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Methuen Police Department Welcomes Family Receiving Donation From Cops For Kids With Cancer

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Methuen Police Department
Joseph Solomon, Chief of Police
Quinn Public Safety Building
90 Hampshire St.
Methuen, MA 01844

For Immediate Release

Sunday, July 14, 2019

Media Contact: Jordan Mayblum
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Methuen Police Department Welcomes Family Receiving Donation From Cops For Kids With Cancer

From left: Brooke, Michael and Melissa Burns holding Baby Michael, Cops For Kids With Cancer Treasurer Ed McNelley, Chief Joseph Solomon and Mayor James Jajuga. (Courtesy Photo)

METHUEN — Chief Joseph Solomon and Mayor James Jajuga are pleased to announce that Cops for Kids with Cancer presented a local 9-month-old boy and his family with a $5,000 donation at Methuen Police headquarters on Friday, July 12.

Michael Burns Jr. and his family, including his parents Michael and Melissa Burns and his older sister, Brooke, received a $5,000 donation from Cops for Kids With Cancer Friday morning to help cover the costs associated with his cancer treatment.

Michael was diagnosed with Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia as a newborn last October. Since then, he has been undergoing intensive treatment — including frequent hospitalization — while his parents make an effort to maintain work schedules, often from Michael’s hospital rooms.

The Methuen Police Department sponsored the Burns family’s application to Cops for Kids with Cancer earlier this year.

“No family, and certainly no young child should have to endure what the Burns family has throughout Michael’s young life,” Chief Solomon said. “We were eager to support their efforts through Cops For Kids With Cancer, and we’re so grateful for their generosity in supporting this family.”

Organization Treasurer Ed McNelley was on hand Friday to present the check, which will go toward alleviating Michael’s medical expenses.

“Cops for Kids With Cancer is a great organization with a tremendously meaningful mission,” Mayor Jajuga said. “I’m glad that Chief Solomon and his officers could pitch in to help make Friday’s donation possible, and I know we all join together in rooting for Michael to beat this and live a full and happy life.”

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*Media Advisory* City of Gloucester Announces Second Community Safety Day

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Monday, July 8, 2019

Media Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

*Media Advisory*

City of Gloucester Announces Second Community Safety Day

Proceeds to Benefit Cops for Kids with Cancer

 

 

GLOUCESTER — Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken, Police Chief Edward Conley and Fire Chief Eric Smith are pleased to announce that the City of Gloucester will host its second Community Safety Day fundraiser this weekend.

WHEN:

Saturday, July 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

WHERE:

Harbor Loop, Gloucester

WHO:

  • Gloucester Police
  • Gloucester Fire
  • U.S. Coast Guard
  • Boston MedFlight
  • State Police and State Police Horses
  • Massachusetts Environmental Police
  • Salem Police Dive Team
  • Northeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (NEMLEC) Motor Unit
  • NEMLEC SWAT Team
  • Essex Police
  • Rockport Police
  • Peabody Police
  • Chelsea Police
  • Ipswich police
  • Endicott College Public Safety
  • American Red Cross

WHAT:

The City of Gloucester will hold its second Community Safety Day event to benefit Cops for Kids with Cancer this weekend.

Cops for Kids with Cancer is a nonprofit that provides funds to support families as they navigate the financial hardships that arise when a child is diagnosed with cancer.

Donations will be accepted at both entrances to Harbor Loop for the duration of the Community Safety Day event.

“Our first Community Safety Day was a huge success this fall, and we’re excited to participate again this summer,” Fire Chief Smith said. “Cops for Kids with Cancer is a remarkable organization that helps local families in their greatest moments of need, and we’re happy to be able to help and be a part of this event.”

“Being first responders, we’re always looking for ways to give back to the community, and cancer is something that it seems we’ve all been affected by one way or another,” said Officer Joe Parady, who spearheaded the event. “This is a way we can raise money to benefit families going through a difficult time, and for the community and first responders to pull together to help.”

Police, fire and law enforcement officials from throughout northeastern Massachusetts are scheduled to attend the event. Tours will be given of the U.S. Coast Guard Gloucester base and visitors will also have a chance to view the U.S. Coast Guard’s boats. Boston MedFlight also intends to land a helicopter at the U.S. Coast Guard’s base, contingent on weather and availability. 

Gloucester School Resource Officers Peter Sutera and Mike Scola will also be at the event in a ‘dunk tank.’ There will be music, free hot dogs, and raffles featuring gift certificates and prizes from several local businesses. The Chelsea Police Department’s ice cream truck will also give out 200 free ice cream bars at the event.

