2018 Benevolent Fund Golf Tourney

The 2018 Golf Tourna-ment was once again a success. Although the numbers of players was down all had a great time. The winners, “The SandBags” shot a great round of 51. Gabe Moli-na from their team also won the Longest Drive contest. Team," Bruno Lawyers” came in last and won some golf les-sons to help them next year. We would like to thank our great Spon-sors for their ongoing support. Our Platinum/Sponsors Bruno, Colin, and Lowe P.C., and Fassi Financial, and Two Valley Builders. Silver Sponsors/ Schomp Hon-da, and Markley Motors. Bronze Hole Sponsor/Old Town Square Prop-

erties, Inc. Our In-Kind sponsors Scheels, Chick-fil-A, Duncan Donuts, Pain Wizard, Wonder-land Brewing Co. Tie Dye, and Sam’s. We would also like to thank all of our Volunteers who spent a great day in the sun helping out with drinks, photos, and put-ting up signs. We would also like to thank The Fort Collins Police De-partment SWAT and K9 Teams for sending rep-resentatives for our com-munity demonstrations.

PRESIDENT

Chris Renn FCPD

VICE PRESIDENT

Bryan Brown FCPD

SECRETARY

Jim Lenderts FCPD

TREASURER

Carrie Wills FCPD

2ND VICE PRESIDENT

Andy Ferraro FCPD

SGT AT ARMS

Mike Langley FCPD

STATE TRUSTEE

Maureen Noe FCPD

CSU TRUSTEE

vacant

ESTES PARK TRUSTEE

Rick Life

FORT COLLINS TRUSTEE

Carly Garner

LAFAYETTE TRUSTEE

vacant

WELC COUNTY TRUSTEE

Dave Porter

2018 FOP BOARD

Northern Colorado lodge 3 J U L Y 2 0 1 8 2 0 1 8 - 3 N E W S L E T T E R

S P E C I A L

P O I N T S O F

I N T E R E S T :

• 2018 GOLF TOUR-

NEY

• 2018 NEW

BOARD

• BENEVOLENT

FUND

• CALENDAR OF

EVENTS

• GET MORE SLEEP

• HELP YOUR

LODGE

• CARLY GARNER

-PRVACY

• 2018 SCHOLAR-

SHIPS

• PRESIDENT’S

REPORT

• WELD COUN-

TY—STATE

SCHOLARSHIP

WINNERS

• GOLF PHOTOS

• CONTACT PAGE

• YOUR NEWSLET-

TER

PAST PRESIDENTS

Spence Alvord

Scott Goff

Mike Thonrton

P A G E 2

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

LODGE #3 BENEVOLENT FUND DO YOU KNOW?? Amazon Smile Hey did you know that you can donate to the Benevolent Fund when you order from Amazon. Amazon Smile is Amazon’s program for local Charities. The FOP Lodge 3 Benevolent Fund is a regis-tered Charity with Amazon Smile. All you do is go to Amazon Smile register and Select Colorado Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3. Then when-ever you order from Amazon

they will make a donation to our Be-nevolent Fund based on your or-der. There are no additional costs to you. Additionally each item you or-der will indicate whether it is eligi-ble for Amazon Smile benefits. Am-azon also reminds you when you are ordering items that it is eligible for Smile, and will take

you to that page to complete your order. Please consider sign-ing up for Amazon Smile. Every little bit helps.

OCTOBER

• Oct 2nd(Tue) - lodge meeting

5:30pm

JULY

• July 10 (Tue)- lodge/benevolent fund

meetings. 5:30pm

• July 4th (Wed)-Independence day

• July 30—Aug 5th—Colorado Police &

Fire games. Co Springs.

Www.cpfgaa.org registration is open

now

AUGUST

• August 7(Tue), lodge meeting 5:30 pm

SEPTEMBER

• Sept 4th (Tue) - lodge meeting 5:30 pm

• Sept 15- Guns N Hoses boxing at Co

State University (benevolent fund)

N O R T H E R N C O L O R A D O L O D G E 3

Get more Sleep

Written by: Trustee Maureen Noe

P A G E 3 2 0 1 8 - 3 N E W S L E T T E R

Sleep.

1: The natural periodic suspension of consciousness during which the powers of the body are restored.

2: That thing everyone tells you should get more of but no one seems to know how you can get any.

The National Health Service tells us we need 8 hours of sleep a day. If we don’t get adequate sleep we could suffer from obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure and even diabetes. Lack of sleep can kill your sex drive. It ages your skin and it can make you forgetful. Are you experiencing one of the follow-ing?

