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OPD provides holiday help to victims of domestic violence by Tami Raco On December 7, Ogden Police Chief Mears loaded his SUV full of new toys and clothing for delivery to the Willow Domestic Violence Center in Rochester. The Ogden Police Department participates in the annual Willow Domestic Violence Purple Box Campaign. The Purple Box Campaign allows police agencies, businesses and other community groups to take up a collection of new clothing and toys throughout November to be donated to the Willow Domestic Violence Center. Items are donated by officers, town employees and the local community and go towards helping the families displaced by domestic violence during the holiday season. This is Mears’ second holiday season as Chief of Police heading up this initia-
tive. Mears was absolutely overwhelmed by the response this year. According to Mears, the amount collected by the community was three times more this year than last year. Not only did the donated items fill the purple tote but also the remaining items filled Mears’ entire SUV full of gifts. “It was so moving to see the generosity from our community,” said Mears. The Purple Box campaign began exclusively with local law enforcement agencies five years ago and has grown into an annual program where all can participate Willow Domestic Violence Center offers a range of emergency and non-emergency support services for victims of domestic violence. The services are free and completely confidential. For more information on the Willow Domestic Violence Center, visit https://willowcenterny.org/.
From left, Officer Travis Gray, Ogden Supervisor Gay Lenhard, Chief Christopher Mears and Investigator Steve Ploof with the packed SUV full of gifts for the Willow Domestic Violence Center. Provided photo.
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church blesses it forward Church donates books to Oak Orchard Health to support child wellness
Rhyn McDevitt, Director of Business and Fund Development, and Jim Cummings, Chief Executive Officer, Oak Orchard Health, receive wellness books from Bill Plews, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. Provided photo.
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Brockport is sharing its blessings by donating copies of the book What To Do When Your Child Gets Sick for use by Oak Orchard Health clients. St. Luke’s purchased the books, in both English and Spanish, to serve the diverse client population at the health center. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Vestry voted to donate the cost for the books, making this valuable resource available for parents of young children, assisting them in making informed decisions on the health and well being of their family. Oak Orchard Health’s Chief Medical Officer Jim Cummings and Director of Business and Fund Development Rhyn McDevitt were on hand to receive the books from Bill Plews, vestry member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. “St. Luke’s has a long history of serving the people of the Village of Brockport and surrounding area. This gift to Oak Orchard
Health is just one of the many ways our Parish seeks to serve our neighbors,” said Linda Kruchten-Merring, member of St. Luke’s vestry who initiated the book project, now in its second year. St. Luke’s houses the Brockport Ecumenical Clothing Center, the Brockport Ecumenical Food Shelf, serves new moms in need through its North Porch program, and opens its “kitchen” door the second Sunday of each month, serving up a free meal to anyone who would like to join in for food, fellowship and fun through the church’s Harvest Kitchen. St. Luke’s also hosts local Girl and Boy Scout Troops and other non-profit groups. For more information about St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and its programs, contact St. Luke’s at 637-6650 or via e-mail at stlukes@frontiernet.net. Visit St. Luke’s Web site at www.stlukesbrockport.org. Provided information
Community holiday spirit abounds at Byron-Bergen CSD The Byron-Bergen Central School District community has done an amazing job of providing assistance to families during the holidays for years. The B-B community members, administrators, faculty, staff and students donated toys and games, clothing items, rolls of wrapping paper, boxes for wrapping gifts and over 1,000 non-
perishable food items. In addition, close to $3,500 was donated by the community, administrators, faculty and staff so they could purchase gifts for families in need from the school district. Other area businesses help out by “adopting” families/individuals to get gifts for. All the food items were picked up by
the local Hesperus Lodge No. 837 Free & Accepted Masons for sorting and packing into close to 100 food baskets for local families, with several community, Board of Education, and school district employees pitching in to help. Sponsors of this holiday good will were organized by Hesperus Lodge No. 837 Free & Accepted Masons and coordinated
by Dick Sands; and include the faculty, staff and students of Byron-Bergen CSD; the Byron-Bergen community members and area businesses. The Masons and school volunteers delivered the food baskets and gifts December 17. All involved truly believe in the magic of the holiday season. Provided information