Who:
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
Patrol Operations Bureau
-Community Policing Unit

Calvary Episcopal Church- 1615 1st Street, Indian Rocks Beach www.calvaryirb.org 

Indian Rocks Beach Rotary Club- PO Box 968, Indian Rocks Beach www.indian-rocks-rotary.org

Pinellas Suncoast Fire & Rescue District- http://www.psfrd.org/

Publix- 12022 Indian Rocks Road, Largo

What:
Deputies with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Community Policing Unit will help deliver Easter dinners to families in need.

Where:
Deputies will meet behind the Publix at 12022 Indian Rocks Road.

Deputies will make deliveries to families in the Ridgecrest, Highpoint, and the Lealman areas.

When:
Deputies will meet and begin loading meals at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, April 13, 2017.

How/Why:
Sheriff’s deputies from the Community Policing Unit and firefighters from the Pinellas Suncoast Fire & Rescue District, along with volunteers from the Calvary Episcopal Church will be loading Sheriff’s Office vehicles with ham dinners destined for 50 families in need.

Deputies with the Community Policing Unit have identified the families in need through their daily work in the community.

Publix has worked to get the best deals based on current specials the store is offering. The meal includes a fully cooked ham, sliced pineapple, green beans, corn, mashed potatoes, a bag of navy beans, jar of peanut butter, jar of jelly, loaf of Publix bread, box of Little Debbie Easter cakes, jelly beans, iced tea and apple juice along with heating instructions.

A total of 50 families will benefit from the generous contributions this year. Deputies will meet at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 13, 2017, behind the Publix located at 12022 Indian Rocks Road in Largo. After loading their cruisers with meals, deputies will make deliveries to dozens of homes in the Ridgecrest, Highpoint, and Lealman areas.

This will be the 13th year these organizations have partnered for this event. Similar events are conducted for Thanksgiving and the Christmas Holiday.

Feeding families in need isn’t just a holiday project for the church. Throughout the year the church continues their work through the Beach Community Food Pantry. The pantry is open every week, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at the Calvary Episcopal Church. The pantry is always accepting monetary donations and all non-perishable food products to keep the pantry going. If anyone would like to help with holiday meals, or the food pantry, please contact the Calvary Episcopal Church at 727-595-2374, or see their website at www.calvaryirb.org for additional information.

The media is invited to cover this event.  

For any additional questions or information, please contact the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, Public Information Office at 727-582-6221.