Friday, May 09, 2008 The next PBA Board Meeting will be held on Thursday, May 29, 2008 at the Franklin Templeton location (in Carrillon) and will be catered by Cuban Delight Cafe. Please call the office if you need directions to Franklin Templeton at 727-532-1722. LAW ENFORCEMENT CHARITIES, INC. Pinellas County Law Enforcement Charities, Inc. (PCLEC) was incorporated in 1999 as a not for profit corporation. The purpose for which the corporation was formed is to operate for the advancement of charitable, benevolent, eleemosynary, educational and amateur athletic purposes by distribution of funds for those purposes. The general purposes for which this corporation was formed are to operate exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, which qualifies PCLEC as an exempt organization under Section 501 (c)(3). Pinellas County Law Enforcement Charities, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) corporation and your donations are fully tax deductible. If you would like to make a pledege by phone we accept, master card, visa, please call Monday - Friday 9 a.m. 3 p.m. (727) 532-1722. Below is a synopsis of some of the dispersements from PCLEC: $500 was donated to Florida Sheriff's Youth Ranch. $500 was given to an officer's family to offset some of the expenses of airlifting the officer back to St Pete after he was involved in a major accident out of state. PCLEC was instrumental in raising over $50,000 for an officer who was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, who had a wife and two small children. In the past two years alone, PCLEC: has reimbursed over $1100 to officers and deputies to help offset their expenses incurred for the Police Olympics. $250 was given to West Coast PBA’s annual Memorial Golf Tournament. In the past two years, PCLEC: has distributed over $7500 in scholarships to children of local law enforcement officers. $500 was donated to a deputy and his family to help offset expenses for his daughter’s make a wish dream trip to Disney World. $2100 was given to local youth groups. $1000 was donated to an officer’s family to help offset his funeral expenses. $500 was donated to Make a Wish Foundation. $300 was donated to our local Special Olympics competitions. $1000 was donated to the Police Athletic League. $500 was donated to MADD to help send an officers child to camp. $600 was donated to the Criminal Justice Academy. 2004 Scholarships Holly Brunetto 1st place $1,000.00 Jessica Morgan-Chandler 2st place $ 750.00 Natyeli Callum 3rd place $ 500.00 Erin Fraley 4th place $ 200.00 Shane Ward 4th place $ 100.00 Pinellas County Law Enforcement Charities, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) corporation and your donations are fully tax deductible. PBA Forms   Collective Bargaining   The Charity Fund   Criminal Law Updates   Upcoming Events   PBA Event Pictures   Shop Online Copyright 2006 © by Pinellas County PBA All rights reserved worldwide.