS information last week.
On behalf of CPAAAS, I have been
volunteering to bring food to elderly shut-ins as part of the Meals on Wheels
Program housed at the Barn in Schaumburg. At first, I was a little hesitant.
Many of the recipients are lady seniors and entering their house by myself
could have been problematic. As it turned out, my concerns were unwarranted.
Many of the shut-ins would like me to sit and chat for the better part of the
morning now that they know me some, but that is not possible. They are so
appreciative to have food brought to them. If you would like to be placed on an
“on call” list to help, let me know at GKClair@sbcglobal.net I am not needed
every week and usually deliver to only two or three houses and am finished
within an hour. Maps are provided prior to delivery.
Sincerely, Gary Clair,
CPAAAS Correspondence Secretary
nfo@cpaaas.org
October 27,
2006
Greetings:
Latest CPAAAS News
Earlier, I shared with you that Paula Emerson, of the Schaumburg
Police Department, is looking for CPAAAS members to help the
“Meals
on Wheels” program on Saturday mornings. I have more details. The
Saturday morning shift is typically around two hours. Paula does
not
expect to have individuals commit to a long term assignment.
Rather,
if you are available on any given Saturday or a series of
Saturdays,
call Paula at the police station with your availability. She will
take it from there. Her number is 1-847-348-7274
Many thanks to Pamela Nelson, who has been the CPAAAS newsletter
editor for the past two years. Pamela is resigning after putting
the
final touches on the October newsletter. CPAAAS is looking for an
individual to take Pamela’s place as newsletter editor. The
newsletter is distributed four times a year. The editor serves as
a
clearing house for CPAAAS information/event details/etc. and then
packages the information in a newsletter format. Gary Clair then
receives the newsletter, takes it to the printer, and has it
copied.
He then mails the newsletter to dues paying members via first
class
mail.
Cheryl Channic was the featured speaker last night at the CPAAAS
General Meeting. She was excellent! The fourteen CPAAAS members in
attendance were treated to a wealth of information on the best
ways
to thwart identity thieves and also were able to learn if the
State
of Illinois had any of their money. One CPAAAS member learned that
there was indeed money in Springfield for her to claim.
You will receive via email today, the form to use when you remit
your
2007 CPAAAS dues. Thank you for
your continued membership.
Sincerely,
Gary Clair
Correspondence Secretary
October 21, 2006
Greetings:
The next Fuddruckers (Golf Road) social gathering will be on Tuesday,
November 7, at 6:30 p.m.
The November 11th Open Board Meeting has been canceled.
Request from Paula Emerson at the Schaumburg Police Department:
I was wondering if you could help me. Kiran from the Senior Center is
looking for a volunteer or two to assist her with delivering some
'Meals on Wheels on Saturdays beginning at 8:30. I believe she only
needs 2 volunteers each day. If anyone is interested, could you have
them call me so I can let her know? 1-847-348-7274
pemerson@ci.schaumburg.il.us
The next general meeting will be in five days (October 26th at 7
p.m.). Cheryl Channic, of the state treasurer’s office, will present
on the topic of identity theft.
Mary Passaglia, from Code Enforcement, will be the presenter at our
November 16th General meeting.
CPAAAS will be collecting paper food certificates (Jewel, Dominick’s,
etc.) from all who care to participate. These certificates will be
provided to needy families in the area just before Thanksgiving.
These food store certificates can be given to CPAAAS at any of the
upcoming meetings or mailed to CPAAAS, P.O. Box 681003, Schaumburg
60168.
Carson Community Day will be Saturday, November 11th. This year
CPAAAS will not be working at the store. The coupon books sell for
five dollars each and can be purchased from Jan Richardson at any of
the upcoming meetings. You may call Jan at 1-630-872-8719 to order
coupon books. Each book contains, among other values, a ten dollar
coupon and other savings ranging from 8-20 percent. CPAAAS needs to
sell a minimum of fifty books.
Shop with a Cop will be on Sunday, December 3rd.
Sincerely,
Gary Clair, CPAAAS
Secretary
September 27, 2006
Greetings:
This
communiqué is arriving later than usual due to technical difficulties at Yahoo.
They
have been working on their email issues for two weeks. I have decided to
populate
seven new lists of twenty-five addresses. Yahoo will allow for lists of
twenty
five to qualify as a Bcc. I will need to send out seven emails
(no
more than one each half hour) each time we have information for you. If you
receive
more than one email from me at one time, please send me an email back
so
that I can correct the listings. With seven listings, I may have entered
duplicate
names.
