Founded in 1990, the 200 Club of Burlington County is a charitable, nonprofit organization comprised entirely of dedicated volunteers, with the primary mission of providing financial assistance to the families of fallen or injured members of the State Police, County and Municipal Police,
Fire or Emergency Medical Services serving the citizens of Burlington County.
The Club also supports these public safety professionals through the awarding of scholarships, advanced training awards, and recognition awards at an annual dinner.
However, to accomplish this important goal, the Club depends on membership fees and donations from our members & sponsors.
In addition to the financial assistance provided to families of injured or fallen first responders, the 200 Club of Burlington County also provides additional benefits to our exemplary first responder community — in the form of scholarships for higher education for first responders (or their immediate families), advanced training awards, and recognition of our first responders at our annual awards dinner in February. Also, in recognition of the tremendous impact the events of 9/11 had upon our nation as a whole and the first responder community, the Club holds an annual memorial service and breakfast at Trinity Church in Moorestown.
Despite nearly 30 years of service to the first responder community, very few people outside of the emergency response community know of the existence of our Club and its important purpose. Please consider joining our club and also discussing the Club and its goals with people within the community. The cost to join the Club is $200 for the first year and $100 per year thereafter.
Officers & Trustees
Officers:
President: Stephen E. Raymond
Vice President: Debbie Johnson
Treasurer: Evan J. Palmer
Secretary: Bill Reilly
Trustees:
Peter D. Clifford
Thomas J. Coleman, III
Ret. Col. Carl Williams
Terrance S. Mulligan
Ret. Chief Thaddeus T. Lowden
Michael Giletto
Margaret Knight
Gerald B. Valenta
Stephen G. Raymond
Joseph W. Barton
Stephen E. Raymond
Eric Aloi
Harry C. McCurdy
Evan J. Palmer
Jack Smith
Chief Gary C. Gubbei
June Sernak
Deborah Johnson
Barry Parker
Richard Aliamo
Education & Training
Over the past 27 years, the 200 Club of Burlington County has provided hundreds of thousands of dollars to aid first responders and their immediate families. While the Club’s primary objective has been to provide financial assistance to the families of injured or fallen first responders, through the dedication of our membership, we have also been able to provide additional financial assistance to the emergency response community. Below is a brief list of the ways in which our organization has provided financial assistance to the first responder community:
Higher Education Scholarships
At the annual awards dinner, the Club makes available up to four (4) scholarships of $2,500. To date, the Club has provided over $185,000 for higher education. Importantly, these scholarships can be used by either first responders or their immediate families. Scholarships are awarded based upon responses to an essay question and are awarded at our annual dinner.
Advanced Training Awards
The Club annually awards up to four (4) awards in the amount of $1,500 for the training or equipment of police, fire, or EMS. Especially in this time of shrinking municipal budgets, these awards have proven invaluable to training and equipping Burlington County’s first responders. The Club has provided tens of thousands of dollars for these purposes. Helping ensure that Burlington County’s first responders have access to advanced training and cutting-edge equipment allows them to provide better service to the community while simultaneously enhancing their safety.
Injury or Death Benefit
While it is the Club’s sincere hope that we never again have to award an injury or death benefit to the family of a first responder, we all know that the reality of emergency response is that this hope is unrealistic. In recognition of the fact that it can sometimes take weeks or months before the family members receive any insurance payments, the 200 Club was born. The purpose of the Club is to provide immediate financial assistance to the families of injured or fallen officers to help assist in those emotional and trying first few days. The club provides a financial benefit of up to $10,000 for a first responder who is injured or killed in the line of duty.
Of course, the financial gift does little to ease the grief the family may be experiencing, but the hope of the Club is that the gift can provide some measure of relief so that family members are not worried about how they will pay bills or buy groceries. The immediate gift also reminds the family that they are not alone, but have an entire community of support.
The Burlington County 200 Club is saddened, but also proud to say that throughout its 27 years of existence, it has provided tens of thousands of dollars to the families of injured or fallen officers. These funds are typically provided within a day or two of the incident. The funds are provided for any purpose, with no strings attached.
Our mission is sustained solely by donations and membership fees of our members and corporate sponsors. If you would like to join in our important mission, please see the membership application on this form. The cost of membership is $200 for the first year and $100 thereafter.