Roger Lafferty - 2016 Law Enforcement United "Road To Hope"

This is something I have wanted to do since the first year I went to Police Week in DC in 2010. I was very inspired by seeing all the riders raising money for such a good cause. In 2016, I plan on being one of those riders! This ride raises awareness of the law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty. It also provides monetary support for Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) and Officer Down Memorial Page (O.D.M.P.).

I feel this is a great cause all around because not only does it recognize the officers who made the ultimate sacrifice, but it also gives a lot of support to the families of the fallen.

 

Where Your Money Goes:

When donating, most people like to know where their money goes. 

LEU raises money to cover the operating expenses for the C.O.P.S. Kids Summer Camp 

C.O.P.S.' Summer Camp provides surviving spouses with children (ages 6-14) the opportunity to work with professional counselors and trained mentors to improve communications within the family unit and resolve grief issues together. 

Organized camp activities are supplemented with counseling during the week-long camp.  Friendly competition, planned activities that encourage teambuilding, and shared fun times in a camp atmosphere help families recognize that the teamwork approach will help them cope with their grief.

LEU Supports the Officer Down Memorial Page. Our contributions support the following programs: 

• Officer Memorials
  • 21,019 individual officer memorials published on ODMP
  • 1,031 (5%) of those memorials were historical additions discovered by ODMP research
  • 2,658 (13%) memorials have been updated in the past year with new or expanded information.

• Line of Duty Death Notifications (2011 stats)
  • With LEU's help, this list grew from under 2,000 subscribers in January 2011 to over 20,000 by the end of the year
  • 164 LODD notifications were sent in 2011, totaling over 1.7 million individual emails
  • The email alerts generated 654,125 visits to memorials
    • each email includes the LEU logo and states, "These notifications are made possible through a generous contribution from Law Enforcement United."
  • ODMP works with C.O.P.S. to update and maintain this information for the benefit of survivors.
  • ODMP K-9 Page

• No Parole for Cop Killers
  • Program started in September 2011 with support from LEU
  • 28 campaigns have completed, with all 28 cop-killers being denied parole
  • 11 campaigns are either active or pending parole board results
  • 39,697 No Parole letters have been generated  *does not include online submissions, where available.
  • 28 email alerts have been sent, totaling 195,429 individual emails sent 

 

Law Enforcement United also provides Survivor Benefits to the family

• Survivor Benefits
• ODMP publishes a database of 482 benefits available to surviving family members
  •  
    • 7 Federal benefits
    • 362 State benefits
    • 19 Local benefits
    • 94 Private benefits
  • Types of benefits include:
    • Death Benefit Payment 
    • Education / Scholarships 
    • Pension 
    • Workers Comp 
    • Health Insurance
    • and more