Lebanon,
Pa. – The 2009 Leadership
Lebanon Valley
class raised $11,457.02 for the City of Lebanon’s
newest police dog, Officer Friday. The
donation received from Operation W.O.O.F. will be used to offset the cost of
the initial purchase and training of the dog, equipment used in the training
process, and specialized equipment used for the K/9 vehicle and patrol duties
“The City of Lebanon and the
Police Department are grateful that the Leadership Lebanon
Valley class has chosen
our new patrol dog as their service project,” said Chief Daniel Wright. “Police Departments usually do not receive
donations of this size. Large donations
usually come from large corporations. We
are honored that the Leadership
Lebanon Valley
class members adopted us for their project.
We also thank everyone in the community who purchased a chicken dinner,
a t-shirt or simply made a donation.”
Leadership
Lebanon Valley
class participant Melissa Williams offered special thanks to The Hershey
Company for making the largest donation to the project. “The Hershey Company generously donated
$3,000 to our project in support of the police dog. This donation really
inspired us to push ourselves even harder in the last weeks of the project
because we were that much closer to paying the entire cost of Officer Friday. We thank Hershey for helping us reach our
goal,” Williams said.
Officer Friday is cross-trained in narcotics detection. The
use and sale of illegal narcotics is an on-going problem for many communities,
and the new police dog assists officers in keeping illegal drugs off the
streets.
The Leadership Lebanon Valley
class hosted Operation W.O.O.F Day – a chicken barbeque fundraising event at
the Lebanon Valley Mall in September.
More than 50 local vendors and social service agencies
participated. The class also sold
t-shirts with the Operation W.O.O.F. logo. Dozens of area businesses placed
donation cans at their cash registers.
Hoss’s Steak and Seafood restaurant hosted two fundraising dinner days.
The Operation W.O.O.F. project was created by the 2009
Leadership Lebanon
Valley class as a service project to
fill a critical need that improves the quality of life in Lebanon County. Leadership
Lebanon Valley
is a program of the Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce. Participants are provided with education and
training necessary to help them serve as the county’s next generation of
community volunteers and leaders. For
more details on LLV, please visit www.lvchamber.org.
Who was behind
Operation W.O.O.F.?
The Operation W.O.O.F. project was created by the 2009 Leadership Lebanon
Valley class as a service project to
fill a critical need that improves the quality of life in Lebanon County. Leadership
Lebanon Valley
(LLV) is a program of the Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce. Participants are provided with education and
training necessary to help them serve as the county’s next generation of
community leaders and volunteers. For
more details on LLV, please visit www.lvchamber.org.
Was my contribution tax
deductible?
Yes, your contribution will be collected by the Lebanon Valley
Chamber of Commerce. When the project is
completed toward the end of 2009, all Operation W.O.O.F. proceeds will be given
to the City of Lebanon
to offset the costs of the dog and its care.
(Amount eligible for tax deduction for t-shirts is $5.00 and Chicken BBQ Dinners is $3.65)
How do I contribute if I would still like to help?
Please send your donation to:
Lebanon
Valley Chamber Foundation
728 Walnut St.
P.O. Box
899
Lebanon,
PA 17042-0899
