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F CUSOn Fayetteville Police Chief Search is Underway The search for Fayetteville's next police chief is well underway and the City is calling on the expert assistance of a trusted organization to help with the facilitation of the process. For a transparent process centered on diverse community input the City is partnering with the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) to help recruit the best candidate for the position. PERF is a national membership organization of progressive police executives from the largest city, county and state law enforcement agencies who collectively serve more than half the country's population. One of PERF's functions is to conduct searches for communities seeking police chief executives. PERF isn't new to Fayetteville. The organization conducted the 2001 police chief search that resulted in the hiring of the late Tom McCarthy. PERF also completed a comprehensive management study for the City in 2010 that led to the development of a strategic community wellness plan. City Manager Dale Iman is working with Charlotte Lansinger, PERF's executive search consultant. director of executive search services at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and then as a consultant to PERF. She has assisted organizations with the placement of over 80 police executives. Lansinger co-authored Command Performance: A Career Guide for Police Executives and contributed to Selecting a Police Chief: A Handbook for Local Government, published by PERF and the International City/County Management Association (ICMA). continued next page Parks & Recreation Selected For Disabled Veterans and Armed Forces Grant Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks & Recreation has been selected for a $10,000 grant for sports and physical activity programs for disabled veterans and Warriors in Transition. The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) selected Fayetteville-Cumberland County as one of nine grant recipients for the 2012 Parks: Return & Restore program. Adaptive sports equipment such as air guns and targets for a new marksmanship program are examples of items that are planned to be purchased with the grant. Adaptive recreation programs are offered through the Fayetteville-Cumberland Therapeutic Recreation Division, located at Gilmore Therapeutic Recreation Center, 1600 Purdue Drive in Fayetteville, and Massey Hill Recreation Center, 1612 Camden Road in Fayetteville. "Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks & Recreation is excited to open doors to veterans and Warriors in Transition for competitive sports opportunities," said Jamie Scruggins, therapeutic recreation specialist. "We have members to participate in Fayetteville and the surrounding areas. The Paralympic Sport Club of Fayetteville-Cumberland is accepting new members and offers opportunities to try all adaptive sports. " The grant funding for this program was awarded by U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee, through funding provided by Veterans Affairs. The grants are provided to facilitate the growth continued next page The North Carolina Veterans Park (NCVP) is opening a month-long special exhibit: "North Carolina Women in World War II" on March 1 in the park's Visitors Center. The exhibit is being displayed in celebration of Women's History Month. As featured in the exhibit, on Dec. 7, 1941, America rose to the challenge of world war, and women stepped forward to meet the nation's needs the most and forever change their roles in the workplace and society. It should be remembered that every American woman who has joined every war effort, working in whatever way, has volunteered to do so. Another part of the exhibit highlights how more than 350,000 women served their country in the military. Though much of the work involved nursing or clerical duties that freed men for the front lines, the reality was that women endured enemy attacks, captivity, danger in training and action, grueling work schedules and time away from loved ones, too. The effort of servicewomen in World War II was marked with spirit, honor, bravery, and pride. Women served continued next page 20 11 Women in World War II Exhibit Opening at NCVP 6 UCW MARCH 7-13, 2012 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM