(2nd Thursday of Month)
Agenda: 6:30pm Refreshments & Meet/Greet
6:45pm Business Meeting
7:00pm Program- TBA

Sponsored by: Richardson Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association (RCPAAA)

• Acceptable electronics for recycling include:
  Phones, GPS devices, calculators, MP3 players, PDAs, radios, cable/satellite receivers, VCRs, DVD player/recorders, remote controls, speakers, digital and NON-disposable film cameras, etc. Flat screen monitors and televisions are OK. Desktop computers, speakers, printers, inkjet/laser cartridges, keyboards/mice, routers, copiers, fax machines, scanners, shredders, typewriters, etc. Automobile Electronics—radios, DVD players, speakers, etc.
• CRTs, TVs or computer monitors CANNOT be accepted.
  NO Hazardous waste items will be accepted. This includes, but is not limited to, batteries, paint, cleaners and fluorescent bulbs.
• Personal shredding will be limited to what can fit into a car. Your documents will be destroyed on site, safely and securely by a commercial shredding company. Please place all shredding into cardboard boxes or paper/plastic bags. Please plan on leaving the boxes or bags containing the shredding material. We can not empty the boxes and bags and give them back to you.
  There is no charge to drop off your unwanted electronic items and personal shredding for recycling, but donations are encouraged for the RCPAAA, a 501(c)(3) tax deductible charitable organization. For commercial quantities there will be a $5.00 per “file” box.  

Your donations are used to provide general support to the Richardson Police Department employees, their families, and provide college scholarships for their children.
Volunteers needed – if you want to volunteer, please contact me.

(2nd Thursday of Month)
Agenda: 6:30pm Refreshments & Meet/Greet
6:45pm Business Meeting
7:00pm Program- TBA

The annual Holiday Party. Please watch your “inbox” for a SignUp Genius invitation. This party is for current members and their spouses.

Board Meetings 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.

Each year, the second full week of April is dedicated to the men and women who serve as public safety telecommunicators. It was first conceived by Patricia Anderson of the Contra Costa County (Calif.) Sheriff’s Office in 1981 and was observed only at that agency for three years. Members of the Virginia and North Carolina chapters of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) became involved in the mid-1980s. By the early 1990s, the national APCO organization convinced Congress of the need for a formal proclamation. Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced what became 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 introduction.

The 911 CARES project has a wide range of NTW logo products that are great for gifts—or just for yourself! Moreover, the project gives back to the dispatching community, so they are worthy of support. APCO has a blog to share NTW celebrations and honors.

The official name of the week when initially introduced in Congress in 1991 was “National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.” In the intervening years, it has 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 “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 sector of public safety communications.

Board Meetings 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.