Yvette Cade Fund

I wish to thank the public safety professionals throughout the Metropolitan Washington, DC region for their outstanding service to our community. We are blessed to have such highly trained, experienced, and dedicated men and women that place their lives in danger everyday to protect us. I ask that whenever possible, you express your appreciation to any police officer, deputy sheriff, correctional officer, federal officer or agent, prosecutor, firefighter, paramedic, emergency medical technician, or member of our armed forces.

I realized that through the Internet this message reaches across the world and so does the appreciation. Wherever you are, please take the time to say thank you to your public safety professionals for the work they do and for the sacrifices that they make. I ask that you keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

I wish to thank the following public safety professionals that have personally touched my life:

Glenn Ivey, State' s Attorney, Prince George' s County, MD
(Prosecuted my former husband for setting me on fire)
http://www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/Government/JudicialBranch/statesattorney.asp

On August 19, 2006, Don Beyer Volvo presented me with a new car to use in my domestic violence work. The following law enforcement professionals attended the presentation to demonstrate a strong show of support for crime victims and survivors. Their presence served to reinforce their agency' s strong commitment to public safety, service, and community relations.

The selection by their governor, mayor, chief, sheriff or commander to represent their agency and the citizens of their jurisdiction was an outstanding choice. These public safety professionals demonstrated superior performance, dedication, and leadership in keeping with the highest standards of their agency. They served our community with distinction. Their participation proved that kindness knows no boundaries.

Links to the represented agencies are included to allow citizens to share their appreciation.

Prince George's County Police Department (MD)
Captain Gary Cunningham
Detective/Corporal William Heggs
Represented Chief Melvin C. High and the citizens of Prince George's County, Maryland

Detective Heggs was the case investigator for my 911 call. Captain Cunningham and Detective Heggs escorted me during the car presentation (see event photo).
http://www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/Government/PublicSafety/Police/index.asp

City of Alexandria Sheriff's Office (VA)
Sergeant Mavis Thomas
Represented Sheriff Dana Lawhorne and the citizens of the City of Alexandria, Virginia
http://www.ci.alexandria.va.us/sheriff

Arlington County Police (VA)
Corporal Michele Saupp
Represented Chief Doug Scott and the citizens of Arlington County, Virginia
http://www.co.arlington.va.us/Departments/Police/PoliceContact.aspx?1nsLinkID=892

Fairfax County Police (VA)
Detective/PFC Thea M. Haddix - Domestic Violence Unit
Represented Chief David Rohrer and the citizens of Fairfax County, Virginia
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police

City of Falls Church Police (VA)
Sergeant Bonnie Darden
Corporal Charles Carr
Officer Derrica Wilson
Represented Chief Robert Murray and the citizens of the City of Falls Church, Virginia

City of Falls Church Sheriff's Office (VA)
Sheriff Steve Bittle
Corporal Matt Cay
Represented the citizens of the City of Falls Church, Virginia
http://www.ci.falls-church.va.us/safety.html

Loudoun County Sheriff' s Office (VA)
Sergeant Janet Schmidt - Domestic Violence Coordinator
Represented Sheriff Stephen O. Simpson and the citizens of Loudoun County, Virginia
http://www.loudoun.gov/sheriff/index.htm

Montgomery County Sheriff's Office (MD)
Sheriff Raymond M. Kight
Represented the citizens of Montgomery County, Maryland
http://www.mcsheriff.com

Metropolitan Police Department (Washington, D.C.)
Lieutenant Michelle Robinson - Domestic Violence Coordinator
Represented Chief Charles Ramsey and the citizens of the District of Columbia
http://mpdc.dc.gov/mpdc/site/default.asp

Virginia State Police
Sergeant Kerry S. Allander
Trooper Joshua Korson
Represented Governor Timothy M. Kaine, Colonel W. Steven Flaherty (Superintendent VSP) and the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
www.vsp.state.va.us
http://www.governor.virginia.gov

I would like to thank the following public officials who attended the car presentation event:

Congressman Jim Moran (Virginia 8th Democrat)
Represented the citizens of the United States
http://www.moran.house.gov

Mayor William D. Euille, City of Alexandria, Virginia
Represented the citizens of the City of Alexandria, Virginia
http://www.ci.alexandria.va.us

Barbara A. Favola, Member of the Board, Arlington County, Virginia
Represented the citizens of Arlington County, Virginia
http://www.arlingtonva.us/Departments/CountyBoard/CountyBoardMain.aspx

Herman Ingram - Division Chief, Victims of Crime
Nicolette Gantt - VAWA Program Manager
Governor' s Office of Crime Control & Prevention (MD)
Represented Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. and the citizens of Maryland
http://www.governor.maryland.gov

I would like to thank the following public officials for sending a letter of support for my work.

