DSP Press Release

Who: Delaware State Troopers Association

 

What: Presentation of Christmas gifts to the DSTA Adopt-A-Family

 

When: Friday, December 21, 2012

 

Where: Dickinson High School, 1801 Milltown Rd  Wilmington, New Castle County, DE 19808 and a second visit in Bear, New Castle County, DE immediately following.

 

Members of the Delaware State Police Troopers Association will present Christmas gifts and other essentials to the Warrick family.

 

In this season of giving thanks the Warrick family is struggling in these very difficult times.  The father, Jeffrey Warrick is a former Air National Guardsman, who was deployed overseas, has fallen on hard times since leaving the Guard.  The family has been forced to reside in a local hotel while their 16 year-old daughter lives with a family friend so she may attend high school.  Their heart wrenching story has tugged on the heart strings of the DSTA.

 

On Friday December 21, members of the Association will present the family with much needed basics and gifts.  It is the DSTA’s hopes they may make a difficult time a bit more pleasant for the Warrick family.

 

For more information please contact President Tom Brackin at 302-270-1765 for additional information. 

 

Upon completion of the Warrick family visit, members of the DSTA will travel to Bear DE.  They will arrive at approximately 6:45 pm in the Bear area to meet the second family sponsored by the DSTA.

 

The name of this Military member is Sabrina Alvarez, who recently lost her mother. She has two daughters, Angeli (13) and Aaliyah (17) and since her mother passed she is taking caring of her two nephews whom her mother was raising, Alex
(9) and Jordan (12).

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60 Connolly Parkway, Building 12, Suite 103
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Are Mom And Dad Really Santa?

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