Sheriff’s office donates food boxes to needy families

Friday, Dec. 7, 2007

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Sheriff Rex W. Coffey (D), detention center Director Pamela Dottellis and Charles County Correctional Officers Association President John Greer presented the donation Nov. 19 to Maria Bryan, the group’s executive director, and Craig Renner, board member.

Each of the 20 families received two boxes; one contained items for Thanksgiving dinner and the other had more food for the family after Thanksgiving. Each family also received a turkey.

The donation was part of an annual fundraiser competition in the corrections division.

Six teams participated in a challenge to raise the most money in less than three weeks. Correctional officers Greer and Kathleen Rackey then used the money to purchase the food from Food Lion.

‘‘The amount of money we raised well exceeded my expectations,” Greer said in a press release. ‘‘I am more than happy with what we raised and I look forward to doing it again next year.”

The corrections division raised approximately $2,000, enough to purchase not only the food but also toys and games that will fill stockings for children at Christmas.

The Rottman Creative Group in La Plata designed fliers for the fundraiser, and Pizza Hotline delivered five pizzas to the winning team.

‘‘We really couldn’t have done this without their support,” Greer said in the release. ‘‘It’s great to know that people in your community want to help.”