(Long Island, NY) Whenever local law enforcement officers and their families need help, the Greater Long Island Running Club and David Lerner Associates are quick to respond.
On Tuesday evening, March 1st, GLIRC and DLA were privileged to be able to present a check in the amount of $2500 to Nassau County 3rd Precinct Police Officer Phil Roberts and his family. Officer Roberts has a very rare form of cancer (Synovial Sarcoma) in his lungs, and has been through multiple surgeries and ongoing chemotherapy. Sadly, Officer Roberts has been unable to work since 2014 as a result of his condition. The check was presented to Officer Roberts, his wife Lori and son Nico at a fundraiser hosted by the Nassau County Police Benevolent Association at Your Mother’s House in Garden City Park.
Pictured here as the check is presented to the Roberts family are (L to R) Nassau County Police Department Chief of Department Steven E. Skrynecki, Lori Roberts, Nico Roberts, Officer Phil Roberts, David Lerner Associates Executive Vice President Marty Walcoe, Nassau County Police Benevolent Association President James Carver, Nassau Police Running Club President Alan Hirsch, and Greater Long Island Running Club Executive Director Linda Ottaviano. Photo Credit: GLIRC.
On Thursday evening March 3rd, GLIRC and DLA were privileged to be able to present a check in the amount of $3000 to Nassau County 7th Squad Detective James “J” Dobbs and his family. Detective Dobbs has served NCPD since May of 2008, starting out working patrol in the 5th Precinct and became a Detective assigned to the 7th Squad in September of 2013. J’s wife Jennifer has Stage 4 Breast cancer, and the family has been incurring significant unforseen expenses not covered by insurance and need to assist with their three children ages 6, 9 and 10. The check was presented to Detective Dobbs and his family at a fundraiser hosted by the 7th Squad and the Nassau County Detectives Charitable Foundation at Mulcahy’s in Wantagh.
Pictured here at the Fundraiser for the Dobbs family are (L to R) Nassau County Police Department Detectives Association President Glenn T. Ciccone, Acting Nassau County Police Commissioner Thomas J. Krumpter, Jennifer Dobbs, NCPD 7th Squad Detective James Dobbs, Alex Barnych of David Lerner Associates, Greater Long Island Running Club Executive Director Linda Ottaviano, and Nassau County Police Running Club President Alan Hirsch. Photo Credit: GLIRC.
The funds that enable GLIRC and DLA to support Long Island’s Finest and their families in times of need come solely from the proceeds of the annual David Lerner Associates Long Island Police Appreciation 5K Run, and everyone is most welcome to join us at Eisenhower Park on Thursday evening, June 9th to enjoy a great running evening as well as helping in this important effort.
