Suffolk County Correction Officers from B Crew at the Suffolk County Correctional Facility in Riverhead recently raised money for a donation to the Andrew McMorris Foundation.
After holding various raffles, 50/50 drawings, and donation drives, Correction Officer Robert Profetta and his fellow officers were proud to present the McMorris Family with a donation of $1200.00 for the foundation in honor of their son, Andrew.
In 2018, 12 year old Andrew McMorris was walking down David Terry Road in Manorville with his Boy Scout Troup when Thomas Murphy, later convicted of driving drunk that day, swerved off the road and hit and killed Andrew and injured three other boy scouts. Murphy was sentenced in September to the maximum sentence of 8 1/3 to 25 years in prison.
Correction Officers with the McMorris FamilyIn tribute to their son, the McMorris family created the Andrew McMorris Foundation. According to the foundation’s website, the mission is “to honor Andrew – whose life was full of kindness, leadership, creativity, achievement, and joy – by creating opportunities for education, advocacy, and change that honor his legacy. The foundation operates on the core values of kindness, empathy, and opportunity.”
Sheriff Toulon is proud of his Correction Officers’ commitment to the community. “While Suffolk County Correction Officers spend their careers inside the four walls of the correctional facility, their impact on the community transcends those walls. I appreciate their efforts to make a difference in Suffolk County and applaud their hard work, both inside and outside of the jail.”
For more information of the Andrew McMorris Foundation or to make a donation, visit www.andrewmcmorrisfoundation.org.
