Marco Police Foundation Receives Scholarship Program Grant

On May 27, 2024, members of the Marco Police Foundation had a detail at the ceremony showing support for our veterans and their families.

The Marco Police Foundation members Director Bill Young, Director Al Benarroch, Past President Vernon Geberth, Chief Tracy Frazzano, President Michael Hook, and recently retired Captain Richard Stoltenborg attended a luncheon for the Marco Fire Foundation.

Michelle Hennessy, Chair Missions Committee of United Church of Marco Island, presented a check to Members of the Marco Police Foundation: Bill Miller, 2nd Vice President; Vernon Geberth, Past President; and Michael Hook, President.

Posted Wednesday, June 5, 2024 8:00 pm

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By Maria Lamb

On May 21, 2024, Michelle Hennessy, Chair of the United Church of Marco Island’s (UCMI) Missions Committee, presented a grant for $10,000 to members of the Marco Police Foundation for its scholarship program.

Since 2001, the Marco Police Foundation has been a community-based, non-political, civic-minded, charitable organization that supports the Marco Island Police Department (MIPD) by providing continuing education scholarships, encouraging citizen participation in maintaining community safety, and assisting with Neighborhood Watch, traffic, and crowd control programs.

According to the Police Foundation, their requests for a grant of $10,000 will be used for its 2024 scholarships. This would be a match of the 2023 grant the organization provided. Funds will go towards college scholarships for Marco Island Police Officers, other police personnel, and dependents who are attending undergraduate or technical schools. They provide $4,000 per semester (Fall and Spring) to each student and up to $1,500 for summer sessions. For the calendar year 2023, the Foundation provided over $78,000 in scholarships to police officers and their children. In 2024, they expect to provide over $90,000 in scholarships.

In addition, according to the Police Foundation, “Our scholarship program assists with recruitment and retention of high-performing staff in the Marco Island Police Department. This program has been instrumental in achieving this goal by providing an important benefit to officers and their families. We are proud of our police department and their efforts in assuring Marco Island is one of the safest communities in Florida and the nation.”

Furthermore, “outside of our scholarship fund, the Marco Police Foundation supports officers in times of illness and family emergencies that are not covered by insurance or city employment benefits. We also fulfill equipment needs when city funds are not available.”

The Marco Police Foundation funds its scholarship program three events each year - a golf tournament at Island Country Club, a pickleball tournament at the Marco YMCA, and a Rib Cook-off - which raise funds to support this program and others. The Foundation also receives funds from the Island Country Club Charitable Foundation, as well as unsolicited support from other philanthropic entities.

To learn more about the Marco Police Foundation, please visit their website at: marcopolicefoundation.org.

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