LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

On behalf of the Board of Directors I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and hope everyone had a great Christmas. Hopefully everyone received what they wanted from Santa.

The Board of Directors would like to thank Rick Toolis for his service as President of the Emerald Society of Illinois for the past two years. Rick has been a board member for as long as I can remember. Rick’s dedication and commitment to the origination is truly an inspiration to all of our Board Members. I would like to thank all of the past presidents and board members who have worked so hard to make this organization what it is today.

The organization needs more support from the members! We need our members to become more involved in our activities. We also need members to support the organization by selling raffle tickets or dinner dance tickets and for various events throughout the year. Members can also purchase or sell advertisements in our annual ad book for the dinner dance or sell or purchase hole sponsorships at the golf outing.

If you know a past honoree ask them if they can support our events. I was also disappointed in the turkey raffle ticket sales. We only sold approximately 25% of our tickets. We would like to increase the dollar amount awarded for the scholarships but at the current rate of sales it is not possible. The bottom line is, we need to sell more tickets! We always have extra tickets for members to buy or sell to others.

We will be holding a cash raffle and the winning ticket will be drawn at the picnic on July 26th. Please see the raffle section inside the newsletter for more information.

Sincerely,

Patrick J. Moriarty

President

2007 Dinner Dance

The Annual Dinner Dance held at the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza was well attended. The “Man of the Year” Award was shared by two great Chicagoans. They were chosen because of their commitment and dedication to the Chicago Police Memorial. The honors were presented to Scott Arney, CEO of the Chicago Patrolman’s Federal Credit Union and Joseph Power Jr., Attorney at Law. The “Police Officer of the Year” Award was shared by the following Chicago Police Officers: P.O. Mike Brosnan & Harold Bone of the 016th Dist, Sgt Matt Little Area 4 Gun Unit and Lt. Joe Gorman OCD Narcotic Section. The officers were presented with the award of “Police Officer of the Year” for their courage displayed when confronted by armed offender. The Justice Award was presented to the Honorable Joseph Birkett, DuPage County States Attorney. The award was presented for his commitment to aggressively prosecuting offenders in an objective manor. Joe also pays special attention to incidents involving law enforcement officers when the public and media jump to conclusions, believing officers used excessive force. Joe obtains the facts and allows the investigation to take its course. Joe does not speculate and reminds the public that officers do have the authority to use force in a lawful manor when necessary. The “President’s Award” was presented to the following members: P.O. Timothy Sheehan of the Arlington Heights Police Department & former Drum Major of the EMERALD SOCIETY Pipes & Drums of Chicago Police Department. Tim was on patrol when his vehicle was struck by a drunk driver.

Tim was presented with the award for his efforts and hard work while recovering from his injuries. As Tim continues with his rehab, our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family. Colleen Moriarty, Det. Kathy Moriarty Area 3 and P.O. Sonia Moriarty 014th Dist were presented with awards for their time and hard work for to the Emerald Society. Whether they sold raffle tickets or worked in the commissary their efforts do not go unnoticed. The Bagpipes and Drums of the Emerald Society, Chicago Police Department also received a Recognition Award on their 25th Anniversary. Their commitment to “Honor Our Fallen” is a fitting tribute to men and women who have given the ultimate sacrifice. We would also like to thank those who attended and supported the dinner dance. The board would also like to send a special thanks to Jon Harmening and the Pipes and Drums for their performance and to the past presidents and honorees who continue to support us. A special thanks to Bob Wallace for acting as Master of Ceremonies.

September 2007

At the September meeting, scholarships were awarded to the following sons and daughters of our members:   Erin O’Donovan Mother McAuley H.S.,  Jacqueline Fegan Resurrection H.S.,  Maggie Sullivan Queen of Martyrs H.S. and Seana Higgins U of I,  Brittany Toolis St. Ignatius. a check for $500.00 was sent to each school and applied to their tuition.

October 2007

The Oktoberfest was held at the FOP Hall. The nominations for the 2008-2009 Board of Directors was held. There was no opposition to the nominated candidates. The 08-09 board will be installed at the January meeting. The new officers are as follows:

We would like to thank Tom Cody who served as the nomination chairman.

November 2007

We would like to thank Rick Toolis and all of his helpers for the wonderful meal served at the turkey raffle. Once again you and your kitchen staff outdid themselves. We gave away twenty-five $20.00 turkey gift certificates and the following cash prizes: John Brennan, $300.00 – Ralph Warner $150.00 – Patricia Clarke $100.00 and Michael Flannery $50.00.

