The Deputy Josh Phipps Memorial Ride and a t-shirt fundraiser through NPact Apparel in Russell Springs has netted nearly $20,000 to benefit children and nursing home residents in the community this Christmas, according to Russell County Sheriff Derek Polston.
Polston announced the fundraising total at $19,889 yesterday. The funds will be used for Shop with a Cop, which provides Christmas gifts for children in the community, along with the nursing home program the sheriff’s department participates in at Christmas every year, where members of the sheriff’s department visit residents at Fair Oaks and provide Christmas gifts.
These two programs were two favorites of Deputy Phipps, according to Polston.
The Sheriff’s Department participates with the Lake Cumberland Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 68 in these programs.