Mrs. Lynne V. Cheney
The White House
Office of the Vice President
Represented the citizens of the United States
http://www.whitehouse.gov/mrscheney

Congressman Chris Van Hollen (Maryland 8th Democrat)
Represented the citizens of the United States
Letter was presented to me and read to the public by Sandra Kimble
http://www.house.gov/vanhollen

Congressman Albert Russell Wynn (Maryland 4th Democrat)
Represented the citizens of the United States
http://wynn.house.gov/display2.cfm?id=3020&type=Hot%20topics

Attorney General Robert F. McDonnell
Represented the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia
http://www.oag.state.va.us

I would also like to thank:

Dr. Mitchell Hammer, Hammer Consulting
Hostage negotiation and counterterrorism trainer for law enforcement personnel, students of international peace studies, and civilians. Dr. Hammer presented me with a $350.00 check for gas for my new car.
http://www.hammerconsulting.org

Information on the Prince George' s County (MD) firefighters, emergency medical technicians and paramedics that responded to my 911 call is forthcoming.

Special thanks to:

Don & Mike Beyer, Don Beyer Volvo
Jon Holl, General Manager, Don Beyer Volvo
Warren Harper, Business Manager, Don Beyer Volvo
Orlando Carlos Jaime, Producer/Director INFINITAS, magmail@magnifique.us
Jeff Chrisler, Photographer & Web Designer, jeff.chrisler@gmail.com
Susan Monaco, Author, "Full Circle" (domestic violence novel), http://www.susanmonaco.com Chuck Paris, Public/Media Relations, who arranged for my new car and scholarship http://www.ifp.org/person/chuckparis

