A chance for a CPD member to win a donation to benefit our Memorial Foundation:
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We need your help! P.O. Bob Kellam our team captain and founder was awarded the MLS Community MVP for Chicago and for him to win the Grand Prize $10,000 to the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation. The grand prize winner will be chosen through an online voting process. In order to vote for us to win, we need everyone to “like” MLS on Facebook (facebook.com/MLS) and visit the MLS W.O.R.K.S. tab. Voting will take place from July 8 at 3:00 p.m. ET to July 22 at 5:00 p.m. ET. The grand prize winner will be announced with a special check presentation during the halftime recognition ceremony of the 2011 AT&T MLS All-Star Game. You can vote as many times as you can and please do. You can find additional links below the P.O. Kellam's winning Bio.
Thank You,
Chicago Police Soccer
Name: Bob Kellam
Club: Chicago Fire
Hometown: Chicago, IL
As an 11-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department, Bob Kellam has been awarded the Lifesaving Award for saving a young mother and child from a burning building. He has received 5 Department Commendations and over 75 Honorable Mentions. On a daily basis, he works the streets of Chicago’s 9th District as a Tactical Officer. Bob played soccer growing up and in college at the University of Illinois – Springfield. He also started the Chicago Police soccer team seven years ago, which participates in local and national charity matches raising funds for organizations throughout North America. Using his love of soccer, Bob created K.I.C.K.S. (Keeping Inner City Kids Safe) as a healthy and safe alternative for local at-risk youth. K.I.C.K.S. provides free soccer clinics for inner city children in conjunction with community policing events, providing an opportunity for children to play soccer and interact with local police officers. Bob is also the Co-Head Coach at St. Rita High School
Charity of Choice: Chicago Police Memorial Foundation | VOTE NOW
Also, here is the link to the MLS W.O.R.K.S. Community MVP webpage http://www.mlssoccer.com/mlsworks/community-mvp-winner-bios and the link to the MLS W.O.R.K.S. Facebook page to vote: http://www.facebook.com/MLS?sk=app_137762336290574