Norwich PBA seeks help to give help
NORWICH – The Norwich Police Benevolent Association’s annual fundraiser is underway, and the group which prides itself in community assistance and involvement is accepting donations.
In essence, the Police Benevolent Association (PBA) is the union for police officers, and the Norwich chapter’s members are all officers and sergeants of the Norwich Police Department.
Police Officer George Carnrike III took over as Norwich PBA President in January.
“The PBA is involved all throughout the community,” said Carnrike. “We donate not only our time, but also money to well-known and important area events.”
Carnrike explained that time, sponsorships and donations are given to events like Little League, Pop Warner, the school lunches program, the after-prom party, REK Memorial 5k, The Pumpkin Festival, Colorscape Chenango, The Place, and the Holy Family School fish fry, among others.
Special requests are often made for help to fire victims, which the PBA tries its best to assist.
Carnrike added that PBA members are on hand every Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to register bicycles for children.
The PBA additionally holds Summer Fun Days at Kurt Beyer Park in Norwich. This offers children an opportunity to learn about stranger danger and bicycle safety. The children are given ‘Junior Police Officer’ stickers, K9 information cards, glowsticks, coloring books, and other flyers.
“All the events and demonstrations we do are free to the public because of the donations we receive,” said Carnrike. He said officers donate their time and insight on their days off.
Carnrike stressed the importance of stranger danger, and how the PBA takes informing the children seriously. “We teach the children it’s unsafe to talk to strangers, urge them not to walk in the dark, not to walk alone and to have a buddy, and to know their phone number, address, and parents’ names,” he said.
“We try our best to accommodate all requests we get, bit it’s so hard because we haven’t been bringing in the money during our campaigns in the past few years,” Carnrike said. “We’ve had to turn down some requests for assisting programs, unfortunately.”
Carnrike added that each Memorial Day, the PBA places new markers on the graves of Norwich officers who have passed away. “It’s something that is important and to show our respect, but it does cost money to do it.”
PBA Secretary Gard Turner said, “It costs money to receive donations. The mailing costs and printing costs for our fundraiser take a toll.”
“We would love to see an influx of donations so that we can help out our community even more than we have before,” said Carnrike. “Each and every donation helps us to continue to support all the local community events to which we contribute.”
The PBA also awards two scholarships to Norwich High School students each year.
“We’re a PBA and we believe in giving back to our community as much as we can,” said Carnrike. “This is where (most of us) were born and raised, and we will do everything we can to keep it going to help the area.”
To pledge support to the Norwich PBA, checks can be mailed to the Norwich PBA, PO Box 306, Norwich, NY 13815.
In essence, the Police Benevolent Association (PBA) is the union for police officers, and the Norwich chapter’s members are all officers and sergeants of the Norwich Police Department.
Police Officer George Carnrike III took over as Norwich PBA President in January.
“The PBA is involved all throughout the community,” said Carnrike. “We donate not only our time, but also money to well-known and important area events.”
Carnrike explained that time, sponsorships and donations are given to events like Little League, Pop Warner, the school lunches program, the after-prom party, REK Memorial 5k, The Pumpkin Festival, Colorscape Chenango, The Place, and the Holy Family School fish fry, among others.
Special requests are often made for help to fire victims, which the PBA tries its best to assist.
Carnrike added that PBA members are on hand every Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to register bicycles for children.
The PBA additionally holds Summer Fun Days at Kurt Beyer Park in Norwich. This offers children an opportunity to learn about stranger danger and bicycle safety. The children are given ‘Junior Police Officer’ stickers, K9 information cards, glowsticks, coloring books, and other flyers.
“All the events and demonstrations we do are free to the public because of the donations we receive,” said Carnrike. He said officers donate their time and insight on their days off.
Carnrike stressed the importance of stranger danger, and how the PBA takes informing the children seriously. “We teach the children it’s unsafe to talk to strangers, urge them not to walk in the dark, not to walk alone and to have a buddy, and to know their phone number, address, and parents’ names,” he said.
“We try our best to accommodate all requests we get, bit it’s so hard because we haven’t been bringing in the money during our campaigns in the past few years,” Carnrike said. “We’ve had to turn down some requests for assisting programs, unfortunately.”
Carnrike added that each Memorial Day, the PBA places new markers on the graves of Norwich officers who have passed away. “It’s something that is important and to show our respect, but it does cost money to do it.”
PBA Secretary Gard Turner said, “It costs money to receive donations. The mailing costs and printing costs for our fundraiser take a toll.”
“We would love to see an influx of donations so that we can help out our community even more than we have before,” said Carnrike. “Each and every donation helps us to continue to support all the local community events to which we contribute.”
The PBA also awards two scholarships to Norwich High School students each year.
“We’re a PBA and we believe in giving back to our community as much as we can,” said Carnrike. “This is where (most of us) were born and raised, and we will do everything we can to keep it going to help the area.”
To pledge support to the Norwich PBA, checks can be mailed to the Norwich PBA, PO Box 306, Norwich, NY 13815.
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