West Whiteland Cops Donate Bikes, Helmets To Devereux Center

WEST WHITELAND, PA – Children and adolescents at the Devereux Pennsylvania Children’s Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services center have some new gear thanks to the good folks at the West Whiteland Township Police Department.

Police from the department donated 15 new bikes and helmets to the people at the center.

"This is a great opportunity to allow these bikes to be used by students who normally wouldn’t have a chance to have a bike or have access to one," West Whiteland Township Police Department Chief Joe Catov, Jr. said. "It gives them an opportunity to experience what it’s like to have a bike – and to go out and enjoy life."

The helmets were donated to the police department through a partnership between Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children and Kohl’s Cares.

The Devereux Pennsylvania CIDDS center serves children, adolescents and young adults, from birth to age 21, with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and emotional and/or behavioral differences.

Pictured above from left are: Officer Kurtis Rainey, Aidan (Devereux resident), David (Devereux resident), Desiree (Devereux resident), Detective Sergeant Jason Madormo, Lieutenant Matthew Herkner, Detective Mike Buchmann, Damien (Devereux resident), Lucas (Devereux resident), Chief of Police Joe Catov, Jr., Devereux Pennsylvania CIDDS Executive Director Mel Beidler, Rose (Devereux resident) and Officer Robert Malarick.

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