STAR CITY, W.Va. (WBOY) — Chief of the Star Metropolis Police Division, Jessica Colebank, was lately recognized with breast most cancers, and the city of Star Metropolis is coming collectively to supply her help by an effort referred to as “Treatment for the Chief.”
Later this month, the city is internet hosting a fundraiser in Colebank’s honor, the place individuals in the local people can cease by for a home made spaghetti dinner.
In accordance with Star Metropolis Mayor Sharon Doyle, all the things for the fundraiser has been donated, “as much as the eggs that go into the meatballs.” There may even be raffle prizes that individuals can win, together with a tv and a rifle that have been each donated.
“We’ve actually had an enormous outpouring to contribute to this trigger,” mentioned Doyle. “Now we have reward baskets, we have now reward playing cards, we’ve simply received plenty of good issues that the neighborhood has donated—companies and even non-public people.”
Colebank has labored in emergency providers for a few years, beginning off as a police dispatcher in Fairmont. After working in Marion County, Colebank then served as a patrolman for Star Metropolis and even labored on the high-profile Skylar Neese case earlier than working in Granville. She returned to to Star Metropolis when the earlier chief retired about two years in the past.
“Chief Colebank’s profession has been in legislation enforcement and so, she’s at all times out to supply the protection for these within the communities that she’s labored,” Doyle added. “Jess is a kind of individuals when you meet her and also you work together together with her, you recognize that she’s in the correct function.”
Town doesn’t have a purpose for the way a lot cash they’re attempting to lift on this fundraiser, however Doyle mentioned that Star Metropolis is “ a big quantity” as a result of quantity of donations they’ve already obtained.
“We simply wanna be capable of make it a bit comfy together with her for bills that she’s gonna have,” mentioned Doyle. “Any approach that we may help her financially in order that she will be able to fear about her well being solely.”
The spaghetti dinner fundraiser will happen on Friday, July 26 from midday to 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for kids aged six and under. This value will embrace spaghetti, home made meatballs, salad, dessert and a drink.
Anybody who’s unable to attend however would nonetheless wish to contribute can mail or drop off a verify to the City of Star Metropolis’s Metropolis Corridor, made out to “Treatment for the Chief.” Town can also be in a position to ship somebody to choose the verify up out of your residence when you’re unable to cease by or mail it in when you name them at (304) 599-3550.
