Helping those who serve

SPRINGFIELD, MO, JULY 13, 2010:  The Greene County 100 Club is hosting a welcoming reception for Springfield Police Chief Paul Williams on July 22 from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. The Meet the Chief event is open to the public and will be held at the Clarion Hotel, 3333 S. Glenstone, Springfield. The Greene County 100 Club will introduce the chief at 5:30 p.m. and refreshments and hors d'oeuvres will be provided.

The Greene County 100 Club is pleased to welcome Chief Williams to Springfield and hopes through this event to encourage public support for the new chief and the 100 Club organization. According to Bob Hammerschmidt, Williams is a third generation police officer, and his father and grandfather were policemen before him.  Hammerschmidt said, “You can just tell by his demeanor that he grew up in the industry.” Hammerschmidt is Greene County 100 Club treasurer and served on the search committee assigned last December to locate finalists for the position.

The Greene County 100 Club is a not-for-profit organization that provides financial support to the surviving spouse and dependent children of police officers, sheriff’s deputies and firefighters killed in in the line of duty in Greene County, Missouri. The event is made possible through the donations and the collective efforts of the Greene County 100 Club board members, Virtual Day Planners and the Clarion Hotel. Special thanks to Nathan Knight who donated design services.

For more information about Meet the Chief or to RSVP to the event, please call Annette Riley at the Springfield Police Department at 417-864-1739. For more information about the Greene County 100 Club or to make a donation, please visit the Website at www.GreeneCounty100Club.com, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 417-864-1739.