Brewster Firm Helps State Cops Collect Food For Westchester Vets

BREWSTER, NY — New York State Police in Troop K, based in Poughkeepsie, announced that their recent food drive collected and donated 1,633 food items to benefit a Westchester charity with help from a Brewster-based business.

Everything they collected during the Martin Luther King Jr. Statewide Food Drive went to the Family Services of Westchester Veterans Outreach and Support Project.

Family Services of Westchester's Veterans Outreach and Support Project was created in 2012 to meet the needs of returning veterans and their families. Since then, FSW Veterans Outreach and Support Project expanded their services to veterans and families from all eras without restriction.

State police said their project was successful because of help from Ace Endico, the Brewster-based food distribution company.

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