I just wish I was a techy guru. Maybe there was an easier way to
circumvent
their problems. Pat Z., Pauline W., Maureen G., Geneva B., John M.,
Joan
C., and I and collated 34 CPA ring binders on Saturday, September 16, from
1:00-6:30
p.m.. The binders were provided to fall CPA members this past Wednesday.
The
next Fuddruckers (Golf Road) social gathering will be on Tuesday, October 3rd,
at 6:30 p.m.
CPAAAS
September Open Board Meeting will be on Monday, October 9th at7 p.m
in the Schaumburg Police Department downstairs
classroom.
All
are welcome to attend.
The
next general meeting will be on October 26th at 7 p.m... Cheryl Channic,
of
the state treasurer’s office, will present on the topic of identity theft.
CPAAAS
will be collecting paper food certificates (Jewel, Dominick’s,
etc.)
from all who care to participate. These certificates will be
provided
to needy families in the area just before Thanksgiving.
These
food store certificates can be given to CPAAAS at any of the
upcoming
meetings or mailed to CPAAAS, P.O. Box 681003, Schaumburg
60168.
Carson
Community Day will be Saturday, November 11th. This year
CPAAAS
will not be working at the store. The coupon books sell for
five
dollars each and can be purchased from Jan Richardson at any of
the
upcoming meetings. You may call Jan at 1-630-872-8719 to order
coupon
books. Each book contains, among other values, a ten dollar
coupon
and other savings ranging from 8-20 percent. CPAAAS needs to
sell
a minimum of fifty books.
Shop
with a Cop will be on Sunday, December 3rd.
Other
fall dates to note:
11/7 Fuddruckers
11/13
Open Board Meeting canceled
Sincerely,
Gary
Clair, CPAAAS Secretary
Monday 9/11/06
Greetings
CPAAAS Members,
I
learned this evening that the Fall CPA ring binder manuals will be
put
together this coming Saturday (9/16) at 1 p.m. in the police
Community
room. Not having helped with this in the past, I was
curious
as to how big a task this project really is and learned that
this
could well be a six or seven hour project.
I
also learned that a few people have done a great deal of work on
this
project in the past. It seems that there cannot be too many to
help
on this project. Might you have a few hours that you could spend
helping
with this manual compilation? Thirty five people have signed
up
for the Fall CPA. This will be a big class and as a result, many
manuals
have to be put together.
If
you can help, please call John Mydlack on his cell phone. He can
be
reached at 847-606-6317.
Please
help if you can.
Thanks,
Gary
Clair
CPAAAS
Correspondence Secretary
August 18, 2006
Greetings:
Late August-September Calendar of Events:
Please mark your calendars to show August 24th as our next general
meeting. Mr. Peter Justen, one of our three Fire and Police
Commissioners, will be our guest presenter. You will not want to miss
this session which will be held at 7 p.m. in the downstairs classroom
of the police department.
CPAAAS will once again man a booth all three days (9/2, 9/3, 9/4) at
Septemberfest. Please drop by and say hello and even help out for a
short spell, if you are so inclined. Booth operation is from 10:00-5:00.
All CPAAAS members are invited to join in the Septemberfest Parade on
Monday, September 4th. We will meet at the corner of Summit and
Hartford at 8:45 a.m. All parade walkers must wear black pants or
black walking shorts and their CPAAAS polo shirts.
The Fuddruckers social gathering will be (Golf Road) on Tuesday,
September 5th, at 6:30 p.m.
CPAAAS September Open Board Meeting will be on Monday, September
11th, at 7 p.m. in the Schaumburg Police Department downstairs
classroom. All are welcome to attend.
The fall CPA class will begin on Wednesday, September 20th at 6:30p.m...
CPAAAS
members are welcome to attend.
CPAAAS will be collecting paper food certificates (Jewel, Dominicks,
etc.) from all who care to participate. These certificates will be
provided to needy families in the area just before Thanksgiving.
These food store certificates can be given to CPAAAS at any of the
upcoming meetings or mailed to CPAAAS, P.O. Box 681003, Schaumburg
60168.
Carson Community Day will be Saturday, November 11th. This year
CPAAAS will not be working at the store. The coupon books sell for
five dollars each and can be purchased from Jan Richardson at any of
the upcoming meetings. You may call Jan at 1-630-872-8719 to order
coupon books. Each book contains, among other values, a ten dollar
coupon and other savings ranging from 8-20 percent. CPAAAS needs to
sell a minimum of fifty books.
Louis Buffardi, Spring 2006 CPA class, has joined the ranks of
CPAAAS. Welcome Lou!
Shop with a Cop will be on Sunday, December 3rd.
Other fall dates to note:
10/11 Fuddruckers
10/9 Open Board Mtg.
10/26 General Mtg. Cheryl Channic (Identity Theft) presenter
11/7 Fuddruckers
11/13 Open Board Meeting canceled
11/23 General meeting. Schaumburg Police (code enforcement)
presenters
July 20, 2006
Greetings:
August
Calendar of Events:
Fuddrucker’s
(Golf Road) on Tuesday, August 1st, at 6:30
p.m.
CPAAAS
Open Board Meeting on Monday, August 14th, at 7
p.m.
in
the Schaumburg Police Department downstairs classroom. All are welcome to
attend.
Peter
Justen, a 1997 CPAAAS graduate, member of the Schaumburg Fire and Police
Commission
and
current president of the Illinois Fire and Police Commission will be our
featured speaker on
Thursday,
August 24, 2006. Peter will provide us with a glimpse of the many faceted tasks
of a police commissioner.
His
presentation will be most informative and educational.
Dues
paying CPAAAS members should have received a July CPAAAS Newsletter in the mail
on or near July 8th.
If
you should have received the newsletter and didn’t, please email me at GKClair@sbcglobal.net
or
call
and leave a message at 847-882-2694
The
police department needs helpers on July 25th at 6 p.m. to prepare packets for
National Lights Out
on
August 1st. CPAAAS has offered to help. If you can help, the task will be
completed in short order.
Sincerely,
Gary
Clair
Correspondence
Secretary
GKClair@sbcglobal.net
Greeting Card Fundraiser
CPAAAS is joining with Rev. Allen
Eaton and the Northwest Chaplaincy Service
for a Greeting Card Fundraiser. The
item we have selected is an All Occasion Greeting Card Box
with 24 assorted cards. It is housed
in a decorative, reusable card organizer box with color-coded tabs for easy
reference.
Great to have on hand for
last-minute greetings. Log for managing birthdays and other occasions is
included.
Complete box size is 9.5 x 7 x 2.
24 All occasion greeting cards with
white and color envelopes.
Makes a great gift and perfect for
funraising
Set comes complete, ready to use
13 Handmade, 3 foil stamped, 6 with
glitter, and 2 embossed cards
Fine paper stock with high-quality
embellishments
24 White and solid color envelopes
The price is $15 per box.
This item will make a great gift for
those going away to college, a birthday present for members of your family,
and for everyday card giving. Order
enough for your entire family! If you would like to see a sample of the
All Occasion Greeting Card Box and
Cards..
June 14, 2006
Greetings
CPAAAS Alumni,
Our
next CPAAAS General Meeting will be in the police classroom on Thursday, June
22, at 7 p.m.
Our
guest speaker will be Mr. Tom Turek who is the liaison to the Police and Fire
Commission and
person
responsible for the recruitment and training of new Schaumburg Police Officers.
Mr.
Turek is a retired officer from the Elmhurst Police Department.
Among
the topics to be discussed are:
-requirements to serve as an
officer
-complexity of the hiring process
-the 5 year officer career
development and training program
-the challenges faced by new
officers
-question and answer session
Mr.
Turek’s presentation will be approximately one hour in length.
Sincerely,
Gary
Clair
CPAAAS
Correspondence Secretary
May 25, 2006
Greetings:
A special thanks to Pat Zikomski is in order. During her five years as
Correspondence Secretary for CPAAAS,
she
has been the Rock of Gibraltar.
Her
willingness to serve and make meaningful contributions has certainly uplifted
the association.
She
has worked closely with me to afford for a smooth transition.
Thank
you, Pat, for making a substantive, positive difference.
June Events:
Fuddruckers* on Golf Road on Tuesday, June 6, at 6:15 p.m.
CPAAAS Open Board Meetings on Monday, June 12, at 7 p.m. in the Schaumburg
Police Department Community Room.
All
are welcome to attend.
CPAAAS General Meeting on Thursday, June 22, at 7 p.m. in the Schaumburg Police
Department downstairs classroom.
The
guest speaker data will be emailed to you separately as soon as the booking is
confirmed by
PAAAS Vice-President John Mydlach.
Welcome to Marilyn Karr, Jeffrey and Mary Mattick, Elizabeth Turner
and Sandra Wrtjak, our newest CPAAAS members from the recently
graduated spring Police Academy Class.
Sincerely,
Gary Clair
Correspondence Secretary
GKClair@sbcglobal.net
* This is a social gathering for good food and fellowship.
Fuddruckers returns 20% of food the sales to CPAAAS. New attendees
need to acquire a half sheet CPAAAS coupon from me in the patio room
before ordering.
