Past Events
Chicago Police Marines
The Chicago Police Marine Corps League (CPMCL) is a tax deductible 501(c)(3) veterans organization comprised of Marines and FMF Corpsmen.
CPMCL Birthday/Veterans Ceremony and Wellness Day
We are back in the Academy and our wellness partners will be joining us.
Veteran Pheasant Hunt
March 21st. Rooster Heaven Veteran Pheasant Hunt: 25 of us went out to Rooster Heaven for a great day of pheasant hunting in Murica. Thank you Pat Harms, Rick Caballero and Russ Willingham for supporting this event. We brought out Justin Patterson (4 Bronze Stars, 3...
Equine outing to BraveHearts
February 21st, 1000 hrs, 8 of us enjoyed a great day of equine therapy provided by BraveHearts in Harvard, IL. BraveHearts provides horse therapy to veterans, children, and their families. We gave BraveHearts a donation and enjoyed a nice lunch afterward. Thank you to...
Purple Heart Hunt
February 1st, 0900hrs 53 of us came out for a beautiful day of hunting pheasants in the fields of Rooster Heaven. Thank you for the great hospitality provided by Pat, Cole, Duke Harms. A pheasant hunt allows us to move through fields in groups of 4-10, on-line,...
Villa Park VFW
April 15th, 1600 & 1900 hours. 39 E St Charles, Villa Park. Congrats to Dan Pavela for his excellent shooting, winning the annual shooting contest. Thank you to Steve Daugherty and Cathy Yanda for being great guest speakers and presenting topics related to...
Run to Remember 5k
May 3rd 0715 hours. Thank you to everyone who came out or donated to our team for the Run to Remember 5k sponsoring the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation. It was our best team ever! We had 54 sign up (prior best was 40 last year). And, we raised a record $4700 (prior...
Vets 1st 20k
May 16th 0600 hours. Thank you to everyone who attended our Vets 1st 20k. We boarded buses at the Tattler Post, drove down to 31st/Lake Shore Dr, held a short ceremony, and walked back. This was our largest ever with 154 participants (prior 133) and the most money...
Annual Grilling and Board Election Meeting
June 3th, Tuesday, 1900hrs. On the Rocks 2104 N. We had a great Military/1st responder night at On the Rocks. Thank you Greg and Debbie Daniels for the great establishment and Hospitality.
Annual Tommy Napolitano Fishing trip, Lily Bug Acres
June 26th,Thursday, 0530/1130+. 25315 W Grass Lake Rd, Antioch, IL on Lake Marie. Thanks to all who attended our annual fishing trip this year. Thank you also to the Napolitano family, everyone who came out and enjoyed a great day on the water, and congratulations to...
RECENT DONATIONS
We continuously look for sponsors. If you have anyone interested, please have them contact us at chicagopolicemarines@gmail.com. Donations can also be made online at ChicagoPoliceMarines.org. The Chicago Police Marine Corps League is a tax deductible 501(C)(3) veterans charity that was founded in 1983 by Marines and Navy Corpsmen who were mostly first responders. The mission of the CPMCL is to support veterans, military and first responders. Money raised by the CPMCL has allowed us to: provide direct support to wounded veterans/LE, donations to BraveHearts (equine therapy), Vet Service Dogs NFP (canine therapy), Road Home (outstanding mental health), SGB shots in partnership with Rags of Honor and Stella (a shot which resets the fight/flight/freeze mechanism), GFMs and other tragedy assistance, funeral assistance, the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation, Our Corps, Brotherhood for the Fallen, VFWs, American Legions, the Chicago Marines Foundation, Nick Daniels Scholarship, shooting/fishing/hunting, Chicago Police Chaplains Ministry, send care packages to deployed troops, support youth initiatives with NJROTC and the Young Marines, and a host of other events/philanthropy for veterans and 1st responders. The CPMCL has donated over $83,600 in FY2022, $76,000 in FY2021, $64,000 in FY2020, $51,700 in FY 2019; $48,600 in FY 2018; and $43,500 in FY2017.
DONATION CATAGORIES FOR FY 2023-4
Ceremony: $1115
Veteran Organizations: $21,952
LE Organizations: $4062
LE injured/funeral: $2800
Vet injured/funeral: $1215
Vet/1st responder wellness: $41,133
Children $250
Education: $1150
Outdoors: $16,917
Health: $110
Other: $2279
TOTAL DONATIONS THIS FY: $92,983
TOTAL INCOME THIS FY: $225,602
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