December 2007

Santa was piped in by Dan Young to over 40 children who visited with Santa and received gifts. We would like to thank Santa Claus for joining us at our Christmas Party and visiting with the children. We would also like to thank all of Santa’s helpers. Without the assistance of Kathy Ebeling and her family, Kevin and Chris Taylor and their family, the event would not have been as exciting for the children. We would also like to thank Kevin Barry and his wife for his wonderful train display.

January 2008

The Chili Cook-off will be held on Monday January 14 at Assumption Church. The registration fee will be $5.00 per entry and we ask that you bring at least two gallons of chili. We hope to have local guest chefs to judge the event.

February 2008

The awards night will be held on Monday Feb 11th at Assumption Church. We are accepting nominations for awards. Please contact Jim McCarthy at 847-336-6939 or Patrick Moriarty at 847-772-0709 no later then February 1st.

March 2008

The 2008 St. Patrick’s Day party will be held on Saturday 15 March 2008 and will be considered our March General Meeting. The St. Patrick’s Day party is for members and their guest ONLY. Be prepared to show your 2008 membership card! If your guests are not with you they must be able to give your member ID number. The party will be held at the Galleria Marchetti located at 825 W. Erie St, Chicago. The Galleria is located just north of the Ohio Street feeder ramp, south of Ogden Ave and between Milwaukee Ave and Halsted St. Food will be provided by O’Connor’s Unforgettable Edibles.

The cost for admission is $20.00 for uniformed officers and federal agents marching in proper attire and $30.00 for adults and non uniformed officers. The cost for persons under 21 is $15.00 and children under 12 are free. Those who intend to march with us will muster at the Galleria when the doors open at 10:00 AM. Wrist bands will be on sale in the morning and also at the parade route. All members are reminded that there will be no drinking of alcohol in the staging area or while marching in the parade.

We also strongly encourage members to change into civilian dress or to cover their uniforms while at the party. Don’t miss the special performance by the Pipes and Drums of the Emerald Society, it is a new show that you will surely enjoy!!!

Other St. Patrick Day Parades

The South Side Parade will be on Sunday March 9 and the Northwest side parade will be on Sunday March 16th. April 2008

The location and date for the April meeting has not yet been selected. We are hoping to have the meeting at a suburban location. We will update the web site as soon as we have firm information.

Golf Outing 2008

The golf outing will be held on Monday July 7th at Carriage Greens Country Club. The cost for this years outing is $125.00 per golfer or $500.00 per foursome. Golfers whose payment is received by June 2nd will receive a $25.00 discount per golfer. For more information check future newsletters or call Patrick Moriarty at 847-772-0709.

Picnic Information 2008

We have secured a permit for the picnic which will be held on Saturday July 26th at the Des Plaines/Park Ridge Indian Boundary Woods Dam #4. It is located east of 294 between Touhy Ave and Devon Ave, at Dee Rd. The reason for the change this year is due to renovations at Lions Woods. The cost is $10.00 per person or $20.00 per car.

Retirement

The Emerald Society would like to wish John Moriarty, Marty Quill, Patrick Hanley and Patrick Moran congratulations and good luck on their retirement. John worked in the 013th, 012th , SOG and as a civilian in the Central Dentision Section. John is also a past president of the Emerald Society. Marty worked in the Northfield Police Dept and is a drummer in the Emerald Society Drums and Bagpipes.

Marty served on the board of directors and was recently re-elected to the board. Pat was a sergeant and most recently was assigned to the 013th Dist. Pat Moran was an Forensic Investigator with the Chicago Police Department.

Raffle

We will be selling raffle tickets for our “Special Raffle” that will be drawn at the picnic on July 26th. We will only sell 400 tickets and will be giving away a total of $20,000. The price of the ticket is $100.00.

To secure your ticket send a check payable to the Emerald Society of IL to P.O. Box 557819, Chicago 60655,  as soon possible and note special raffle in the memo section. We will mail your ticket after we receive your donation. With the limited amount of tickets being sold be sure to send your money in as soon as possible. We will also have tickets available on a first come, first serve basis at future meeting.

Members running for elections

The Emerald Society would like you to consider the following members who are running for office when you vote on in the election on February 5th:

Brian Sexton, candidate for judge and past Emerald Society Justice Award recipient.

Mary O’Connor, of Unforgettable Edibles has catered several St. Patrick Day Parties is running for ward committeemen.

Dean Maragos, Commissioner of the Water Reclamation District is seeking re-election.

Tom Allen, Alderman of the 38th Ward and candidate for the States Attorney office of Cook County.

 

 

This News letter was sponsored by Brian Sexton, Supervisor of the Cook County States Attorney office and Candidate for Judge in Cook County.

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