Special Aspects of The Philadelphia Police Department
The Philadelphia Police Department has several unique features which distinguish it from other municipal police agencies. One of these features is the department's Hero Scholarship Thrill Show, which is a 45-year-old program designed to provide funds for the college education of the children of PPD and Philadelphia Fire Department officers slain or disabled in the line of duty. Funds are raised through ticket sales for the Thrill Show, which features police and fire department demonstrations, exhibits, and games.
The Hero Thrill Show made its debut in 1954. Until January 2006, the Hero Thrill Show was produced by the Hero Scholarship Fund. Since 2006, The Hero Thrill Show has been produced by the Hero Thrill Show, Inc. There is no affiliation between the Hero Thrill Show, Inc. and the Hero Scholarship Fund.
On January 20, 2006 the president of the Hero Scholarship Fund announced that "After carefully comparing revenues over the past several years, including decreases as well as the expense and difficulty in putting on the show, it has been decided to discontinue the show...." In April, 2006, James J. Binns, a Philadelphia lawyer, founded the Hero Thrill Show, Inc., which assumed production of the Hero Thrill Show and the administration of funds generated by the Hero Thrill Show. The board of directors is chaired by Binns and is composed of the police and fire commissioners, president of the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge Number Five, president of the International Association of Firefighters, Local 22 and a number of Philadelphia business leaders.
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