PAX Centurion - November / December 2013

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • November/December 2013 • Page 9 Treasury Notes: David “Duke” Fitzgerald, BPPA Treasurer Reflections at Christmas time A t this wonderful time of the year I feel it is important to take some time to reflect not only what has happened in the past year but also what this time of year is really about. We all get the shopping, sending out cards, the lines, parties and of course Santa Claus. That is not what this time of year is really about. Christmas is about the birth of Jesus Christ or it is supposed to be. The twenty-fifth day of December marks his birth as the com- ing savior. Before anyone starts getting offended or insulted by this writing, it is the truth.You may not personally believe it or like it but again it is the truth. I understand that the Pax is not a religious paper and that this article is my doing and my writing and may not reflect the opinions of our advertisers or the staff of the paper. Now there is the disclaimer for everyone to acknowledge. So what is it that we should do this time of year? I believe that we should spread the word of Christ. If you do not practice the Catholic beliefs then spread good will and demonstrate some acts of kindness and love. Be kind hearted and show our fellow man that life is good. For those of us that are practicing Catholics try and follow Christ’s role and be generous to each other. The smallest things can go the longest ways. Slow down to smell the roses; Do not always be in a rush to go nowhere. Let someone cut in front of you on the highway, demonstrate kindness at every level. In the end it will most likely make you feel better about yourself. Also, take time out to reflect on the good things in our lives. Take time to talk to your family, friends, kids, maybe there is someone who you have been meaning to call but put- ting it off for one reason or another. In the spirit of Christmas call that person to wish them a Merry Christmas. Try and be forgiving to those who have offended you or hurt you in one way or another. This is also a season of healing. The ability to forgive is a very underrated quality which will also make you feel better about yourself. Lastly, it is a season of being thankful. Each and every one of us has so much to be thankful for. We all have loved ones around us be it family or just friends. We have our co-workers and our distant families. We have our job and most important we have our faith, re- gardless of which religion you practice, you still have your faith. Life is a jewel that sometimes I think we all take for granted. Our police family suffered some devastating losses last month and hopefully we can all learn from those tragedies. Regardless of how bad some things look or feel, nothing is really all that bad. Life is a treasure and we should all try and hold it dear to us. O nWednesday November 20, 2013 at the monthly House of Representatives meeting the annual scholarships were drawn randomly from all those who applied in front of the whole House. As I am sure most of you, if not all, are aware that each year the Patrolman’s Association gives away forty (40) $1,000.00 scholarships to the children of the membership. The following names are this year’s winners; Child Parent Unit Gianna Marino Gary Marino......................................................A-7 Daniel Fullam Jr. Dan Fullam........................................................D-4 Summer Santry Tom Santry..................................................... D-14 Devyn Bilotas John Bilotas.................................................... EMS Madison Horan John Horan........................................................D-4 Patrick Michaud Brian Michaud...................................................E-5 Jillian Manning John Manning........................................Operations Oliver Hanson Thomas Hanson............................................. EMS Cameron Souza Randall Souza................................................. EMS Isabella Calderon Oscar Calderon................................................E-13 Colleen McGrath Douglas McGrath.........................................YVSF Nicholas Calisi John Calisi.........................................................E-5 Kayleigh Donovan Timmy Donovan...............................................D-4 Keegin Ezekiel Jason Ezekiel................................................YVSF Regann Glynn Joseph Glynn.....................................................D-4 Alyssa Connolly Cliff Connolly................................................. D-14 Jeanna Fawkes Joseph Fawkes...................................................D-4 Eoin O’Donnell Thomas O’Donnell...........................................D-4 Jack Paradis Michael Paradis............................................YVSF Brandon Gonsalves Dowayne Lewis.................................................B-2 Christopher Doyle Michael Doyle........................................... Fugitive Domonic Cintolo Richard Cintolo.................................................A-7 Erica Morrissey Daniel Morrissey............................................ EMS DominiqueAllen FredAllen....................................................Bombs BPPA scholarship winners for 2013 Quinn Sullivan Tom Sullivan......................................................D-4 Nola Kacvinsky John Kacvinsky.................................................C-6 Devin Santillana Mario Santillana..............................................E-13 April Creavin Patrick Creavin..................................................E-5 Joanna Doherty Brian Doherty....................................................D-4 John Parker Maureen Parker.............................................. D-14 Erin Corbett Thomas Corbett.................................................A-1 John Collins Joe Collins.........................................................D-4 Joseph Fisher Debra Fisher................................................. Range PatrickWood PatrickWood...................................................E-13 Francis Armstrong BrianArmstrong................................................E-5 Adam Danker Greg Danker.............................................. Fugitive Al Young AlYoung............................................................D-4 Justin St. Peter Frank St. Peter...................................................E-5 Sean Bergquist John Bergquist...................................................E-5 Bridget Cullen Kevin Cullen......................................................D-4 Those are the 40 winning children of the members of the BPPA. Each parent needs to supply a copy of a bill to which their child attends or contact the BPPA in order to establish a 529 account for college. Our investor, Scott Holden will set up the account free of charge for our members. Congratulations to those who won and thank you to everyone who filled out an application. Every parent is both welcomed and encouraged to attend the BPPA House of Representatives meeting onWednesday, December 18, 2013 with the winning child for pictures to be printed in the next edition of the Pax Centurion . There are still some old advertisers who question if the scholarships are awarded to our members, so please try and attend of you can. If you cannot attend, then try and drop off a picture of you and your child to be printed in the Pax , thank you. Once again, Merry Christmas. Child Parent Unit See Treasury Notes on page 29