SCITUATE – Together with the Cops for Kids with Cancer charity organization, the R.I. State Police presented $5,000 checks to three families dealing with the financial burden of caring for children with cancer.
Families that received the checks include a 10-year-old North Smithfield boy, a 12-year-old North Smithfield girl and a 19-year-old Providence man – all three of whom attended the presentation.
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Presented by Col. Ann C. Assumpico, superintendent of the R.I. State Police and director of the Department of Public Safety, and Massachusetts State Police Lt. William Coulter, chairman of the board of directors for Cops for Kids with Cancer, the money was raised by seven Rhode Island state troopers who ran in the Boston Marathon as a fundraiser for the cancer organization.
At the presentation, Lt. John Grassel, one of the state troopers who ran in the marathon, told the honorees and their families they were “among his heroes” and that he was “inspired” by them.
Through their marathon fundraising efforts, the R.I. State Police have recently raised nearly $50,000 for Cops for Kids with Cancer.
Emily Gowdey-Backus is a staff writer for PBN. You can follow her on Twitter @FlashGowdey or contact her via email, gowdey-backus@pbn.com.
