HomeMy WebLinkAboutBack-Up DocumentRamirez, Jennifer
From: Miami PBA <miamipba@bellsouth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 10:44 AM
To: Ramirez, Jennifer
Cc: Joseph Longueira; Miami PBA
Subject: RE: Donation of vehicle - Information Request
Jennifer,
This is an excerpt from the Charter that created the organization approved by Circuit Judge H.F. Atkinson on
March 26, 1937.
"This Association shall have for its object the welfare and conduct of its members, the regulation and
adjustment of matters pertaining to and affecting its members; the promotion of efficiency in the Police
Department; the promotion of confidence, cooperation, harmony, friendly and social relations among its
members, as well as the general public and all public officials."
Since our inception the Miami Police Benevolent Association has worked with underprivileged children and we
donate to charitable organizations such as Do The Right Things, Miami Police Honor Guard, Miami Police
Explorers, Miami PAL, Easter Seals, City Church Higher Ground Culinary Program located in Allapattah
(which teaches inner-city kids culinary skills), Jackson Memorial Hospital Trauma Surgical. Unit, Juvenile
Diabetes Foundation, Christy House, Women's Fund, and hosted the Never Quit Challenge for disabled
veterans in. Miami to name a few over recent years.
The Miami PBA bought our property in 1940 and created a Children's park with rides targeting underprivileged
children. In 2007 we sold 6 acres to the City of Miami for a park and we kept 2 acres. We are currently
renovating the 2 acres we kept and building n new Museum/Historical/Office building where we will have
sufficient space to memorialize the hard work of the officers and civilians of the Miami Police Department. We
will have digital displays of over 5,000 photos of the Miami Police Department and it's personnel along with
other memorabilia. The gallery has space for three police cars, three motorcycles and a 3 wheeler police
motorcycle. It. is our intention to display the City donated police car in this area along with a 1966 Plymouth
Police Car and a 1976 Harley Davidson Miami Police Motorcycle. It is also hoped that we can have these
vehicles participate in community events such as the Miami Police Mounted Display on Cultural Friday last
month where we had the old motorcycle.
Hope this helps.
Please let me know when this is put on the agenda.
Thank you,
Joe Longueira
Joseph T. Longueira
President
Miami Police Benevolent Association
2300 NW 14 Street
Miami, FL 33125
Cel 305 778-5400