STONE HARBOR POLICE RUN FOR ALEX’S LEMONADE STAND

Chief Paul Reynolds is pleased to announce that for the fourth straight year, members of the Stone Harbor Police Department are scheduled to return to Philadelphia this fall as part of its ongoing effort to raise funds for the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. The foundation was started in 2000 by four year old Alexandra “Alex” Scott who was personally battling neuroblastoma, a type of rare childhood cancer. Alex held lemonade stands in front of her home to raise money for her local hospital so it could provide help to children like her.

Alex Scott passed away in 2004 after raising $1 million to help find a cure for the disease that took her life. Since Alex held her first stand, the Foundation bearing her name has evolved into a national fundraising movement.  In 2011, the Stone Harbor Police Department joined this movement and have raised over $6,000 to date.

On Sunday, November 23, 2014, Chief Paul Reynolds, Captain Thomas Schutta, Officer Joseph Smith, Officer Richard Boyle, Officer Matthew Minutolo, and Special Officer Jessica Lettieri will run in the Philadelphia Half Marathon, 13.1 miles. These officers will be joined by Sergeant Christopher Palmer, Officer Matthew Sokorai, Detective Brent Grunow, Officer Justin Glass, and Haddonfield Officer Joseph Marano (former SHPD Special Officer/Police Dispatcher) who are set to run the full marathon, 26.2 miles.

While the Philadelphia Marathon Weekend is the annual culminating event for the Stone Harbor Police Department’s fundraising efforts, it is preceded by months of training and volunteer efforts to help in the fight against childhood cancer. These efforts allow the police department to participate in the Borough and with the community in a non-law enforcement capacity by hosting lemonade stands in town during the summer months while also promoting values of physical fitness, perseverance, and service to others.  Members of the Stone Harbor Police Department are appreciative and thankful for all that have expressed support and have donated to this cause.

The Department hopes to continue to host lemonade stands and raise donations to meet our goal by November 23rd, 2014 – Philadelphia Marathon Weekend.  The public can donate anytime to Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation on behalf of the Stone Harbor Police Department online by visiting the Stone Harbor Police Department ALSF page at: http://www.alexslemonade.org/mypage/81424 Donations by check are also gladly accepted. Checks should be made payable to “Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation” and may be dropped off at the Stone Harbor Police Department in person or mailed to:

The Stone Harbor Police Department

9508 Second Avenue

Stone Harbor NJ 08247