The Richardso n Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association was officially incorporated on June 2\, 1993. This year marks our 26th year of supporting the Richardson Police Department.
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-926@www.rcpaaa.org DTSTAMP:20260307T155146Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Board Meetings are open to all paid members of the RCPAAA. Duri ng the COVID-19 pandemic\, Board Meetings are held online. If you would li ke to attend a meeting\, please contact membership@rcpaaa.org for details. DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230406T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230406T190000 GEO:+32.948646;-96.728484 LOCATION:RPD Main Station @ 140 N Greenville Ave\, Richardson\, TX 75081\, USA RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;BYDAY=1TH SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Board of Directors Meeting URL:https://www.rcpaaa.org/event/board-directors-meeting/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nBoard Meeting s are open to all paid members of the RCPAAA. During the COVID-19 pandemic \, Board Meetings are held online. If you would like to attend a meeting\, please contact membership@rcpaaa.org for details.
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-929@www.rcpaaa.org DTSTAMP:20260307T155146Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Each year\, the second full week of April is dedicated to the m en and women who serve as public safety telecommunicators. It was first co nceived by Patricia Anderson of the Contra Costa County (Calif.) Sheriff’s Office in 1981 and was observed only at that agency for three years. Memb ers of the Virginia and North Carolina chapters of the Association of Publ ic-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) became involved in the mid-1980s . By the early 1990s\, the national APCO organization convinced Congress o f the need for a formal proclamation. Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) intr oduced what became H.J. Res. 284 to create “National Public Safety Telecom municator Week.” According to the Congressional procedure\, it was present ed twice more in 1993 and 1994 and then became permanent\, without the nee d for annual introduction.\nThe 911 CARES project has a wide range of NTW logo products that are great for gifts—or just for yourself! Moreover\, th e project gives back to the dispatching community\, so they are worthy of support. APCO has a blog to share NTW celebrations and honors.\nThe offici al name of the week when initially introduced in Congress in 1991 was “Nat ional Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.” In the intervening years\, it has become known by several other names\, including “National Public-Safe ty Telecommunications Week” and “International Public Safety Telecommunica tor’s Week.” The Congressional resolution also stated there were more than “500\,000 telecommunications specialists\,” although other estimates put the number of dispatchers at just over 200\,000. The Congressional figure may include support personnel and perhaps even those in the commercial sec tor of public safety communications. DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230408T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230414T234500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=4 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week URL:https://www.rcpaaa.org/event/national-public-safety-telecommunicators-w eek-3/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nEach year\, t he second full week of April is dedicated to the men and women who serve as public safety telecommunicators. It was first conceived by Patric ia Anderson of the Contra Costa County (Calif.) Sheriff’s Office in 1981 a nd was observed only at that agency for three years. Members of the Virgin ia and North Carolina chapters of the Association of Public-Safety Communi cations Officials (APCO) became involved in the mid-1980s. By the early 19 90s\, the national APCO organization convinced Congress of the need for a formal proclamation. Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced what becam e H.J. Res. 284 to create “National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week.” According to the Congressional procedure\, it was presented twice more in 1993 and 1994 and then became permanent\, without the need for annual intr oduction.
\nThe 911 CARES project has a wide range of NTW logo produ cts that are great for gifts—or just for yourself! Moreover\, the project gives back to the dispatching community\, so they are worthy of support. A PCO has a blog to share NTW celebrations and honors.
\nThe official name of the week when initially introduced in Congress in 1991 was “Nation al Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.” In the intervening years\, it ha s become known by several other names\, including “National Public-Safety Telecommunications Week” and “International Public Safety Telecommunicator ’s Week.” The Congressional resolution also stated there were more than “5 00\,000 telecommunications specialists\,” although other estimates put the number of dispatchers at just over 200\,000. The Congressional figure may include support personnel and perhaps even those in the commercial sector of public safety communications.
