Officers Met in Whitemarsh Friday for ‘Holiday Meals for Heroes’

Officers from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, primarily driving motorcycles, met at the Green Valley Country Club in Whitemarsh on Friday to have breakfast before delivering holiday meals to the families of fallen officers as part of the “Holiday Meals for Heroes” program.

Friday marked the 19^th run for the program, which was founded by Philadelphia attorney James Binns in 2008 to deliver food to the families of fallen officers for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter each year.

This is the first time the group met in Whitemarsh, which was organized by Whitemarsh Police Chief Michael Beaty and Lieutenant Fran Wheatley.

“This is a great opportunity to remind the families of officers that they’re not forgotten,” said Beaty.

After breakfast, officers headed out to deliver food to the families of eight fallen officers in the region; the day before, they delivered meals to five officers and visited with Wilmington, Del., officer Justin Wilkers, who was recently shot in the face and is recovering.

The group did not deliver a meal to Lynsay Fox, widow of Plymouth Township Police Officer Bradley Fox, as she just gave birth to her son, Brad Fox, Jr., earlier in the week.

Plymouth Township Police Chief Joseph Lawrence said that he and a few offers would visit her later in the day on Friday. A ride will be scheduled later in the year to visit the Fox family.