• Mild Depression

• Loss of Energy

• Irritability

• Sleep Pattern Changes

• Eating Pattern Changes

• Inability to Concentrate

If you said yes to some or all of these you may be one of the many who can never seem to get enough sleep According to Susan Lewis Simons, M.S., B.C.E.T.S, D.A.A.E.T.S, Presi-dent and Founder of Under the Shield Inc., our profession is a “Lifestyle” one which is impacted by stress and perpetual change. Both can be positive or negative which is influenced by our percep-tion of them. One of the side effects of our “Lifestyle” can be lack of sleep. Simons recommends several ways to improve REM sleep which can increase the amount of total sleep and restfulness we feel.

Recommendations of things To Do:

• Take a Magnesium Supple-ment- (400 to 1000mg a day)

Most easily absorbed is Magnesium Citrate or Aspertate

• Daily Super B vitamin Complex

• Take Alteril (Melatonin, L-Tryptophan, Valerian) instead of TylenolPM

• 5 tsp of Honey mixed with 1 tsp of Himalayan Pink Salt

• 2 TBLS of honey at bedtime

• Eat Turkey or drink milk be-fore bed

• Limit Alcohol to 0 to 1 ounce day

• Soak in a hot bath of Epsom Salts (Magnesium Sulfate) to absorb Magnesium

• Get 4 – 6 hours between when you exercise and sleep other-wise run sprints and/or bag work then take a hot shower and drink lots of water to flush adrenaline from your body

• Increase bright light before bed, then total darkness (sleep mask)

• Practice relaxation and breathing techniques (breath from the diaphragm)

• Laugh Often (even if it’s sick humor) which releases endor-phins that are therapeutic and healing.

10 minute rule - If you’re not asleep in 10 minutes, get up from bed and do things relaxing until you feel sleepy, NEVER JUST LAY THERE. Your mind will begin to focus on negative things which are magni-fied in the dark

Recommendations of what not to do:

Don’t procrastinate

Do not watch TV or read in bed

Do not check Facebook or Social Media sites in bed

Avoid Magnesium Carbonate, Sulfate, Gluconate and Oxide

as they are poorly absorbed and are the cheapest most common forms.

Don’t take Ambien!!!

Have you ever read the fine print on a prescription of Ambien?

“..Possible side effects can be any of the following to include: Anxiety, depression, nervousness, unusual moods or behavior, thoughts of suicide, memory loss, Schizoaffective disorder, severe confu-sion, muscle weakness, trouble breath-ing, daytime drowsiness, dizziness. They may also cause you to do things while you are still asleep that you may not re-member the next morning, such as driv-ing. Ambien can also be habit forming.”

Simons believes by Law Enforcement Officers getting better quality sleep, we can reduce the risks of stress we experi-ence by our “Lifestyle”. Try these sugges-tions and for more information you can access undertheshield.com or contact Susan Lewis Simons (susan.simons@undertheshirled.com) and her team directly at (855)889-2348 toll-free.

Good luck and Sweet Dream!!

Fraternally,

Sister Maureen Noe

*As always, if you are experiencing trou-ble falling asleep and staying asleep and none of these suggestions are helpful, check with you Doctor especially those with kidney or heart disease.

LAW, IS

THE

SAFEGARD

OF

FREEDOM

HELP YOUR LODGE

A lodge that has an active membership is a more pro-

ductive lodge. Consider what you would like the lodge

to accomplish, and then volunteer to help! THINK of

what we could accomplish if each member agreed to

volunteer 4-8 hours a year. The more people we have

volunteering and helping, the more projects we can

accomplish. We are only limited by our memberships

interest in participating!! Contact a board member and

tell them your interested in helping and if you have a

specific project you would want to work on! Thanks!

P A G E 4

2018 LODGE #3 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

Fort Collins Trustee-Carly Garner Officer Privacy We live in a digital age, where any-one's personal information is availa-ble at the touch of a finger. It's im-portant for officers and civilian law enforcement personnel to know that your information is out there for an-yone to find online. This can in-clude your name, address, voter registration information, phone number, and a wide range of other private information on you, your spouse, and your family. However, there are some steps you can take to remove this information from the internet, or at least make it more difficult for others to find. There are a myriad of database websites, such as zabasearch.com and fami-lytreenow.com, that offer this infor-mation to the public, but many of these websites allow you to opt out. Simply visit the website and navigate to the opt out option. It may take some time and persis-

tence, especially considering how many of these websites exist, but your piece of mind is worth it. Some websites, such as priva-cyforcops.org, offer services in this area to attempt to remove your private information from numerous accessible online databases. FOP Lodge 3 does not specifically en-dorse any of these services, but we suggest you consider and re-search your options if you want to remove your information from the internet. Additionally, speak with your supervisor about the potential of submitting a form to your county as-sessor's office to remove your proper-ty ownership information from your county's searchable database. This is an allowance offered by the state to law enforcement, and many agencies such as FCPS already have a quick and simple process in place to facili-tate the removal of this infor-mation. And of course, one of the

most important steps you can take to maintain your privacy is to be aware and in control of your social me-dia presence. Whether you choose to use your real name, a pseudonym, or avoid social media all to-gether, it's vital that you understand what your priva-cy settings are and how each social media search engine works to potentially reveal you to the pub-lic. Monitor your posts and your profiles, and talk to your friends and family about your privacy and safety concerns if they are posting about you inappro-priately. Stay safe out there!