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-930@www.rcpaaa.org DTSTAMP:20260307T155146Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:In 1984\, President Ronald Reagan signed Proclamation 5187\, cr eating “National Correctional Officers’ Week.” Each year\, the first full week in May is recognized as National Correctional Officers and Employees Week\, commemorating the contributions of correctional officers and person nel who work in jails\, prisons\, and community corrections across the cou ntry. DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230506T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230512T234500 GEO:+32.948646;-96.728484 LOCATION:Richardson Police Department @ 140 N Greenville Ave\, Richardson\, TX 75081\, USA RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=5 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:National Correctional Officers Week URL:https://www.rcpaaa.org/event/national-correctional-officers-week-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nIn 1984\, Pre sident Ronald Reagan signed Proclamation 5187\, creating “National Correct ional Officers’ Week.” Each year\, the first full week in May is recognize d as National Correctional Officers and Employees Week\, commemorating the contributions of correctional officers and personnel who work in jails\, prisons\, and community corrections across the country.
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-928@www.rcpaaa.org DTSTAMP:20260307T155146Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Alicia Marshall\; events@rcpaaa.org\; www.rcpaaa.org DESCRIPTION:Our Spring 2025 Recycling Event will be held on Saturday\, Marc h 29th. We have a new location – the parking lots at the Heights Church\, 201 W. Renner Road (SW corner of Renner Rd. and Central Expressway).\nThe Spring Electronics Recycling and Paper Shredding Event is our largest fund raiser.\nThe RCPAAA works hard to keep this event free to the public\, but it is also expensive to produce. The cost to provide the shredding trucks is around $4000. You can help offset these expenses by donating to our Ba ck The Blue fund\, which will allow us to continue supporting the men and women of the Richardson Police Department.\nThe Electronics Recycling and Paper Shredding Event begins at 10:00 am and closes at 2:00 pm.\nAll types of electronics will be accepted EXCEPT old style CRT monitors and televis ions.\nPaper shredding is primarily for residents of North Texas and is fr ee. There is a 5 box limit for free shredding. We ask that you donate $5/b ox over the five boxes for free limit. A box is understood to mean a stand ard “banker’s box” which is normally about 10x12x16.\nThis event is held i n conjunction with the City of Richardson’s Trash Bash.\nThis event is our major fundraiser for the year. While the event is free\, donations will b e solicited to help us support the Richardson Police Department. (RPD).\nT he RCPAAA pays for the shredding trucks and the cost to provide those truc ks increased dramatically for 2021. As a result\, we may not be able to pr ovide as many trucks as before. Once the trucks are full\, we can no longe r shred paper. We encourage everyone to arrive earlier rather than wait un til the end to drop off their documents for shredding.\nThe RCPAAA is a 50 1(c)(3) non-profit organization that supports the RPD. We provide meals on special occasions and “goody bags” for those officers and employees who w ork during the holidays. Scholarships are awarded to children of RPD emplo yees who are entering college. We also provide help covering medical expen ses for retired RPD K9s.\n DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240329T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240329T140000 GEO:+32.995704;-96.713244 LOCATION:The Heights Church @ 201 W Renner Rd\, Richardson\, TX 75080\, USA RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Spring Electronics Recycling and Paper Shredding Event URL:https://www.rcpaaa.org/event/spring-electronics-recycling-paper-shreddi ng-event/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nOur Spring 20 25 Recycling Event will be held on Saturday\, March 29th. We have a new lo cation – the parking lots at the Heights Church\, 201 W. Renner Ro ad (SW corner of Renner Rd. and Central Expressway).
\nThe Spring Electronics Recycling and Paper Shredding Event is our largest fundraiser.
\nThe RCPAAA works hard to keep this event free to the public\, but it is also expensive to produce. The cost to prov ide the shredding trucks is around $4000. You can help offset these expens es by donating to our Back The Blue fund\, which will allow us to continue supporting the men and women of the Richardson Police Department.
