FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF ELIGIBLE POLICEMEN, FIREMEN, & PUBLICLY-FUNDED PARAMEDICS AND EMTS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES OR EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC INJURY IN THE LINE OF DUTY.IN DECEMBER 2019, A NOVEL STRAIN OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) EMERGED AND SUBSEQUENTLY SPREAD WORLDWIDE. THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION DECLARED COVID-19 A PANDEMIC, RESULTING IN FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND PRIVATE ENTITIES MANDATING VARIOUS RESTRICTIONS, INCLUDING TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS, RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLIC GATHERINGS, STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS AND ADVISORIES AND QUARANTINING OF PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO THE VIRUS. THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 CAUSED SIGNIFICANT VOLATILITY IN THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS. DURING 2020, THE OUTBREAK LED TO THE UNANTICIPATED CANCELLATION OF PROGRAMS AND EVENTS AS MANDATED BY GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES, CAUSING AN ADVERSE IMPACT ON CERTAIN FUNDRAISERS HELD ON BEHALF OF THE FUND. DESPITE THESE CANCELLATIONS, THE FUND RECEIVED SEVERAL ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS DURING 2020.
DatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020