The fifth annual Fallen Officers Meals Drive is amassing non-perishable meals objects on January 28 at Mogie’s Irish Pub to learn the Westmoreland County Meals Financial institution and St. Margaret Mary Meals Financial institution in Decrease Burrell.
The meals drive is run by volunteers, together with many energetic and retired law enforcement officials, to assist low-income residents and honor the group spirit of three fallen native law enforcement officials: Decrease Burrell officer Derek Kotecki, New Kensington officer Brian Shaw and Brackenridge. Chief Justin McIntire.
Two Allegheny Township residents, Terry McClain and Leslie Uncapher Zellers, organized the occasion to assist restock native meals banks, as they’re usually hit onerous in the course of the holidays.
McClain and Zellers are volunteers and organizers of the Officer Brian Shaw Memorial Scholarship Journey.
“We acknowledge the significance of our legislation enforcement officers who achieve this a lot to guard and serve our communities,” they stated. “We determined to carry a Memorial Meals Drive for Officer Derek Kotecki and Officer Brian Shaw to honor them and all of our legislation enforcement officers. We’ve got acquired the blessing of Chief McIntire’s household so as to add his title and badge quantity to the Fallen Officers Meals Drive as nicely.”
U-Haul Transferring & Storage of Decrease Burrell is offering a field truck to take donations to meals banks. Volunteers will probably be within the decrease Mogie parking zone to load donations from residents’ autos onto the truck. Money donations may even be accepted and will probably be used to buy extra non-perishable meals objects to donate to meals banks, Zellers stated.
Native police will probably be among the many volunteers serving to carry the meals donations, stated David “Mogie” Magill, proprietor of Mogie’s and fundraising coordinator for occasions for fallen native officers.
“The meals drive reveals that native legislation enforcement and the individuals who help them care in regards to the group,” he stated.
Mary Ann Thomas is a workers author for the Tribune-Evaluation. You’ll be able to contact Mary by e mail at mthomas@triblive.com or by way of Twitter .