HORSHAM TOWNSHIP, PA —Lt. Larry Bozzomo was wandering around Tuesday night, trying to make sure that every detail of the Project Blue Light dedication to Montgomery County’s 29 fallen police officers was perfect.
He talked with Police Chief Scott Fida, greeted dignitaries like State Rep. Melissa Cerrato when they arrived, provided instructions to the police motorcycle unit after the procession, chatted with Boy Scouts holding the door at the Horsham Community Center, and made sure that Mission BBQ would have its spread ready to serve residents after the ceremony.
For the second straight year, Bozzomo was the man in charge of pulling together one of the township’s biggest events of the year, and he received accolades from Fida before the standing-room-only crowd when the ceremony concluded.
But a police department event Saturday is what he really is looking forward to.
“It’s my favorite day of the year,” Bozzomo told Patch Tuesday night.
The annual Pack the Patrol Car Food Drive held by the Horsham Township Police Department and Horsham Community Police Services takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Horsham Giant at 314 Horsham Rd.
During the event, donations of non-perishable food are collected for the St. Vincent De Paul Food Bank in Horsham. The organization provides food for over 200 families in the greater Horsham area.
The drive aims to fill patrol vehicles at least 20 times with donations and the police department usually achieves or exceeds that goal each year.
“Our Pack the Patrol Car Food Drive is critically important to the food pantry,” said Gary Bissig of Horsham ChATs, who also serves as the township’s emergency management coordinator. “During the holidays, donations are scarce as many folks rightfully focus on their families, presents, and holiday gatherings. Our food drive at this time of year helps ensure that no family goes hungry during the holidays here in Horsham.”
(Horsham ChATs)
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