\nThe Electronics Recycling a nd Paper Shredding Event begins at 10:00 am and closes at 2:00 pm .
\nAll types of electronics will be accepted EXCEPT old style CRT m onitors and televisions.
\nPaper shredding is primarily for resident s of North Texas and is free. There is a 5 box limit for free shredding. W e ask that you donate $5/box over the five boxes for free limit. A box is understood to mean a standard “banker’s box” which is normally about 10x12 x16.
\nThis event is held in conjunction with the City of Richardson ’s Trash Bash.
\nThis event is our major fundraiser for the year. Wh ile the event is free\, donations will be solicited to help us support the Richardson Police Department. (RPD).
\nThe RCPAAA pays for the shre dding trucks and the cost to provide those trucks increased dramatically f or 2021. As a result\, we may not be able to provide as many trucks as bef ore. Once the trucks are full\, we can no longer shred paper. We encourage everyone to arrive earlier rather than wait until the end to drop off the ir documents for shredding.
\nThe RCPAAA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit o rganization that supports the RPD. We provide meals on special occasions a nd “goody bags” for those officers and employees who work during the holid ays. Scholarships are awarded to children of RPD employees who are enterin g college. We also provide help covering medical expenses for retired RPD K9s.
\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-1752@www.rcpaaa.org DTSTAMP:20260307T155146Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Meetings are held in the Multipurpose Room in the main building . The doors open at 6:15 pm and the meeting begins at 6:30 pm. After a sho rt business meeting\, a program related to law enforcement or first respon ders is presented. The meetings are usually over around 8:00 pm. DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250213T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250213T201500 GEO:+32.949313;-96.728711 LOCATION:Richardson Police Department @ 200 N. Greenville Ave.\, Richardson \, TX 75081 RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;BYDAY=2TH SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Monthly Membership Meetings URL:https://www.rcpaaa.org/event/monthly-membership-meetings/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n
Meetings are held in the Multipurpose Room in the main building. The doors open at 6:15 pm and the meeting begins at 6:30 pm. After a short business meeting\, a program related to law enforcement or first responders is presented. The m eetings are usually over around 8:00 pm.
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-1781@www.rcpaaa.org DTSTAMP:20260307T155146Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Event Director\; events@rcpaaa.org\; rcpaaa.org DESCRIPTION:The Richardson Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association (RCPAA A) will hold our Fall Electronic Recycling and Paper Shredding event on Sa turday\, October 25th\, from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm in the parking lots of The Heights Church\, SW Corner of Renner Road and US 75 in Richardson. Th e entrance to the event is from Renner Road.\nWe accept most electronic it ems – if it has or had a cord or was used with an electronic item\, it wil l probably be allowed. The exceptions are the old tube-style TVs / monitor s\, as well as batteries. No liquids or hazardous materials will be accept ed.\nPaper shredding is designed to help prevent identity theft. The recyc ling and shredding services for up to five (5) boxes or bags are free to l ocal citizens\, but contributions are encouraged. A minimum donation of $5 .00 / box is requested for an excess of five (5) boxes. A box is described as a standard banker’s box\, which is typically approximately 10x12x18 in ches. Only paper documents containing personal information should be broug ht for shredding. Other paper items\, such as newspapers\, magazines\, and books\, should be placed in blue recycling bags and set out for recycling pickup by the City.\nThis recycling event is free (for up to 5 boxes of s hredding) and open to anyone residing in the North Texas area. Please note that the RCPAAA incurs over $4000 in costs for providing the shredding tr ucks for this event. The RCPAAA is a nonprofit organization that supports the Richardson Police Department (RPD) and was founded in 1993. Donations will be solicited to help cover the cost of this event and to support the RPD. Among the activities we sponsor at the Richardson PD are our RPD Appr eciation Meals\, scholarships to children of RPD employees (both current a nd retired)\, and our Retired K-9 Vet Assistance program. DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251025T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251025T140000 LOCATION:The Heights Church @ 201 W. Renner Road\, Richardson\, TX 75080 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY: URL:https://www.rcpaaa.org/event/1781/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThe Richardso n Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association (RCPAAA) will hold our Fall El ectronic Recycling and Paper Shredding event on Saturday\, October 25th\, from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm in the parking lots of The Heights Church\, SW Corner of Renner Road and US 75 in Richardson. The entrance to the event is from Renner Road.
