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Marblehead Police, Fire and Shriners Hospitals Receive Donations
Marblehead Police and Fire and Shriners Hospitals for Children - Boston Receive Donations of Trouble the Dog Plush Toys
On November 30, 2020, the Marblehead Police and Fire Departments received donations of "Trouble the Dog" plush toys from Dr. Gary Freedman, owner, Marblehead Opticians and Sheila Duncan, Founder of The Kennek Foundation of Marblehead.
The Kennek Foundation provides comfort to children in crisis with the help of the character, Trouble the Dog. First responders give the plush Trouble dogs to children in the event of an accident, fire, domestic situation, or other emergency.
Deliveries of the plush toys to local police and fire departments were made possible by Dr. Freedman, who has been the lead sponsor of the annual Trouble the Dog Motorcycle Ride for several years. The Motorcycle Ride had to take place virtually this year due to the pandemic.
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Taking part in the donation are, left to right, Robert Picariello, Marblehead Chief of Police, Gary Bartlett, retired Marblehead firefighter and Potentate of Aleppo Temple Shrine, Jason Gilliland, Marblehead Chief of Fire Department, and Dr. Gary Freedman, Marblehead Opticians. All are Shriners. Potentate Gary Bartlett accepted donations of the plush Trouble dogs on behalf of children receiving treatment at Shriners Hospitals for Children – Boston.