Above / Commander Ken Parcel will be honored as the 2018 Exchange Club of Naperville Police Officer of the Year.
The Exchange Club of Naperville will recognize its 2018 Police Officer of the Year, Commander Ken Parcel, when the club meets at 6:15PM Thurs., June 21, at Traverso’s Restaurant in Naperville.
Commander Parcel, who retired from the Naperville Police Department earlier this month after 29 years of service, is the 16th Naperville police officer to be honored by the club. Commander Parcel was nominated by his colleagues Sergeants Fisher, Mannino, Pastrick and Schindlbeck, who praised the retiring Commander’s compassion, patience, leadership skills and dedication to the community.
In particular, the nominating officers noted Commander Parcel’s devotion to the community, including children and families, through his involvement in KidsMatter, The Education Center, Naperville School Districts 203 and 204, and his unwavering commitment to the Reading Buddy program. Commander Parcel is a longtime Board Trustee of KidsMatter and previously served as president of the board. He was instrumental in organizing the annual Skaters’ Picnic which takes place each year in conjunction with the Last Fling at the Centennial Beach Skate Park.
As part of its mission to promote Americanism, the Exchange Club of Naperville’s Americanism Committee recognizes a Police Officer of the Year, as well as a Firefighter of the Year, every year.
The Exchange Club of Naperville welcomes interest in its organization and is always seeking new members who embrace its mission to make communities better places to live through programs of service in Americanism, Community Service, Youth Activities, and its national program—The Prevention of Child Abuse.
Traverso’s is located at 2523 Plainfield-Naperville Road.
Individuals interested in attending the June 21 meeting can email administrator@e
For more information, visit www.exchangeclub.org.
Story submitted by Ron Amato for the Exchange Club of Naperville. (Photo Courtesy of Naperville Police Department)
Exchange Club Mission Statement
The Exchange Club of Naperville is about people helping people in the belief that hope for tomorrow happens today. We are about giving back a little of ourselves to our community. We are about growing within ourselves through our efforts to help others. We are about developing close personal relationships with newly found friends.
We come together in order to eliminate child abuse in all forms, to foster the health and growth of a strong family unit, to promote Americanism, to strengthen the education of our children and to give ourselves in service to our community.
Membership is open to anyone who is willing to accept these goals as their own.
