ITA
2004 Thanksgiving Food Basket Program
Thanks to the Indiana State
Police Chaplain Group and the generosity of the students at Timothy Ball Elementary
School in Crown Point, a number of Indiana families received baskets of food,
home and health products from the Indiana Troopers Association.
Due to financial restraints, the ITA was forced to depart from our usual food
basket guidelines in 2004. Instead of working with elementary schools across
the state, we utilized our ISP Chaplain body to gather our list of recipients
for the program.
At least one Chaplain is assigned to each Indiana State Police Post and has
knowledge of the special needs of the officers and their families within the
area. We asked the Chaplains to provide us with the names of deserving families
who could use some assistance during the holiday season.
In the fall, we received a call from Ms. Katy Perchon, a teacher at Timothy
Ball Elementary School in Crown Point, Indiana. She was the chairman of the
schools annual food drive and was seeking an organization to donate distribute
their food drive supplies. She located our program via the Internet.
In mid-November, ITA Executive Director, Ernie Alder, drove to Crown Point
and fully loaded an extended cab, long bed pickup truck with an assortment
of food and personal supplies the children had donated. Jackie and Maddie
Deuter sorted the food supplies, while ITA President Duane Davies, assisted
by Mr. Alder and the ITA staff boxed them for delivery to the selected families.
Approximately 25 families were helped across the state and most of the boxes
were personally delivered by ITA staff and ISP Chaplains.
An engraved plaque was presented to the Timothy Ball Elementary School students,
Ms. Perchon and their principal, John Williams, as a token of our appreciation
for their generosity.
Our thanks to our Chaplains, the students of Timothy Ball Elementary and others
who helped us lend a helping hand to those in need.
2003
Food Basket Program
2002 Food Basket Program
2000 Food Basket Program
1999 Food Basket Program
1998 Food Basket Program
1997 Food Basket Program
|