Category: Events

It’s that time again FORE the CPA Golf Tournament!

This year, the Calgary Police Association’s annual Andrew Harnett Golf Tournament will be held on Thursday August 14th, 2024.

The John Petropoulos Memorial Fund (JPMF) is looking for a few volunteers to chip in…selling raffle tickets to golfers. Proceeds from raffle tickets sales are kindly donated to the JPMF.

Here are the tournament details:

When: Thursday August 14th, 2024

Where: Heritage Pointe Golf Course (South of Calgary)                    

Shifts: There is only one round of golf being played this year, so we only need volunteers for one afternoon shift.

Duties: Volunteers will set up off the greens of par 3 holes, where they will watch for hole-in-ones (big prizes are up for grabs for any golfer who makes a hole-in-one). Volunteers will also sell raffle tickets and 50/50 tickets to golfers.

Contact: If you’d like to putt on over & help us out, please e-mail Harleigh at harleigh@jpmf.ca. 

Other details: Dress for this event is casual and volunteers are asked to be prepared for a variety of weather conditions: please bring a hat, sunscreen, water bottle, bug spray and a foldable chair.

Thanks so much!

About Const. John Petropoulos

Calgary Police Const. John Petropoulos died on Sept 29th, 2000. John was investigating a break and enter complaint when he stepped through a false ceiling, fell nine feet into the lunchroom below and died of a brain injury. There was no safety railing to warn him of the danger; the complaint turned out to be a false alarm. He was 32.

The John Petropoulos Memorial Fund was started shortly after John’s death by members of his recruit class. The JPMF is a Canadian charity that raises public awareness about workplace safety issues and educates people about why & how to ensure their workplaces and the roads are safer for everyone, including emergency responders.

Please visit jpmf.ca for details.

About Sgt Andrew Harnett

Calgary Police Sgt. Andrew Harnett, 37, was killed in the line of duty on New Years Eve 2020.

JPMF 25th Anniversary Event on Sept 13th are Now On Sale!

We hope you can join us for the JPMF 25th anniversary event on Saturday Sept 13th, 2025 – at the Delta Hotel South in Calgary! 

This special evening will have a buffet dinner (beef brisket with salad, veggies & dessert), a silent auction, a few speeches & we’ll show a new video that encapsulates the past 25 years of the JPMF’s workplace safety initiatives & achievements as well as gives a glimpse at what’s ahead. 

Here are the details:

When: Saturday Sept 13th, 2025

Time: 5:30pm doors open for cocktails, dinner is at 6:30pm

Where: Delta Hotel South Calgary (135 Southland Dr SE)

Cost: $55 per ticket (covers cost of buffet beef brisket dinner)

Dress code: casual 🙂 

There will be a silent auction!

You can purchase your tickets here.

Hope you can join us for this special event!

About the JPMF

The JPMF was started shortly after the death of Calgary Police Constable John Petropoulos on Sept 29th, 2000. John was investigating a break and enter complaint when he stepped through a false ceiling, fell nine feet into the lunchroom below and died of a brain injury. There was no safety railing to warn him of the danger; the complaint turned out to be a false alarm.

John was 32.

The JPMF is a registered Canadian charity that raises public awareness about workplace safety issues and educates people about why & how to ensure their workplaces and the roads are safer for everyone, including emergency responders. For further information, please visit jpmf.ca.

On Sept 13th, 2025, the JPMF will be having our 25th anniversary event…and we’ll be having a silent auction! 

So we are starting good & early to round up some fantastic items! 

If you have an item (or service or gift card, etc) that you would like to contribute, please contact Harleigh at: Harleigh@jpmf.ca.

Thank you!!

Maryanne & the JPMF team

About the JPMF

The JPMF was started after the death of Calgary Police Constable John Petropoulos on Sept 29th, 2000. John was investigating a break-and-enter complaint when he stepped through a false ceiling, fell nine feet into the lunchroom below, and died of a brain injury. There was no safety railing to warn him of the danger; the complaint turned out to be a false alarm.

John was 32.

The JPMF is a registered Canadian charity that raises public awareness about workplace safety issues and educates people about why and how to ensure their workplaces and the roads are safer for everyone, including emergency responders. For further information, please visit jpmf.ca.

Save the Date: September 13th, 2025 will be the JPMF 25th anniversary event

Wow…I cannot believe it will be twenty-five years this September, since John passed away. But here we are.

In honour of him – and all the incredible workplace safety education the John Petropoulos Memorial Fund has accomplished in the quarter century since his death – we will be having a very special anniversary event (in Calgary) on the evening of Saturday Sept 13th, 2025.

Details to come!

We hope you can share this special day with us, in remembrance of Johnny P.

Maryanne & the JPMF team

About the JPMF

The JPMF was started shortly after the death of Calgary Police Constable John Petropoulos on Sept 29th, 2000. John was investigating a break and enter complaint when he stepped through a false ceiling, fell nine feet into the lunchroom below and died of a brain injury. There was no safety railing to warn him of the danger; the complaint turned out to be a false alarm.

John was 32.

The JPMF is a registered Canadian charity that raises public awareness about workplace safety issues and educates people about why & how to ensure their workplaces and the roads are safer for everyone, including emergency responders. For further information, please visit jpmf.ca.

It’s that time again!

The JPMF will be having our next casino in Calgary on Saturday Jan 25th & Sunday Jan 26th, 2024.

The casino is, by far, our biggest fundraiser…so if you are able to help out, that would be very much appreciated!

Here are the details:

Location: Elbow River Casino

Volunteer shifts (same for both days):

#1) 11:00 am to 7:30 pm

#2) 6:30 pm to 3:30 am

#3) 11:00pm to 3:30 am

No experience or special skills are needed.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact our volunteer coordinator, Harleigh, at: Harleigh@jpmf.ca

Thank you!!

About the JPMF

The JPMF was started shortly after the death of Calgary Police Constable John Petropoulos on Sept 29th, 2000. John was investigating a break and enter complaint when he stepped through a false ceiling, fell nine feet into the lunchroom below and died of a brain injury. There was no safety railing to warn him of the danger; the complaint turned out to be a false alarm.

John was 32.

The JPMF is a registered Canadian charity that raises public awareness about workplace safety issues and educates people about why & how to ensure their workplaces and the roads are safer for everyone, including emergency responders. For further information, please visit jpmf.ca.

It’s been awhile…so the JPMF is having a pub night in Calgary!

Here are the deets:

When: Thursday May 23rd, 2024

Time: 5:30pm to 9:30pm

Where: Limericks Pub (7304 Macleod Trail South, Calgary, AB)

Cost: $25 per ticket (includes *meal & beverage)

*meal choice will be steak sandwich, cheeseburger or veggie burger

No silent auction this time 🙂 but we’ll have door prizes & a 50/50 draw!

Hope you can join us!!

Please order your tickets here.

Ticket sales close May 20th.

P.S. If you have an item you’d like to donate for our door prizes, just let us know! Thanks 🙂

About the JPMF

The JPMF was started after the death of Calgary Police Constable John Petropoulos on Sept 29th, 2000. John was investigating a break-and-enter complaint when he stepped through a false ceiling, fell nine feet into the lunchroom below, and died of a brain injury. There was no safety railing to warn him of the danger; the complaint turned out to be a false alarm.

John was 32.

The JPMF is a registered Canadian charity that raises public awareness about workplace safety issues and educates people about why and how to ensure their workplaces and the roads are safer for everyone, including emergency responders. For further information, please visit jpmf.ca.