\nWe accept most electronic items – if it has o r had a cord or was used with an electronic item\, it will probably be all owed. The exceptions are the old tube-style TVs / monitors\, as well as ba tteries. No liquids or hazardous materials will be accepted.
\nPaper shredding is designed to help prevent identity theft. The recycling and s hredding services for up to five (5) boxes or bags are free to local citiz ens\, but contributions are encouraged. A minimum donation of $5. 00 / box is requested for an excess of five (5) boxes. A box is described as a standard banker’s box\, which is typically approximately 10x12x18 inc hes. Only paper documents containing personal information should be brough t for shredding. Other paper items\, such as newspapers\, magazines\, and books\, should be placed in blue recycling bags and set out for recycling pickup by the City.
\nThis recycling event is free (for up to 5 boxe s of shredding) and open to anyone residing in the North Texas area. P lease note that the RCPAAA incurs over $4000 in costs for providing the sh redding trucks for this event. The RCPAAA is a nonprofit organization that supports the Richardson Police Department (RPD) and was founded in 1 993. Donations will be solicited to help cover the cost of this event and to support the RPD. Among the activities we sponsor at the Richardson PD a re our RPD Appreciation Meals\, scholarships to children of RPD employees (both current and retired)\, and our Retired K-9 Vet Assistance program.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-1793@www.rcpaaa.org DTSTAMP:20260307T155146Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Scott Bratcher\; events@rcpaaa.org\; www.rcpaaa.org DESCRIPTION:We accept all electronics except old tube-type TVs and bulky CR T computer monitors. Our paper shredding is intended to help protect you a gainst Identity Theft. Please refrain from bringing general paper items\, such as magazines and newspapers. Ordinary paper such as this can be place d in blue recycling bags and set out for pickup on your neighborhood’s reg ular Recycling Day. Only bring paper that you want destroyed to protect yo urself. Please remove the paper from 3-ring binders before arriving at the site. Paper clips and staples are okay.\nWe must limit the amount of pape r you can bring for shredding to no more than five (5) boxes. If you have more than five boxes\, we will request a minimum donation of $ 5 per box a bove this limit. For our event\, a box is a standard “bankers” box with di mensions about 10” x 12” x 18”.\nMany attendees arrive an hour before the event opens and must wait in line. You can avoid the early rush by coming after 11:30 AM. DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260509T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260509T140000 LOCATION:The Heights Church @ 201 W. Renner Road\, Richardson\, Texas\, 750 80 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Spring Electronics Recycling and Paper Shredding Event URL:https://www.rcpaaa.org/event/spring-electronics-recycling-and-paper-shr edding-event/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nWe accept all electronics except old tube-type TVs and bulky CRT computer monitors. Our paper shredding is intended to help protect you against Identity Theft. P lease refrain from bringing general paper items\, such as magazines and ne wspapers. Ordinary paper such as this can be placed in blue recycling bags and set out for pickup on your neighborhood’s regular Recycling Day. Only bring paper that you want destroyed to protect yourself. Please remove th e paper from 3-ring binders before arriving at the site. Paper clips and s taples are okay.
\nWe must limit the amount of paper you can bring f or shredding to no more than five (5) boxes. If you have more than five bo xes\, we will request a minimum donation of $ 5 per box above this limit. For our event\, a box is a standard “bankers” box with dimensions about 10 ” x 12” x 18”.
\nMany attendees arrive an hour before th e event opens and must wait in line. You can avoid the early rush by comin g after 11:30 AM.
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