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Frank McCourt brought more than himself to the banquet where he accepted an award from the Los Angeles Police Protective League’s charitable Eagle & Badge Foundation. He also offered four free tickets to upcoming games to every officer in the LAPD, which is almost 40,000 tickets. The gift is worth somewhere over a million dollars, the Dodgers say. Here's the email that the league sent to its members.
MEMBERSHIP ALERT: Frank McCourt and the Los Angeles Dodgers invite LAPD officers to be their guests at a free Dodger game.Dear xxxxxx,
Last Saturday evening, during the Eagle and Badge Gala, Frank McCourt, owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, generously extended an invitation to all LAPD officers and their families to attend a complimentary Dodger game. True to his word, Mr. McCourt sent game vouchers to the LAPPL - one voucher for each member, each good for four (4) free tickets to one baseball game on the Loge or Reserve Level.
The vouchers are good for games on September 17, 18, 19 or October 1, 2, 3, 2010 ONLY.
If you are assigned to one of the 21 geographical division, you may pick up your voucher from the watch commander beginning August 30. For those assigned to specialized units, you may pick up a voucher at the Protective League, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
As Mr. McCourt said in his remarks, this is a "thank you to the men and women in blue, from the boys in blue."
Very truly yours,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Los Angeles Police Protective League
If the Dodgers should somehow climb back into the playoff race, those could be some valuable games. Um, the McCourt divorce trial is scheduled to start next week.