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NEW JERSEY COPS ■ FEBRUARY 2015
A message from State Delegate Jim Toma
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the members of Local 600
who made this year’s annual renewal and new membership period run so
smoothly and quickly. The changes and improvements in the process proved to
be very successful and all or nearly all dues and courtesy cards
were sent out by the end of January. For those members who
have been around a while, you know what a change that is, and
that’s due to the hard work of the regular weekly office volunteers along with the volunteers who come in throughout the
holiday season and give their time to count cards and stuff
envelopes. The process could not have been done without
them. Also, the daunting task of entering new members and
renewals into the database was done efficiently and quickly
with the help of new office staff (Sarah) who worked hard over
long hours the last couple of months.
Jim Toma
The membership numbers are up; the Local continues to grow and become
more relevant; we are taking an active role in the political process through our
support of the State PBA; and our contribution to the new State PBA PAC is only
the beginning of us as retired members sharing in the commitment of all PBA
members to be determined to defend our rights and benefits which are under
attack by the political machine in this state. We as a group need to continue to
support the efforts of our leadership, but just as importantly, we as individuals
in our local area must be engaged in the process; this is not the time for complacency.
I would like to thank Pat Colligan, Marc Kovar and others on the State Executive Board for opening up the Legal Protection Plan for our retired members
who legally carry a firearm. The availability to be part of the LPP has proven to
be a great success and hundreds of retired members have already joined. All who
have not should go to the website (www.njspba.com/lpp) for more information.
Let’s continue to grow as a Local, but more importantly, let’s continue to support all law enforcement members and stay engaged in the process. It’s our pension, COLA and benefits and we cannot depend on others to defend them.
Reminder: We’re still all Devils inside
Come join us for a night with the
New Jersey Devils when they play the
Buffalo Sabres on Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. at
the Prudential Center in Newark.
Specially priced tickets are now
available
at
www.newjerseydevils.com/njpba600
by using the promo code: NJSPBA600.
In addition to these specially priced tickets, the NJ Devils are offering $10value food and beverage cards for $3 to those who purchase these tickets. There
is no limit on how many of these cards you may purchase. To obtain these cards
or
for
any
other
information,
contact
Tom
Milmoe
at
membership@njspba600.org.
This is not exclusive to 600 members; tickets are available for all State PBA
members. d