The 20th Annual Candlelight Vigil will be held at the National Law
Enforcement Officers Memorial on Tuesday, May 13, 2008. Sponsored by the
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF), the event will begin
at 8:00 p.m. at the Memorial grounds, located at Judiciary Square, in the 400
block of E Street, NW, Washington, DC. A reading of the names newly engraved on
the Memorial immediately follows the ceremony. Everyone is welcome to attend; no
tickets are required. Additional National Police Week events will be posted as
information becomes available.
*National Police Week activities and associated activities are also available
in the online
Calendar of events.
*
Click here for a print version of the scheduled NPW08
activities. (pdf)
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT HOTEL ROOMS
Hotel rooms in DC will be limited this year due to other scheduled
events. Please contact Nancy Riker for accommodations at
800-554-2220 as soon as possible.
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SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES
Tuesday, May 6
14th
Annual Blue Mass
12 Noon
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
10th & G Streets, NW
Washington, DC
(202)347-2713
Saturday, May 10
15th Annual TOP COPS Awards Ceremony
Hosted by the National Association of Police Organizations
7:00 p.m.
Warner Theatre
513 Thirteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC
Contact: Jill Cameron, (202) 842-4420
Sunday, May 11
13th
Annual Law Ride
Line up begins at 9:00 a.m. in Lot 8 of R.F.K. Stadium in Washington, DC.
Procession will leave RFK promptly at 11:00 a.m. and ride to the National Law
Enforcement Officers Memorial.
Contact:
lawride@bellsouth.net
Website:
www.lawride.com
Monday, May 12
Police
Unity Tour Arrival Ceremony
2:00 p.m.
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
400 Block of E Street, NW
Washington, DC
Contact: Harry Phillips, (973) 443-0030,
info@policeunitytour.com
Website:
www.policeunitytour.com
Begun in 1997, the Police Unity Tour has raised $4.3 million for the NLEOMF.
Tuesday, May 13
20th
Annual Candlelight Vigil
8:00 p.m.
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
400 Block of E Street, NW
Contact: (202) 737-3400,
vigil@nleomf.org
It is advised that anyone attending take the Metro Red Line to Judiciary Square.
Wednesday, May 14:
Sixth Annual Steve Young Honor Guard Competition
Fraternal Order of Police Grand Lodge
8:30 a.m.
John Marshall Park, between the Federal Court House and the Canadian Embassy
Contact: Ken Roske-
honorguard@policeweek.org
Website:
www.policeweekhonorguard.com
National Police Survivors’ Conference
Concerns of Police Survivors
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Hilton Alexandria Mark Center (Registration is mandatory.)
Contact: (573) 346-4911,
cops@nationalcops.org
Website:
www.nationalcops.org
13th
Annual Emerald Society & Pipeband March and Service
National Conference of Law Enforcement Emerald Societies, Inc.
Assemble at 4:30 p.m. at New Jersey Avenue & F Street, NW. Step-off promptly at
6:00pm. March will proceed to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
Contact: Mike Roe: 314-304-1915,
Mjroe@slmpd.org
Thursday, May 15:
27th Annual National Peace Officers Memorial Day Services
Grand Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police
Grand Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police Auxiliary
12 noon
West Front of the United States Capitol
Washington, DC
Contact:
www.policeweek.org/contacts.html
Website:
www.policeweek.org
FOP/FOPA
Wreathlaying Ceremony
Grand Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police
Grand Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police Auxiliary
3:30 p.m. (estimated, follows Peace Officers Memorial Day Service at the U.S.
Capitol)
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
400 Block of E Street, NW
Washington, DC
Friday, May 16:
National Police Challenge 50-Kilometer Relay Race
Coordinated by the U.S. Secret Service
8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Secret Service Training Center
Laurel, MD
Contact: Kam Flynn,
npc50@verizon.net
Website:
www.secretservice.gov/npc50
National Police Survivors’ Conference
Concerns of Police Survivors
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Hilton Alexandria Mark Center (Registration is mandatory.)
Contact: (573) 346-4911,
cops@nationalcops.org
www.nationalcops.org
VISITORS CENTER
Please stop by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Visitors Center
during your visit to Washington. Come see our law enforcement exhibits and visit
our gift shop. The Visitors Center is located at 605 E Street, NW, and will be
open extended hours during National Police Week.
NLEOMF
National Police Week events and activities are supported, in part, by a generous
contribution from the Target Corporation.