Your Dollars At Work
The members of the California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation's Board of Directors and Foundation staff work diligently to insure that the Foundation is operated as wisely and efficiently as possible and that our operating costs remain below nonprofit norms. Currently, 82 cents of every dollar of revenue generated by the California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation are directly available to the Foundation's support population: the deserving men and women of the California Highway Patrol and the members of their families.
The CHP 11-99 Foundation's Broderick Crawford Benefits Program
Through the California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation's Broderick Crawford Benefits Program, the members of the Foundation's Board of Directors provide emergency and death-related Benefits to the members of CHP families in times of need. Since 1981, the members of the CHP 11-99 Foundation's Board of Directors have provided over $3 million in Benefits to support worthy CHP families.
A Fallen Hero and One of the Strongest Women We Know
On February 25, 2006, while conducting a traffic stop on I-15, California Highway Patrol motorcycle Officer Gregory "John" Bailey was struck and killed by an alleged DUI driver. Officer Bailey was a genuine American Hero, who left behind the love of his life, his amazing wife Teresa, and four young children, Hannah (age 10), Megan (age 8), Jared (age 6) and Dylan (age 5).
The CHP 11-99 Foundation's Scholarship Program
Every academic year, the members of the California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation's Scholarship Committee review hundreds of applications for CHP 11-99 Foundation Scholarships. Each year, hundreds of our Scholarship recipients graduate from colleges, universities and trade-technical programs, and hundreds of our award recipients share their gratitude with the members of the Committee and the generous donors who make the Scholarship Program possible.
Elizabeth Martinez: Always Honoring Her Father
Everyday, in every way, California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation Scholarship recipient and college graduate Elizabeth Martinez honors her Fallen Hero father, CHP Officer Saul Martinez, Sr. Elizabeth, who earned a Bachelor's degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Master's degree from California State University, San Diego, currently serves as the Transfer Center Coordinator at El Camino College Compton Center.
Harvard Student Amanda Fields Honored as 2006-07 Scholar-Athlete
Second-year 11-99 Foundation Scholarship recipient and Harvard University student Amanda Fields has been selected as the 2006-07 Frank J. Clark Scholar-Athlete (FCSA). Amanda, who is a Sophomore Psychology and Religion double-major at Harvard, is the daughter of Border Division CHP Officer Donald Fields, a veteran Officer in the CHP's Oceanside Area office.