RI State Police Officers to Present $5K Checks to Families Affected by Cancer

RI State Police Officers to Present $5K Checks to Families Affected by Cancer

Rhode Island State Police members who ran in the Boston Marathon will present $5,000 checks to five local families who have been affected by cancer.

The officers ran the marathon to raise money for the “Cops for Kids with Cancer” program.

The checks will be presented on Thursday, September 19 at State Police Headquarters at 11 a.m.

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The Program

The Cops for Kids with Cancer program is designed to help families dealing with the challenges of a child who has cancer.

The six Troopers who ran the Boston Marathon this past April raised over $20,000 for the national charity this year.

Each of the five families will receive $5,000 to be used to help offset some of the expenses incurred while caring for their children with cancer.

This is the 18th year that Troopers from the Rhode Island State Police have participated in the Boston Marathon, and it is the seventh year they have done so as a fundraiser for this program.