News
Coats for Kids distribution is Saturday
For the last seven years the first Saturday in November has been synonymous locally with the Coats for Kids effort. The one-day event is sponsored by the Fraternal Order of Police.
This year will be no exception, with the annual free give-away slated to run from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
F.O.P. president and RPD officer Brandon Reynolds said the final pick-up of the winter clothing was recently collected and is currently being cleaned in preparation of the event.
“Members of local law enforcement and the Department of Natural Resources organization will be on hand at the local F.O.P. building Saturday to give out the coats,” Reynolds said.
The F.O.P. Lodge is located directly behind the Rushville Fire Station, in the 200 block of East Second Street.
Reynolds, Rush County Sheriff’s Department deputy Dave Sliger and others have been overwhelmed by the community support the event has generated in recent years.
Again this year, the annual coat collection essentially began from scratch due to the number of coats given out last year.
“I am surprised and overwhelmed by not only the number of coats and jackets collected this year but by the number of new coats that were donated by citizens this year,” Sliger said.
The new and previously worn coats will be made available to those in need of warm winter wear and is just one of the many ways the F.O.P. has a positive impact on the county.
The organization also hosts an annual Christmas party for disadvantaged youth and supports a variety of youth oriented athletics and other organizations in the community.
Trash bag sales help to fund the annual Christmas party and buy gifts for children who might otherwise have to do without.
Sliger and Reynolds expressed their gratitude to Dean’s Dry Cleaners in Shelbyville for again agreeing this year to clean each of the coats prior to distribution.
For additional information or to make a monetary donation to the F.O.P. contact Reynolds at the RPD (765) 932-3907 or Sliger through the Rush County Sheriff’s Department at (765) 932-2931.
Frank Denzler can be contacted at (765) 932-2222 ext. 106 or via e-mail at frank.denzler@rushvillerepublican.com. To add a comment to this story visit our Web site at www.rushvillerepublican.com.
- News
-
-
ISP closes Connersville Post
The Indiana State Police Post serving our area relocated from Rushville to Connersville in 1938. Since that time, the post known as “Old Post 6” has been a fixture south of Connersville on State Road 1.
- Labor Day signals end of summer Labor Day weekend represents the unofficial end of summer for many people. By early September, the kids are back in school, crops are maturing and soon the fall harvest will be in full swing.
- Commissioners to ban “K2” Mark Fields of the Rush County Probation office, Rush County Sheriff’ Jeff Sherwood and RCHS assistant principal Rob Hadley, representing the Local Coordinating Council, attended Monday’s county commissioner meeting and requested a countywide ban on what is marketed as a incense and known as Spice or K2.
- First Friday heating up downtown Rushville is heating up for this Friday’s “First Friday” event.
- All the ladies (not just the single ones)! The Rush County Players announce auditions for their upcoming production of The Daughters of the Lone Star State.
-
Orme makes history at State Fair
What has one young lady accomplished that has never before been accomplished by a Rush County 4-H member?
- RMH Brian’s Cause walk raises $18,000 In late 2006, lifelong Rushville resident and 1981 RCHS graduate Brian Conner was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
-
Board approves new attorney in RPD’s Lane firing
The Rushville Board of Public Works and Safety approved hiring outside legal counsel in the dismissal of Patrolman Chris Lane’s litigation at a special meeting Tuesday at City Hall.
- Franklin County manufacturer to expand Rubber products producer, Sperry and Rice Manufacturing Co. LLC, has announced it is expanding its manufacturing operations here, creating up to 40 new jobs by the end of 2010.
- Franklin County manufacturer to expand Rubber products producer, Sperry and Rice Manufacturing Co. LLC, has announced it is expanding its manufacturing operations here, creating up to 40 new jobs by the end of 2010.
- More News Headlines
-
