President's Message
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
Your Community Foundation (CFBPP) continues its relentless focus on funding a year round security patrol service. That focus requires CFBPP to secure enough donors to contribute recurring funds to meet or exceed approximately $100,000 per year. We have made material improvement over the last couple of years, but find ourselves at only 80% of the target. The good news is that over that period we have seen an increase in both the number of donors and the average donation per donor. Those two dynamics together have allowed us to raise $81,000 in 2022 and we are hoping to have a similar increase in both metrics again this year. The key opportunity here is participation. Our optimism in achieving this goal is rooted in the fact that we still only have about 33% of our households participating!
We know that the Security Patrol won’t stop every person who wants to engage in bad activity or behavior. But we are convinced that having a Security Patrol, with roof top lights, patrolling our streets and alleys WILL deter and discourage many from even trying. We continue to believe it’s worth our collective effort to make this service a permanent, year round endeavor. I know many of you agree and have put your acknowledgment of that fact to action by writing a check. For those that have not, please consider doing so. I want to also reinforce, that while you may pay dues to the BPPA, none of those dollars go to the Security Patrol. The Patrol is 100% funded from CFBPP and while the BPPA provides an avenue to donate money to CFBPP it requires a separate check addressed to a different payee (CFBPP)! I would be remiss to not mention that any dollars you do donate to CFBPP are tax deductible as CFBPP is a 501©(3) organization.
A quick overview of the Security Program:
Service Provider: KMA Security
Dispatch: 888-562-1988
Patrolmen:
Sean Toomay: Monday Thursday, cell: 909-294-1540
Walter Jenkins; Friday-Sunday, cell: 424-278-3870
Hours of Coverage
7 pm – 3 am
Coverage Areas: A Street to Wedge Parko
Marked Security Car with Illuminated Light Rack
Patrol all Streets and Alleys
Enforce Closing times at Parks, Bay Beach Pier and Beach entrances
Monitor for open garages (when found alert residents) and suspicious activity
Interact with City Police as necessary
Thanks for taking the time to read our Community newsletter. I know we all feel lucky to call the Peninsula Point home (whether its 1st or 2nd home) and have a vested interest in keeping it safe and secure.
To that end, please lend your support today and annually to this effort. We do and would appreciate it greatly!
Warm regards,
Bill Mathies
President
bmathies59@gmail.com
Board of Directors:
Bill, Ken Drellishak, Bob Yant, Denise Macias and Russ Doll