“In addition to supporting a great cause, this event offers a unique opportunity for the community to meet police, firefighters and first responders in a fun setting, and to tour cruisers, firetrucks, ambulances, and other emergency vehicles up-close,” Police Chief Conley said. “It’s a great chance for us to show the resources we have available to respond in the event of an emergency.”

Those that cannot attend the Community Safety Day event, but wish to donate to the fundraiser can still do so. Checks can be made payable to “Cops for Kids with Cancer” and can be either mailed or brought in-person to the Gloucester Police Department at 197 Main St. Mail should be addressed to Officer Joe Parady.

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Cops for Kids with Cancer to Award Donation to 4-Month-Old Taunton Girl

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 Taunton Police Department
Chief Edward James Walsh
23 Summer St.
Taunton, MA 02780

Sunday, March 24, 2019

For Immediate Release

Media Contact: Ben Paulin
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Cops for Kids with Cancer to Award Donation to 4-Month-Old Taunton Girl

TAUNTON — Police Chief Edward Walsh is pleased to report that Cops for Kids with Cancer will present a local 4-month-old girl and her family with a $5,000 donation at the Taunton Police Station on Monday.

WHO:

  • Taunton Police
  • Cops for Kids with Cancer
  • 4-month-old Holly Rodrigues and her family

WHEN:

Monday, March 25 at 6:30 p.m.

WHERE:

Taunton Police Department, 23 Summer St.

WHAT:

Holly Rodrigues and her family will be presented with a $5,000 donation from Cops for Kids With Cancer on Monday to help cover the costs associated with her cancer treatment.

Holly was diagnosed in January with bilateral retinoblastoma. Since her diagnosis, she has undergone two rounds of chemotherapy.

The Taunton Police Department sponsored the Rodrigues family’s application to Cops for Kids with Cancer earlier this winter.

“It is the philosophy of the Taunton Police Department to serve our community and that service can be achieved though many paths,” Chief Walsh said. “It has been our privilege to sponsor this application and continue to work with the Rodrigues family to assist them with all of their needs.”

A GoFundMe page for Holly’s medical expenses can also be found at ie.gofundme.com/baby-holly039s-medical-expenses.

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Photos: Gloucester’s Will Bren and Mason Adams in the Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade

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Gloucester Police Department
Chief John McCarthy
197 Main St.
Gloucester , MA 01930

For Immediate Release

Monday, March 18, 2019

Media Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Photos: Gloucester’s Will Bren and Mason Adams in the Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade

GLOUCESTER — Two very special Gloucester boys were featured in the 2019 Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Mason Adams, who was honored after his 6th birthday in 2017 for donating all of his birthday money to the charity Cops for Kids with Cancer and William Bren, who is battling cancer and whose family received a Cops for Kids with Cancer donation were together with their loved ones on Sunday. The two local boys were featured in the Cops for Kids with Cancer trolley as they rolled down the streets of Boston.

In January 2017 Chief McCarthy and Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken were honored to welcome Mason and his family to the Gloucester police station, where they presented a check on Mason’s behalf to Cops For Kids With Cancer. Mason, who considers police officers to be his personal heroes, decided that he would prefer to donate money to the police rather than receive presents for his birthday, so his parents raised $900 in his name to donate to Cops For Kids With Cancer. Mason was thanked by Gloucester Police and presented with a formal citation by Mayor Romeo Theken recognizing him for his selflessness.

Will and his family visited with Gloucester Police last August after a convey of police cruisers escorted him and his family to the police station. Will’s family was presented with a $5,000 donation from Cops For Kids With Cancer to help cover his medical expenses.

Will is said to be doing well, according to his family, and he was all smiles aboard the trolley on Sunday.

Gloucester Police have raised thousands of dollars for the charity which supports the efforts of family members to attain and travel to treatment for their children.

“Will and Mason are two very unique and very special Gloucester children, and while they may consider cops to be their heroes, in reality they are heroes to us and they inspire us every day,” Chief McCarthy said.

About Cops For Kids With Cancer:

In 2005, retired Boston Police Captain John Dow and his wife, Joan, wanted to find a way to support children with cancer who were being treated at Massachusetts General Hospital. Captain Dow, a cancer survivor, was sensitive to the needs of cancer patients and had a particular empathy for children undergoing difficult treatments.

Soon after, the nonprofit he founded, Cops For Kids With Cancer, began directing significant support to pediatric cancer patients at Massachusetts General Hospital. Cops For Kids With Cancer supports emergency assistance to families, events for patients and their families, and special “wishes” for teens, who are too old to be served by the Make-a-Wish Foundation. Captain Dow lost his battle with cancer in 2007, but his vision of supporting children and their families continues.

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