This year’s

$1,000 scholar-

ship winners for

our lodge!! Con-

gratulations to

both Morgan and

Tanner. We also

would like to

thank all those

who applied for

this years Schol-

arship and en-

courage you to

reapply in 2019.

Morgan Johnson

TANNER PIERICK

PRESIDENT’S REPORT - Chris Renn

P A G E 5 2 0 1 8 - 3 N E W S L E T T E R

A new era begins at Fort

Collins Police Services

Over the past few years

Fort Collins Lodge 3 mem-

bers have experienced

significant improvements

within their police depart-

ment. These improve-

ments include a nearly

complete turnover in exec-

utive leadership, changes

in promotional processes

which have resulted in

outcomes met with over-

whelming line approval, an

overhaul of the position of

rank which has long been

the greatest area of con-

cern according to FOP

surveys, expanded and

improved policies and

training geared towards

ensuring fair and equal

treatment of our members,

much-improved communi-

cation from top to bottom

within Police Services and

vastly improved relation-

ships between the FOP

leadership, police execu-

tive leadership and City

Hall.

There has been nothing

easy about the fight to set

these changes into mo-

tion, the process of transi-

tioning through these

changes or the uncertainty

of where things would land

on the other side! Through

it all Lodge 3 leaders have

committed to being a part

of the reconciliation when

the dust settled within the

department and between

the department and City

Hall. These efforts are

long under way and I'm

proud to report the work of

your Board is making Fort

Collins Police Services a

better place to serve for

our members each day!

I would like to personally

thank all of the brave and

dedicated members who

stepped forward to bring

about this change. I would

also like to thank the new

faces of leadership who

have embraced the

change, and who have

committed to running the

department in such a way

that we never return to old

practices. I would like to

thank the City leaders in

the City Manager's Office

and Human Resources

who have seen these

changes through. Lastly, I

would like to encourage

our members to do their

very best to place any lin-

gering angst or frustra-

tions of the past behind

them and join us as we

move optimistacally into

the future.

And now, in the dawn of

this new era, Fort Collins

members welcome a new chief

of police. Chief Swoboda comes

to Fort Collins from Elgin, IL. By

all accounts Chief Swoboda was

widely respected at his former

agency as a fair and energetic

leader who supports his officers

and ensures they are equipped

to safely and effectively carry

out their job requirements.

These are the primary attributes

Fort Collins Lodge 3 members

have most desired in their chief

of police.

Chief Swoboda, welcome to Fort

Collins! Our members are very

happy you are here and our

Lodge Board looks forward to a

strong and lasting relationship

with you and your executive

staff.

Brothers and Sisters, take care

of each other out there and

please do not hesitate to reach

out to myself, or any of your

board members should you

need anything!

Fraternally,

Christopher J Renn

FOP Lodge 3 President

P A G E 6

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WELD COUNTY DAVE PORTER

N O R T H E R N C O L O R A D O L O D G E 3

This month, the Weld County Sheriff's office has continued its efforts to hire both Detentions and Patrol deputies.

Additionally, two $500 State FOP scholarships were awarded to the children of two Weld County Sheriff's Office deputies. Deputy Dayle Rosebrock's daughter, Morgan Rosebrock and detective David Porter's step son, Chris Iker both received a scholarship. Congratulations!

2018 GOLF TOURNEY PHOTOS

Welcome to the third quarter newsletter for Northern Colorado FOP lodge #3. We

hope you enjoy and benefit from this newsletter. We are still working out the format-

ting of the newsletter so bear with us on that. We would love to hear your comments

about the newsletter, good or bad. We would also appreciate any appropriate articles

for the next newsletter. We will be working to get that out in Mid to late September

so if you could get articles and comments to us before Sept 8th, 2018 that would be

appreciated. Articles 75-250 words are easiest to place in the newsletter, but we can

do longer articles. Photographs are also welcome, but keep in mind that they will be

reduced to fit the newsletter formatting. Email your newsletter articles to

MJT47@aol.com Thanks!!

383 W. Drake

Fort Collins, Co 80526Primary Business

Address

Address Line 2

Email: FOP3@outlook.com

Www.coloradofop3.com

The Northern Colorado lodge #3 was estab-

lished in 1977. Our lodge was initially orga-

nized by the Fort Collins Police Association,

and originally was Fort Collins lodge #3. We

later became an open lodge and changed the

name to Northern Colorado lodge #3 as we

represented officers from throughout Northern

Colorado. At one point, we had over 700

members.

Northern Co FOP Lodge #3

Your Newsletter

NORTHERN COLORADO

FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE

LODGE #3

Coloradofop3.com

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