April 2016

Board of Directors

Laurie Casteen

UVA

Randy Castleman

Chair, CPF

Court Square Ventures

Jim Cox

MichieHamlett

Joe Gieck

Professor Emeritus UVA

Dan Goodall

Treasurer, CPF

Swift Run Capital

Chris Holstege

UVA School of Medicine

Steve Keeler

McGuireWoods

Timothy Longo, Sr.

Ex officio

Charlottesville Police

Department

Antonio Rice

The Salvation Army

Bobbie Spellman

UVA School of Law

Executive Director

Mindy Goodall

In this issue…

New Chief

Cops 4 Kids Day

Egg Hunt

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A Changing of the Guards

After 35 years of wearing a police uniform, and 15 of these

years serving as Charlottesville’s Chief of Police, Tim Longo is

turning in his badge. On May 1st, he will retire from the job he

has described as a “calling” since the age of 18. His integrity,

wisdom, and charisma have helped make him a hard public

figure to see go.

“Chief Longo’s vision and leadership will be profoundly

missed,” says City Manager Maurice Jones. “The chief and his

staff have built an exceptional department dedicated to pro-

tecting our residents, businesses and visitors. He has skillfully

led our police department through very difficult times and has

always been an excellent ambassador for our City. His brand

of relational policing will be an important part of his legacy.”

The CPF is deeply grateful for all of Chief Longo’s efforts to serve the Charlottesville com-

munity with professionalism and excellence. We wish him all the best in his future endeav-

ors.

While we say goodbye to one Chief, we are excited to wel-

come a new one. Colonel Alfred Thomas from Lexington, VA

has been selected as Charlottesville’s new Chief of Police

beginning on May 23rd.

Colonel Thomas has served as the Chief of Police of Lexing-

ton since 2010. Prior to Lexington, he served at the Lynch-

burg Police Department for 20 years.

"I am truly honored to join one of the finest police depart-

ments in the Commonwealth," said Chief Thomas. "I look

forward to serving the citizens of Charlottesville and building

upon the longstanding history of providing exceptional ser-

vices to the community."

Welcome Colonel Thomas! We look forward to working with you.

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Kids + Cops + Fun = a “win” for everyone We are busy gearing up for our annual Cops 4

Kids Day! The event will be held on Friday,

May 13th from 4-6pm, at the Boys & Girls

Club at 1000 Cherry Avenue once again.

The event is free and open to the public. We

anticipate hundreds of Boys & Girls Club mem-

bers and kids from all the City elementary

schools to attend.

Cops 4 Kids Day is an opportunity for police to

get to know kids in the communities that they

serve while they are off duty. And kids get to

learn how to interact and be comfortable with

police while understanding their importance

within our community. At the event, the De-

partment will show off its K-9, motorcycle and

SWAT teams, explain how the Forensics Unit

looks for clues, talk about bike safety, and

generally make itself available to the kids.

Officers run through a bouncy house with the

kids, do the limbo, shoot Nerf guns, dance,

ride bikes, play corn-hole, play in a teen bas-

ketball tournament, and eat with them— all

while they are breaking down barriers that of-

ten exist between young people and the police.

Thank you to our activity station sponsors ($200+) thus far:

CBRE

Bill Nitchmann

Shawn Johnson (Atlantic Coast Mortgage)

SuperFun Attractions

Andy Zemon (Waterstone Mortgage)

Want to help? We still need donations! Use the enclosed

envelope or contact

Mindy Goodall at: mindy.goodall@cvillepolicefoundation.org

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Here’s what else is going on at the CPF:

Ran a Community Leadership Police Academy for Charlottesville City Council members, neighborhood as-sociation presidents, and local members of the press. Attendees got an insiders look into the Department

during two evenings of classes.

Welcomed 6 new officers to the Department with a dinner following their Academy graduation.

Approved the funding for three $20K Housing grants for officers in 2015. The community, Department,

and families of the officers all benefit from having the officers live where they work.

Supported the Operation Santa Express program run by the CPD, which helps officers bring toys to

local kids.

Worked with local artists to host an Art Auction at The Paramount in February. Proceeds went to CPF

Community Relations activities.

Want to know how you can get involved? Check out our website at www.cvillepolicefoundation.org or use the enclosed envelope to make a tax-deductible donation.

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On Saturday, March 26th, a thousand plastic eggs were hidden

around Washington Park for kids of all ages to find. This inaugu-

ral event was hosted by the Charlottesville Police Department

and Hunter Wyant’s State Farm Insurance Office. Events such as

this are yet another example of the “relational policing” that the

CPD believes in.

