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Golf outing shows FOP Family Auxiliary is still a driving force
(and pitching and putting, too)
The convoy of golf carts heading to the shotgun start of the annual Chicago Lodge 7 Family Auxiliary golf outing on June 23 charted a course to a day that always means a lot to Chi- cago Police Officers.
The Family Auxiliary Golf Outing has become an annual tradition to support officers and raise money for scholar- ships that benefit the children of CPD officers. More than 190 FOP members and officers returned for the eighth annual tournament at Bloomingdale Golf Club. The shotgun start initiated some friendly competition followed by the highly anticipated dinner and a raffle giveaway that included sets of golf clubs, restaurant gift certificates and sporting event tickets.
Family Auxiliary President Angie Haynes has made it her
mission to provide aid to all CPD officers since she founded the FOP Family Auxiliary in 1991 with the slogan “Never let them walk alone.” Since then, she and her team have worked hard to organize events and provide resources that benefit Lodge 7 members and their families.
“This is really to remember all police officers,” Haynes stated. “It’s hard to be a police officer’s family, and we want to show them that we are all in the same shoes. We’re in this together.”
In 2001, the Family Auxiliary partnered with retired Pen- sion Fund Trustee Ken Hauser to organize the golf outing to have a larger impact on the children of law enforcement through more scholarship donations.
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