Eagle & Badge Foundation recently approved contributions for July 2010

• $500 to the Martin Franco funeral reception - Martin Franco, Retired Police Officer lost his courageous 7 year battle with colorectal cancer on Tuesday, July 6, 2010. He was 40 yrs old. Martin realized his childhood dream and proudly served as a police officer with Los Angeles Police Department for 15 years.
• $300 to the Steve Gajda Memorial Golf Classic - Funds are raised in support of the surviving children of fallen officer Steve Gajda who died in the line of duty while assigned to a gang enforcement unit in Hollenbeck Area on New Years Eve 1997.
• $3,000 to the Sheriff's Youth Foundation Golf Tournament - The Sheriff's Youth Foundation (SYF) was created in 1985 based upon the belief that crime prevention programs focused on youth are the key to developing safer communities. Through its programs, the Foundation works with young people throughout Los Angeles County to provide them with tools for life success, and empowers them to utilize these tools while also having some fun.
• $2,500 to the Los Angeles Police Academy Magnet Schools Foundation - The Los Angeles Police Academy Magnet School Program offers a rigorous, police officer-led high school curriculum developed for young men and women expressing an interest in a career in law enforcement.