NLEOMF to Recognize John Ashcroft and Harley-Davidson Inc. at Congressional Reception
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) will celebrate the appointment of former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft as its new Board Chairman and present its Distinguished Service Award to Harley-Davidson Inc. December 6 in Washington D.C.
by Staff
November 30, 2016
2 min to read
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) will celebrate the appointment of former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft as its new Board Chairman and present its Distinguished Service Award to Harley-Davidson Inc. on Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at 5:30 pm at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington D.C.
Mr. Ashcroft, who is serving in a voluntary capacity as Chairman, has been a longtime supporter of the Memorial Fund, having assisted the organization for the past decade in its campaign to build the National Law Enforcement Museum. Mr. Ashcroft has served on the Museum’s National Honorary Campaign Committee for many years and helped launch the capital campaign in 2007. The Museum is now under construction in Washington D.C. and is scheduled to open in 2018.
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Harley-Davidson Inc. has been a longtime supporter of law enforcement and the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. The American motorcycle manufacturer was founded in Milwaukee, WI, in 1903 and was one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depression. For each of the past 10 years, Harley-Davidson Inc. has donated a motorcycle for the National Police Week raffle that benefits the Memorial Fund. To date, the raffle has helped raise more than $626,000.
Established in 1984, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund is a private non-profit organization dedicated to telling the story of American law enforcement and making it safer for those who serve. The Memorial Fund maintains the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington D.C., which contains the names of 20,789 officers who have died in the line of duty throughout U.S. history. The Memorial Fund is now building the National Law Enforcement Museum, which will tell the story of American law enforcement through high-tech, interactive exhibitions, historical artifacts and extensive educational programming. For more information, visit www.LawMemorial.org.
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