The International Police Association has an effective impact on fundraising efforts and has various processes for helping worthy causes.
Photo top right shows Mirco Ciccarese, IPA Italy with UK President Mick Luke. Mirco thanked Mick for the Section UK for their generosity when the two met.
The co-ordination of the International Police Association’s Emergency Aid for Disasters is undertaken by the International Social Commission (ISC).
When a disaster takes place within a Section, the Secretary General of the affected Section or other designated member should initiate contact with the ISC so that rapid aid can be provided from the Emergency Aid Fund.
The ISC will launch an appeal through the international IPA community for additional funds.
At an international level, the Permanent Executive Bureau will consider appeals for financial assistance to police officers affected by natural disasters. A maximum of 25,000 Euros per year is allocated to an Emergency Aid Fund and once an appeal is launched across the international IPA community, that sum can swell considerably.
Examples of where Emergency Aid has been paid out and collected are 911, the Boxing Day Tsunami; Eastern European Floods, the Italian Earthquake. Examples from 2010/2011 include a major fire in Israel in which 40 personnel from the police and fire service perished, and the devasting earthquake in Japan which took the lives of 19 police officers. Sadly, a common feature across the years has been numerous floods in various parts of the world.
During 2013, Sections raised 384,805 Euros in emergency aid. (IEC conference, September 2014).
Ann Pursey, shown above, created a quilt in 2012 for charity. The proceeds were split between Flint House Police Rehabilitation Centre, Police Treatment Centre Harrogate and Police Treatment Centre Auchterarder.
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Photo shows members of IPA Northumbria Branch raising funds at the annual charity golf match.