Jeremiah Derks, 12, was diagnosed with cancer this summer and is currently going through chemotherapy after having surgery. He would like to become a police officer one day.
He and his parents would like to receive police patches.
If you have a patch to send, please mail it to
Jeremiah Derks
229 Luke Court
Kokomo, IN 46901
Our friends at Where to Turn will be collecting toys for their annual Holiday Toy Store and will also be sending toys to the victims of Hurricane Florence.
Last year, Where to Turn sent thousands of toys and stocking stuffers to Texas and this year they want to do the same for the Carolinas.
If your school or business would like to start collecting, Where to Turn will arrange pickup. The toys will be sorted at their warehouse and they will fill pods and ship them to trusted sites for distribution.
If you would like to be a part of the drive, please contact Dennis McKeon at Dennis.mckeon@where-to-turn.org, who says, “People were good to us after Sandy, so let’s return the favor.”
The FDNY’s Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART), a Red Cross-affiliated team of active and retired firefighters, is preparing to help Hurricane Michael victims in Florida. They just returned last week from a 14-day deployment to Hurricane Florence, reports WCBS 880. DART team president Doug Bainton told reporters, “We’ll be sending more messages out, gathering the […]
