Crime & Safety
18th Annual Lt. Patty Simons Law Enforcement Food Drive Ends Dec. 18
Drop-off points are non-perishable collecting food to benefit those in Montgomery county who are in food assistance programs and shelter programs.
There is still time to contribute to the 18th Annual Lt. Patty Simons Law Enforcement Food Drive in Montgomery county, where the public, law enforcement, firefighters and local businesses work together to collect nonperishable food items that will help those in food assistance programs and shelter programs, according to the Greater Norristown Police Athletic League (GNPAL) website.
Nonperishable food items will be collected until Wednesday, Dec. 18, and on Friday they will be delivered to the Salvation Army’s Norristown Corps at 9:30 a.m., escorted by fire and police vehicles. A list of collection sites is listed below.
The non-perishable items that are collected generally last in the community until the middle of spring. About 72,000 meals are served as a result of the food drive.
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GNPAL is one of the drop-off points in Norristown. Executive director Brett E. Wells described their process in an email to Patch: “Things have been going great. All of the food will be brought to PAL throughout the day on Wednesday and then we’ll deliver it to the Salvation Army on Thursday at 9:30 a.m.”
Lt. Patty Simons, Norristown's first female police officer, was committed to the success of the food drive when it started, until she succumbed to breast cancer in 2007.
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According to her brother John Simons, a Lower Providence Township Public Works employee, they want to make the drive even bigger. “My family got involved in it after my sister passed away. Now we are trying to go to the schools, “ he said.
According to Simmons, the food drive began with law enforcement in Montgomery county and his family began to approach local businesses to encourage them to be involved.
These are the following participating locations, as are listed on the GNPAL site at: http://www.greaternorristownpal.org/Events.htm
GNPAL, 340 Harding Blvd., Norristown
Norristown Municipal Hall and PD, 235 E. Airy St., Norristown
1 Montgomery Plaza, Swede & Airy Sts, Norristown
Montgomery County Courthouse, Main & Swede Sts, Norristown
Montgomery County DA’s Office, Main & Swede Sts. Norristown
Montgomery County Detectives, Main & Swede Sts, Norristown
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Dept., Main & Swede Sts, Norristown
Local Pages Publishing & Montgomery County Chamber News Magazine, 1055 West Germantown Pike, Norristown
Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union at:
-Mercy Suburban Hospital Branch, 2701 DeKalb Pike, Norristown, PA 19401
-640 Freedom Business Center Drive, Suite 125, King of Prussia, PA 19406
-Lankenau Medical Center, 100 East Lancaster Avenue, Wynnnewood, PA
-Bryn Mawr Hospital Branch, 130 South Bryn Mawr Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA
-Centocor Branch ( closed to public), 800 Ridgeview Road Suite H-2 1058, Horsham, PA
-551 W Lancaster Avenue, Haverford, PA
Impact Thrift Store, 1798 Markley Street Norristown, PA 19401, (610) 239-9848
Via Veneto Pizza and Family Restaurant, 1803 Markley Street Norristown, PA 19401, (610) 279-5222
Sessano Cafe` & Deli, 1840 Markley Street Norristown, PA 19401, Phone (610) 270-9607
Penn Liberty Banks at:
-2724 Ridge Pike, Trooper PA 19403
-472 Norristown Rd, Blue Bell PA 19422
PA Attorney General’s Office, 1000 Madison Avenue, Norristown (Lower Providence Township)
Superior Credit Union, 100 Cross Keys Rd, Collegeville
Collegeville Italian Bakery, 3846 W. Ridge Pk., Collegeville
East Norriton PD, 2501 Stanbridge St., Norristown, PA 19401
West Norriton PD, 1630 W Marshall St., Jeffersonville, PA 19403
Bridgeport PD, 63 W. 4th Street, Bridgeport, PA 19405
Whitpain PD, 960 Wentz Rd, Blue Bell
AFSCME Union Hall,.3031 Walton Rd., Bld. C, Ste.300, Plymouth Meeting
Cullen & Conwell, Attorneys, 40 E Main St , Norristown
Franzone’s, 501 DeKalb Street, Bridgeport
Greater Plymouth Community Center, 2910 Jolly Road, Plymouth Meeting
Marlene J. Mash, MD & Associates, 545 West Germantown Pike, Suite 100, Plymouth Meeting
Plymouth Township Police Department, 700 Belvoir Road, Plymouth Meeting
Plymouth Township Public Works Garage, 700 Belvoir Road , Plymouth Meeting
Streamlight, 30 Eagleville Rd, Eagleville
The Times Herald, 410 Markley Street, Norristown
Whitemarsh Twp PD, 616 Germantown Pike, Lafayette Hill
Valley Forge Convention & Visitors Bureau, 1000 First Ave, Suite 101, King of Prussia, PA 19406
Einstein Medical Center Montgomery, 559 West Germantown Pike, East Norriton, PA 19403
King of Prussia Wellness Center, Dr. DiBonaventura, 1000 Valley Forge Circle, Suite 105, King of Prussia, PA 19406
7-11, 1335 Sandy Hill Road, Norristown, 19401
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