Central Virginia C.O.P.S.

Please be patient as our website is undergoing an administrator change and it gets a "tune-up". Should you have any questions or concerns in the meantime, please email Romaine Cheney at CentralVACOPS@aol.com.

Project Blue Light Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc. (C.O.P.S.), a national grief support organization comprised of over 15,000 surviving families of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, along with the Central Virginia chapter of C.O.P.S., are asking concerned citizens and law enforcement agencies nationwide to again support Project Blue Light.

It’s time for the 4th Annual Central Virginia C.O.P.S. Christmas Party When: Saturday, December 6, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. Where: Stafford County’s New Public Safety Building We will again provide the main dishes and drinks but we ask that families provide a side dish for about 8 people to enjoy. Any volunteers to help set up for the party can meet me around 3 p.m. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

As always, our annual picnic is right around the corner & it's time to start preparing!! We are all set for the same location as last year, Dunncroft Castlepoint Park off Francistown Road here in Henrico County. As in the past, we have set it for Father's Day weekend since we are typically in DC for Mother's Day weekend and can show them support while we are there. This way we can show support for our fathers without a child and for our children now without fathers. Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 14th from 3 p.m. til dark!!

In order to better plan for our Chapter meetings, we thought we would send out the info for this year’s meetings so that you may plan ahead for upcoming meetings. As mentioned before, we have decided to change the format of meetings a little bit so that you may plan which meetings you may want to attend. We now have three types of meetings: Business, Social and Support.  

This Saturday's Support Meeting will be held at Virginia State Police Division One Headquarters at 9300 Brook Road, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060.  The meeting will start at 1:00 p.m. and typically lasts 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Please join us for this year’s Christmas Social!!  It is set for Saturday, December 8th at 5:00 p.m. at the The Rowser Building in Stafford County, located at 1739 Jefferson Davis Highway, Stafford, Virginia 22554.   

The Annual Big Business Meeting will be held Saturday, November 17th at 1:00 p.m. at the Cheney residence, 3901 Trickling Brook Drive, Richmond, Virginia 23228.  The number to the house if you get lost is 804/261-2529.Please remember that on the agenda will be elections...  In order to keep our chapter going strong, please consider running for a position.  Since we are still a relatively new chapter, it takes a lot of work from all of us to see it succeed and can use all the help we can get.  Right now the positions that we have coming up are:President -  Romaine Cheney will be running againVice-President - unknown if Mike will run againSecretary - Sandi Todaro will be running againTreasurer - Anne Wendel will be running againPolice Liaison Officer - POSITION NEEDS TO BE FILLEDPlease call or email me as soon as possible if you are considering running.  I can better explain the positions to you or answer any questions you may have.  All positions are vital to the success of our chapter. As always, be safe!!

Hello All, Just wanted to let you know that this weekend's Social meeting will be held at Swader's Park in Prince George County. The address is 4725 Whitehill Boulevard, Prince George, VA 23875.

The Meeting originally set for this weekend has been cancelled and the topic will be used at the October Social.