May 13th – Schaumburg Township Food Drive!!
Volunteers
are needed.
If
you are available, please meet at the Township Building on
Illinois
& Schaumburg Roads at 11:00 AM. Even
if you can only come
for
an hour or two, all help will be greatly appreciated.
Low-Cost
Microchip/Rabies Clinic Sponsored by the Cook County Department of Animal and
Rabies Control.
Tuesday,
June 13, 2006 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Held in the PetSmart parking lot 140 N. Schaumburg
Road
This
clinic is open to all Cook County residents.
For
more information contact:
Deborah
Diamond
Animal Control Officer
Schaumburg Police Department
847.348.7251
National Peace Officer Memorial Day
The Schaumburg Police Department will join in the observation of this year
annual National Peace Officer's
Memorial Day.
Congress and the President of the
United States has designated May 15
as Peace Officer's Memorial Day and
the week in which May 15 falls is
National Police Week (May14-20,
2006). Last year the Schaumburg Police Department
celebrated this honorable occasion
with a ceremony at the Public Safety Building.
The celebration included the posting
of colors by the Schaumburg Police Department Honor Guard,
Prayer by the Police Department
Chaplain, singing of the National Anthem by a local high school student,
reading of a Proclamation by village
officials, Peace Officer Prayer Readings,
Recognition of Officers Killed in
the Line of Duty - Peace Officer Roll Call,
bugler playing "Taps" and
Bag Pipes playing for those fallen officers.
Immediately after the ceremony a
cake and coffee reception was held in the
Public Safety Buildings Community
Room.
Observation
of Peace Officer's Memorial Day will remain much the same this year except with
the addition of an Honorary Guest (Schaumburg family who lost their police son
in the line of duty in another state ).
The
ceremony will be held on the front steps of the Martin J. Conroy Public Safety
Building,
1000
West Schaumburg Road, on Monday, May 15, 2006 at 2:00PM.
Schaumburg Village officials will be in attendance as will Police Department
members, Fire Department members,
and
other Village employees from various sections of the village government.
The
ceremony and observation is open to all. We encourage our community members to
attend
and
be part of this special and honorable day. If you plan on attending, contact
Paula Emerson,
Crime
Prevention Specialist at 847.348.7274.
Those
who can volunteer to assist are asked to arrive at the Police Department by
1:30pm.
Please
remember that you MUST wear your CPA shirt/sweatshirt.
The
Annual ILEETA Conference is April 25th through April 30th
The
Donut eating contest will be held Wednesday night, April 26 at 6:30pm.
The
conference will again be held at the Sheraton Hotel in Rolling Meadows (right
by Arlington Park racetrack).
If
you are interested in volunteering, please contact Jim Novotny @
james1653@ameritech.net.
April 24th (Changed from the 27th)
General
Meeting.
7:00pm at Police
Station
April 22nd
The Annual Village Clean-Up
day is Saturday, April 22nd.
CPAAAS
will again be participating this year.
We
will meet at Village Hall (Lincoln Center) at 9:00am for our assignments.
Please
wear old clothes/shoes and don’t forget the gloves.
We
always seem to find some interesting “treasures” every year.
Come
join in the fun.
April 10th
Open Board Meeting.
7:00pm at Police
Station
ILEETA #
VOLUNTEERS/DAYS NEEDED
March 23rd
General
Meeting.
7:00pm at Police
Station
March 13th
Open Board Meeting.
7:00pm at Police
Station
March 8th
Here is some
information on the next CPA class.
February 13th
Open Board Meeting.
7:00pm at Police
Station
January 9th
Open Board Meeting.
7:00pm at Police
Station
January 26th
General
Meeting.
7:00pm at Police
Station
Training
for the vacation watch program will be held on January 12th and 18th @7:00 p.m.
Any
one interested in attending will only need to attend one!
The
session will be held at the police department.
The
2006 spring Citizen's Police Academy will begin on March 8th to May 24th from
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
at
the police department. Anyone interested in attending can contact Paula Emerson
(847.348.7274)
or
Lt. Dennis Carrol (847.348.7350).
Beginning
in 2006, the Crime Prevention division will be sending out a monthly safety
email newsletter.
This
newsletter will include safety tips and information on upcoming programs at the
police department.
Anyone
interested in receiving the newsletter via mail or email contact Paula Emerson
@ 847.348.7274.
Paula
Emerson
Crime Prevention Specialist
Schaumburg Police Department
1000 Schaumburg Road
Schaumburg, IL 60193
Phone: 847/348-7274
pemerson@ci.schaumburg.il.us
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