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David W. Harrison, Jr., SHERIFF James R. Sweet, UNDERSHERIFF
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NEW YORK STATE SHERIFF'S ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
MARCH 13, 2010
The New York State Sheriffs’ Association Institute will begin its annual Honorary
Membership drive in Columbia County within the next ten days according to Sheriff David W.
Harrison Jr.. The New York State Sheriffs’ Association Institute was established in 1979. It
is a not-for-profit corporation and tax exempt organization. Contributions to the Institute are
tax deductible.
While the Sheriff’s Office is a unit of county government, many of the concerns of Sheriffs
and other law enforcement agencies are best addressed on a statewide level. The Sheriffs’
Institute provides centralized training programs and services for all Sheriffs’ Offices, where
those programs and services would be unavailable or impractical on a single county basis.
The flagship program of the Sheriffs’ Institute is the Sheriffs’ Summer Camp for children
between the ages of 9 and 12 from economically challenged families. The Sheriffs’ Camp, in
its 34th year of operation, is located on Keuka Lake in Yates County and 800 children from
across New York State attend each summer. Last summer ten children from Columbia
County attended the camp. The Sheriffs’ Institute pays the entire cost of the camp stay and
transportation. Most children attending wouldn’t otherwise have an opportunity for vacation
travel or a summer camp experience.
The Sheriffs’ Camp program combines summer recreation with activities designed to teach
an understanding of, and respect for, our laws and the men and women who enforce them.
The strong camper to counselor ratio allows for individual attention with an emphasis on the
development of self esteem.
“It’s important to do what we can for young people who may not have an opportunity to
attend summer camp,” Sheriff David Harrison Jr. said. “By becoming an honorary member
you are supporting the Sheriffs’ Summer Camp and a great summer experience for children
not only from Columbia County, but also from all over New York State.”
In addition, the Sheriffs’ Institute operates a scholarship program that provides one
scholarship to each of New York State’s Community College’s Criminal Justice Programs.
This program is designed to help attract the best and the brightest to the criminal justice
vocation. Each year a student from the Criminal Justice Program at Columbia Greene
Community College is awarded the scholarship.
Financial support for many of the Sheriffs’ Institute programs comes from Honorary
Membership dues. Invitations for Honorary Membership are extended on a non-partisan
basis, and the invitees are selected at random. Any person(s) interested in supporting the
efforts of the New York State Sheriffs’ Association Institute by becoming an Honorary
Member should contact the Sheriff (518-828-0601 x 1400) if they do not receive an invitation
in the mail, or visit our web site at: www.sheriffsinstitute.org to download an application.
All donations made to the New York State Sheriffs’ Association Institute are tax deductible. In
addition, Sheriffs’ Institute is registered with the New York State Attorney General’s Charities
Bureau.
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
MARCH 13, 2010
The New York State Sheriffs’ Association Institute will begin its annual Honorary
Membership drive in Columbia County within the next ten days according to Sheriff David W.
Harrison Jr.. The New York State Sheriffs’ Association Institute was established in 1979. It
is a not-for-profit corporation and tax exempt organization. Contributions to the Institute are
tax deductible.
While the Sheriff’s Office is a unit of county government, many of the concerns of Sheriffs
and other law enforcement agencies are best addressed on a statewide level. The Sheriffs’
Institute provides centralized training programs and services for all Sheriffs’ Offices, where
those programs and services would be unavailable or impractical on a single county basis.
The flagship program of the Sheriffs’ Institute is the Sheriffs’ Summer Camp for children
between the ages of 9 and 12 from economically challenged families. The Sheriffs’ Camp, in
its 34th year of operation, is located on Keuka Lake in Yates County and 800 children from
across New York State attend each summer. Last summer ten children from Columbia
County attended the camp. The Sheriffs’ Institute pays the entire cost of the camp stay and
transportation. Most children attending wouldn’t otherwise have an opportunity for vacation
travel or a summer camp experience.
The Sheriffs’ Camp program combines summer recreation with activities designed to teach
an understanding of, and respect for, our laws and the men and women who enforce them.
The strong camper to counselor ratio allows for individual attention with an emphasis on the
development of self esteem.
“It’s important to do what we can for young people who may not have an opportunity to
attend summer camp,” Sheriff David Harrison Jr. said. “By becoming an honorary member
you are supporting the Sheriffs’ Summer Camp and a great summer experience for children
not only from Columbia County, but also from all over New York State.”
In addition, the Sheriffs’ Institute operates a scholarship program that provides one
scholarship to each of New York State’s Community College’s Criminal Justice Programs.
This program is designed to help attract the best and the brightest to the criminal justice
vocation. Each year a student from the Criminal Justice Program at Columbia Greene
Community College is awarded the scholarship.
Financial support for many of the Sheriffs’ Institute programs comes from Honorary
Membership dues. Invitations for Honorary Membership are extended on a non-partisan
basis, and the invitees are selected at random. Any person(s) interested in supporting the
efforts of the New York State Sheriffs’ Association Institute by becoming an Honorary
Member should contact the Sheriff (518-828-0601 x 1400) if they do not receive an invitation
in the mail, or visit our web site at: www.sheriffsinstitute.org to download an application.
All donations made to the New York State Sheriffs’ Association Institute are tax deductible. In
addition, Sheriffs’ Institute is registered with the New York State Attorney General’s Charities
Bureau.