Past Events
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,...
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...
Brotherhood for the Fallen Gala
September 19th, Saturday, 1800hrs, Rosemont Hyatt Regency: 10 of us attended the BFTF Gala where we donated a total of $6300 to a great cause.
Happy 250th America Birthday Party
June 19th, 1900hrs, VFW 2978, 3009 N Kedzie, we had a great 250th Murica Birthday party at the VFW. Echo Five played great tunes while everyone in attendance had a great time. Congratulations to Louie Carrizal for winning the 250th Marine gold coin. We raised...
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 www.ChicagoPoliceMarines.org. The Chicago Police Marine Corps League is a tax deductible 501(C)(4) 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 (a shot which resets the fight/flight/freeze mechanism for PTSD), GFMs and other tragedy assistance, funeral assistance, the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation, Our Corps, Brotherhood for the Fallen, Rags of Honor, VFWs, American Legions, Nick Daniels & Conner Lowry Scholarship, outdoor wellness initiatives (shooting/fishing/hunting), races/marches, Chicago Police Chaplains Ministry, care packages to deployed troops, youth initiatives with NJROTC and the Young Marines, scholarships, and a host of other events/philanthropy for veterans and 1st responders. The CPMCL has donated over $174,651 in FY2025, $208,300 in FY2024, $92,983 in FY 2023, $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 2026-7
Ceremony: $11,703
Veteran Organizations: $9518
1ST Responders Organizations: $2450
1st Responders injured/funeral: $1500
Vet injured/funeral: $404
Vet/1st responder wellness: $8938
Youth $560
Education: $0
Outdoors: $9060
Health: $0
Other: $30
TOTAL DONATIONS THIS FY: $44,165
TOTAL INCOME THIS FY: $50,230
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