The Connecticut State Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) is conducting another fund-raising campaign. This year’s pitch includes disclosure that all phone calls and mailings come from the FOP’s own employees, not by professional fundraisers. Donors are told they may be “confident that you are making a donation directly to the Association, where your support can make the most difference for our programs and members.” Donations may be spent on projects such as death benefits for families of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, scholarships, “the costs of the Fund Drive” and “the general welfare of the organization.” Donations are not deductible for income tax purposes as charitable contributions.
Based on the Connecticut FOP web site, recent activities for members have included trips to Boston Red Sox and New Britain Rock Cats baseball games, and a trip to Lake Compounce amusement park. The most recent publicly available information from the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (for calendar year 2006) indicates that the FOP raised more than $1.5 million through telemarketing by the professional telemarketer Civic Development Group LLC, and kept 25.25 percent of this gross amount raised.
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