"This is an opportunity

for us to just have some fun with the area kids, to give them the op-

portunity, as well as their parents to join us, get to know their com-

munity officers, have a little fun on this day before Easter," Sgt. Ste-

ve Knick of the Charlottesville Police Department said.

Be on the lookout for more events this summer, such as the return of

the popular “Ice Cream with a Cop” at local parks throughout the

season!

Hunting for Eggs

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The CPF is grateful for all of the donations we have received the past 12 months from the following businesses and individuals.

LEADERS ($1,000+)

Anonymous

Bama Works Fund Bank of America Robert & Barbara Bruner CACF Hunter Craig

Jeffrey Ferrill Hantzmon Wiebel Michael Kaminski President’s Discretionary Fund—CACF

PYMWYMI Fund Mack Rowe

SNL Financial UVA

Wells Fargo SPONSORS ($250-$999)

Lillian & Michael Bevier

Boar’s Head Inn Dori Boudreau & Paul Huddleston Kyle Boynton Jon Bright

Cadet Activity Fund Randy Castleman CBRE The Ceiling & Floor Shop Philander & Jean Chase

Clear Communications & Electronics Commonwealth Assisted Living Jim & Kara Cox Susan W. Davenport & W. Edgar Spigle

Fund

Anne Dean Dr. Joe & Sally Gieck Fund Harris Teeter Chris & Angela Holstege

Dreama & Marc Johnson Hamid Karimi

Mark Krebs (Northwest Mutual) Audrey & John Lewis Cheri Lewis

George & Annabelle Loper Bernie Martin Meadowbrook Shopping Centre MichieHamlett Attorneys at Law

Michael Miller Judith & Frank Mueller William Nitchmann The Paramount

Picture Parts A. Sprightley Ryan & John Duffy

Jean Sampson Fred Scott

The Spectacle Shop Bobbie Spellman STARS Tiger Fuel Jorgen Vik

Susan Ward Willowtree Richard Young

SUPPORTERS ($100-$249)

Anonymous Rosa & Henry Atkins Dennis & Nina Barnes

Birdwood Golf Course Jonathan & Susan Blank David & Anne Brown Norman Carter

Eugene & Lena Corrigan Crutchfield Mary Loose DeViney Jane Dittmar & Frank Squillace Downtown Grille

Peter Easter J. Perry Fitzhugh Fleurie Restaurant

George Gilliam Jane Goodman Haviland Womens Club

Jane Kerewich Jay & Barbara Kessler Keswick Hall James McGinnis

Paula & Rob Newcomb John & Stephanie Nohrnberg Jane O’Brien Tom & Heidi Rees

Chuch Rotgin (Great Eastern Manage-ment)

Quilts Unlimited Bertha Scholten

Spartan Blades Todd Sturbuck Timberlake Drugstore John Trippel Tuel Jewelers

UVA Athletic Department The Wine Guild of Charlottesville FRIENDS ($1-$99)

Anonymous Bizou Tim & Stacey Blank Blue Whale Books

Barbara Bonesteel Darryl Brown & Carolyn Capps Joan Bullard Camryn Executive Transportation & Limou-

sine

Carriage Cleaners Mark Cave Chaps Les Disharoon

Louise & Earl Dudley Five Guys Burgers & Fries Erika Ford

Eileen Leonard Foster Rebecca Foster Mary Pat Gallagher

Lynn Garnett George & Laurel Geis Becky Goodwin William S Gray

Uday & Anita Gupta Robert & Susan Hodous Harold Kahn PK Kamath

Linda Lester Pat & John Lloyd

Alice Lucan Kevin Lynch

Russell & Susan Marks Elaine Maxcy Maya Restaurant John & Linda Monahan New Dominion Bookshop

Barry Parkhill Petit Pois Restaurant Mercer Reeves ReportSee

Jeffrey Roberts Shebeen Pub & Braai South Street Brewery Kristin Szakos

Kelley Tobler

Carol Verrier Chuck & Heather Walker Wavecrest Fitness & Massage The Whiskey Jar

Julie Wilkerson Peggy & Tim Williams Woodbrook Sports & Pro Shop

To receive our e-newsletter, send your email address to: mindy.goodall@cvillepolicefoundation.org

The CPF seeks to improve the quality of life in Charlottesville by offering a community partner for our police department. The Foundation pro-motes excellence in police services by investing in programs that enhance our department and

yet are beyond the reasonable reach of the City’s budget. We reward excellence by cele-brating the successes of our department and

the skills of its officers. And we strengthen the connections between the department and the

public through outreach programs and commu-nity events.