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I wish to thank the public safety professionals throughout the Metropolitan Washington, DC region for their outstanding service to our community. We are blessed to have such highly trained, experienced, and dedicated men and women that place their lives in danger everyday to protect us. I ask that whenever possible, you express your appreciation to any police officer, deputy sheriff, correctional officer, federal officer or agent, prosecutor, firefighter, paramedic, emergency medical technician, or member of our armed forces. I realized that through the Internet this message reaches across the world and so does the appreciation. Wherever you are, please take the time to say thank you to your public safety professionals for the work they do and for the sacrifices that they make. I ask that you keep them in your thoughts and prayers. I wish to thank the following public safety professionals that have personally touched my life: Glenn Ivey, State' s Attorney, Prince George' s County, MD (Prosecuted my former husband for setting me on fire) http://www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/Government/JudicialBranch/statesattorney.asp On August 19, 2006, Don Beyer Volvo presented me with a new car to use in my domestic violence work. The following law enforcement professionals attended the presentation to demonstrate a strong show of support for crime victims and survivors. Their presence served to reinforce their agency' s strong commitment to public safety, service, and community relations. The selection by their governor, mayor, chief, sheriff or commander to represent their agency and the citizens of their jurisdiction was an outstanding choice. These public safety professionals demonstrated superior performance, dedication, and leadership in keeping with the highest standards of their agency. They served our community with distinction. Their participation proved that kindness knows no boundaries. Links to the represented agencies are included to allow citizens to share their appreciation. Prince George's County Police Department (MD) Captain Gary Cunningham Detective/Corporal William Heggs Represented Chief Melvin C. High and the citizens of Prince George's County, Maryland Detective Heggs was the case investigator for my 911 call. Captain Cunningham and Detective Heggs escorted me during the car presentation (see event photo). http://www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/Government/PublicSafety/Police/index.asp City of Alexandria Sheriff's Office (VA) Sergeant Mavis Thomas Represented Sheriff Dana Lawhorne and the citizens of the City of Alexandria, Virginia http://www.ci.alexandria.va.us/sheriff Arlington County Police (VA) Corporal Michele Saupp Represented Chief Doug Scott and the citizens of Arlington County, Virginia http://www.co.arlington.va.us/Departments/Police/PoliceContact.aspx?1nsLinkID=892 Fairfax County Police (VA) Detective/PFC Thea M. Haddix - Domestic Violence Unit Represented Chief David Rohrer and the citizens of Fairfax County, Virginia http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police City of Falls Church Police (VA) Sergeant Bonnie Darden Corporal Charles Carr Officer Derrica Wilson Represented Chief Robert Murray and the citizens of the City of Falls Church, Virginia City of Falls Church Sheriff's Office (VA) Sheriff Steve Bittle Corporal Matt Cay Represented the citizens of the City of Falls Church, Virginia http://www.ci.falls-church.va.us/safety.html Loudoun County Sheriff' s Office (VA) Sergeant Janet Schmidt - Domestic Violence Coordinator Represented Sheriff Stephen O. Simpson and the citizens of Loudoun County, Virginia http://www.loudoun.gov/sheriff/index.htm Montgomery County Sheriff's Office (MD) Sheriff Raymond M. Kight Represented the citizens of Montgomery County, Maryland http://www.mcsheriff.com Metropolitan Police Department (Washington, D.C.) Lieutenant Michelle Robinson - Domestic Violence Coordinator Represented Chief Charles Ramsey and the citizens of the District of Columbia http://mpdc.dc.gov/mpdc/site/default.asp Virginia State Police Sergeant Kerry S. Allander Trooper Joshua Korson Represented Governor Timothy M. Kaine, Colonel W. Steven Flaherty (Superintendent VSP) and the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia. www.vsp.state.va.us http://www.governor.virginia.gov I would like to thank the following public officials who attended the car presentation event: Congressman Jim Moran (Virginia 8th Democrat) Represented the citizens of the United States http://www.moran.house.gov Mayor William D. Euille, City of Alexandria, Virginia Represented the citizens of the City of Alexandria, Virginia http://www.ci.alexandria.va.us Barbara A. Favola, Member of the Board, Arlington County, Virginia Represented the citizens of Arlington County, Virginia http://www.arlingtonva.us/Departments/CountyBoard/CountyBoardMain.aspx Herman Ingram - Division Chief, Victims of Crime Nicolette Gantt - VAWA Program Manager Governor' s Office of Crime Control & Prevention (MD) Represented Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. and the citizens of Maryland http://www.governor.maryland.gov I would like to thank the following public officials for sending a letter of support for my work. Mrs. Lynne V. Cheney The White House Office of the Vice President Represented the citizens of the United States http://www.whitehouse.gov/mrscheney Congressman Chris Van Hollen (Maryland 8th Democrat) Represented the citizens of the United States Letter was presented to me and read to the public by Sandra Kimble http://www.house.gov/vanhollen Congressman Albert Russell Wynn (Maryland 4th Democrat) Represented the citizens of the United States http://wynn.house.gov/display2.cfm?id=3020&type=Hot%20topics Attorney General Robert F. McDonnell Represented the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia http://www.oag.state.va.us I would also like to thank: Dr. Mitchell Hammer, Hammer Consulting Hostage negotiation and counterterrorism trainer for law enforcement personnel, students of international peace studies, and civilians. Dr. Hammer presented me with a $350.00 check for gas for my new car. http://www.hammerconsulting.org Information on the Prince George' s County (MD) firefighters, emergency medical technicians and paramedics that responded to my 911 call is forthcoming. Special thanks to: Don & Mike Beyer, Don Beyer Volvo Jon Holl, General Manager, Don Beyer Volvo Warren Harper, Business Manager, Don Beyer Volvo Orlando Carlos Jaime, Producer/Director INFINITAS, magmail@magnifique.us Jeff Chrisler, Photographer & Web Designer, jeff.chrisler@gmail.com Susan Monaco, Author, "Full Circle" (domestic violence novel), http://www.susanmonaco.com Chuck Paris, Public/Media Relations, who arranged for my new car and scholarship http://www.ifp.org/person/chuckparis